Juice recently lost its health halo, when it turned out to be just as sugary as soda, but it’s still hard to completely write off the fruity liquid as unhealthy. If you’d like to be able to have your fruit and drink it too, here’s the lowdown on the good, the bad and the healthy when it comes to juice. The Good: You Get a Quick Hit of...
Ready to make this month your fittest ever? I’ve designed 4-weeks worth of workouts to help you crush your fitness goals and get you feeling healthier than ever. If you’re new to the gym this is the plan for you. (Got a Fitbit Charge HR? Try this workout instead.) Simple Circuit Workout #1 is designed to work you from head to toe. Tips...
Welcome to my four-week workout plan that complements all the awesomeness Fitbit Charge HR holds. I’ve designed four 24-minute workouts for you to tackle. Are you ready to have the best four weeks ever? Let’s go! Tips to Get Started Fitbit Charge HR Workout #1 is designed to work you from head to toe. I’d like you to loop this entire circuit...
Ready for the final workout in my five-week series? This one is designed to get your heart pumping and your muscles ready for on-the-field action. If you’re tired of jumping rope, you can do a 15-minute jog during the conditioning segment instead—moving a little extra will help you run like the wind on game day. Now, get started! Because after...
Spending hours on an arm bike or a stair stepper doesn't sound fun to Ryan Hall, so here's how he tackles cross-training.
Tony J., a 38-year-old school service administrator in Orlando, FL, always had fun staying active and playing basketball with friends in his 20s. But then life got busy. “I got married and we had kids, and I had so much going on that I stopped working out,” he says. “During the day I’d swing by fast food for lunch constantly, and even...
There’s a reason why candy, cookies, chips and fast-food tastes oh. so. delicious. Many food items are engineered by scientists to deliver an irresistible “bliss point”—a term that describes the optimization of a tasty ingredient like sugar, salt, or fat that drives you to reach for more. But just because food scientists have worked...
Are you ready to outrun zombies and fight off goblins this weekend? You will be after doing this scary-good, 6-minute workout!
Welcome to week four of my five-week workout plan! The taps and curtseys in this week’s lineup might sound cute, but rest assured this routine is tough enough to hit nearly every muscle in your body. (Here’s Workout #1, Workout #2, and Workout #3 in case you missed them.) Just like my other workouts, you don’t have to do this in a gym. Your...
If something doesn’t taste sweet, it’s probably not high in sugar, right? Not always. Many foods are loaded with the sweet stuff, and not just the obvious ones, like soft drinks, frosted cereals, and candy. Not only does it add tastebud-tantalizing sweetness, sugar also helps processed foods stay fresh longer, balance acidity, feel good in our...