Fitness

A simple way to increase intensity and add challenge to your workouts is to incorporate long jumps. With long jumps, you simply jump forward as far as you can, landing with both feet. You'll feel your core working hard on this exercise as well as you...

A simple way to increase intensity and add challen...

If you want a great whole body exercise that gets your heart rate up, side to side lunges will do the trick. You can do this move with a jump to add more intensity, but doing it without the jump will also work. Keep your abs engaged to protect your b...

If you want a great whole body exercise that gets ...

Jumping jacks are great, but adding a step is a great way to add intensity and spice things up. This move is high impact, so protect your joints by landing with soft knees. You may want to start with the step at it's lowest position if you're trying ...

Jumping jacks are great, but adding a step is a gr...

Toe taps are great for adding intensity and improving agility. If you've never tried this move, take your time and ease into it with slow taps without the jump. If you feel discomfort or pain, avoid this exercise. Stand in front of a step or platform...

Toe taps are great for adding intensity and improv...

Squat jumps are a great way to add intensity to your workouts and really raise the heart rate. This is an advanced exercise that is high impact, so protect your joints by landing with soft knees. If the impact is too much, you can do the move without...

Squat jumps are a great way to add intensity to yo...

Mountain climbers are an advanced, high intensity exercise that will get your heart rate up and add intensity to your workouts. This move will also build leg endurance and help you work on agility as well, making it a great overall exercise. If you'v...

Mountain climbers are an advanced, high intensity ...

Front Kick Plank If you're looking for a low impact, whole body move that gets your heart rate up, the front kick with planks is a great choice. You work on balance and core strength while raising your heart rate without straining the joints. This ex...

Front Kick Plank If you're looking for a low impac...

I have quite a few clients squeezing in vacations before The End of the World (aka, The First Day of School) and most of them have begged me for vacation workouts so they can stay in shape. If I'm being completely honest, the word 'begged' might be a...

I have quite a few clients squeezing in vacations ...

When it comes to exercise, most of stick with the same old activities and routines day after day. There's some comfort in that routine, in knowing exactly what you're going to do and exactly how it's going to feel, but it can also lead to stale, bori...

When it comes to exercise, most of stick with the ...

13:16:51I was on Facebook recently, researching my next exercise article (yes, 'poking' my friends is a kind of exercise, isn't it?) when I came across an interesting quote on a colleague's Facebook page: "Being fat is hard. Losing weight is hard. Pi...

13:16:51I was on Facebook recently, researching my...

The squat, curl and press is one of my favorite ways to work both the upper and lower body at the same time. Yes, it's a hard one to be sure, but it's perfect for working the legs, core, arms and shoulders in one killer exercise. As a bonus, it eleva...

The squat, curl and press is one of my favorite wa...

"Can you really work your entire body in 30 minutes?" That question, or should I say 'challenge,' was issued by a client who informed me that school was starting soon and, thus, her workout time would be thoroughly compromised. As a general rule, it'...

"Can you really work your entire body in 30 minute...

Finding it hard to fit in fitness? Just getting through a day of school and after-school commitments can leave most of us wondering where to find time — and if all the running around we do counts as exercise. (It does. But if it's the only exercise w...

Finding it hard to fit in fitness? Just getting th...

After childbirth, your body needs about six weeks to return to its normal anatomy and physiology. Most precautions at this time are to protect the uterus; it is still enlarged and healing, and the cervix is still open. To prevent bacteria from enteri...

After childbirth, your body needs about six weeks ...

These stability moves will sculpt and tone your entire body Balancing Act Whether you're trying to nail a headstand in yoga class, haul groceries up a staircase, or master your stiletto strut, your balance is put to the test daily. Balance training h...

These stability moves will sculpt and tone your en...

Want pain relief without a pill? Lighten your load—the bag on your shoulder, stuffed with everything from lipstick to lug nuts—and build strength with these 5 moves Combat Purse Pain Big bags manage big loads and are seemingly perfect for a modern wo...

Want pain relief without a pill? Lighten your load...

Racing can be rough on your epidermis. Here’s how to minimize the damage Running is both your skin’s best friend (that rosy sheen) and its worst enemy (sun damage, sweat-induced acne). And need we even mention a runner’s camera-unready feet, with uns...

Racing can be rough on your epidermis. Here’s how ...

Improve Your Health and Your Appearance I’ll admit it—I’m vain. So when I put on my summer tank tops a few months ago and noticed the dreaded "batwings" growing on the back of my arms, I panicked. I was too young to have my arms jiggling when I moved...

Improve Your Health and Your Appearance I’ll admit...

Strength Becomes More Important with Age Think you’re too old to start a strength training program? Well think again! Strength training is just what your body needs to fight the loss of muscle, bone mass and strength that comes with age. Everyone, no...

Strength Becomes More Important with Age Think you...

My doctor frowned last spring as he studied the test results. "You have a little bone thinning," he said. "It's time for you to start some resistance training." The news didn't surprise me. My grandmother was stooped by the time she was in her fiftie...

My doctor frowned last spring as he studied the te...

Ovarian cancer is difficult to beat, so prevention is extremely important. A Canadian study in the International Journal of Cancer, has found that moderate recreational and work-related physical activity may reduce a woman's risk of this disease. Res...

Ovarian cancer is difficult to beat, so prevention...