Vacations are a lot of work, aren’t they? If you’re a parent, the packing, prepping, carrying, covering, lathering, and lugging coolers and beach chairs and buckets and toys to and from the beach is almost a full-time job in and of itself. Even if you’re not on an excursion with the kids, the mere juggling of schedules, booking dinner reservations and making...

April Fool’s Day, Easter, and Earth Day have their fans, but the real question is: how are you going to recognize Move More Month this April? You say you’ve never heard of it before? Well, sit back and… actually, scratch that. Stand up, jog in place, and bend an ear. A spinoff of National Walking Day, held the first Wednesday of every April, the American...

What Is Diet Culture? Low-fat, Atkins®, South Beach, Jenny Craig®—there are countless diets available for people who want to lose weight, yet, most people who try to diet end up gaining the weight back—and then some. As the summer months approach, it’s tough to navigate television and social media without being bombarded with ads for weight-loss and...

Are you a big fan of squishy, sugar-dusted, multicolored Peeps, but afraid that treating yourself this Easter might lead to a marshmallow-like midriff? Don’t sweat it – mentally, that is. As long as you maintain your exercise routine and make an appointment for some calorie-burning cardio after the holiday, it is entirely possible to balance personal training with...

Exercise, paired with a balanced, nutritious diet, can be the key to weight loss, while also benefiting your body’s overall health. In fact, fat-burning exercises improve your attitude, strengthen your bones, and ward off so many preventable and chronic health conditions (like diabetes). Fat-burning exercises are beneficial when your waistline is worrying you, but they...

You know that you’re working hard when you’re training. Whether you lift weights, play sports, take group classes, or participate in another form of exercise, it’s important to give your all.

But you may be surprised to learn—how you recover matters just as much as how you work out, and it’s important that you optimize your rest so that your muscles can come back strong the next time you’re ready to exercise.

So, how many steps have you tallied today? Since the advent of the fitness tracker and the Apple watch, society has been keeping tabs on all of its fancy footwork whenever out and about. And there’s good reason: walking – anywhere, even in place – is a great way to burn calories and contribute to your weight loss goals. As a matter of fact, the march-in-place...

Have you heard of the Fit February Challenge? It’s gaining some steam worldwide. The concept, itself – 28 days of exercise, 30 minutes per exercise, while maintaining a balanced diet – is a simple one that can be adapted in almost any way imaginable by fitness studios, gyms, and individuals. So, grab your workout matt, lace your tennis shoes, and make yourself...

Every year, leading up to Valentine’s Day, the commercial marketplace brims with clothing, cards and candies, all emblazoned with the universal emblem of love: the heart. The heart has long been recognized as a symbol of romantic affection, but biologically, it is a powerful organ that is responsible for proper functioning of the human body and its health is essential to life.

It’s that time of year again – that time when our collective attention turns toward our hearts and the way they make us feel… American Heart Month. (Wait, you were expecting something else?) We kid, but heart disease continues to top the list of medical dangers in our country. The power is in your hands (and arms, legs, feet, and body overall) to change...