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5 Fitness Myths Busted

5 Fitness Myths Busted

Are you constantly feeling frustrated at not meeting your fitness goals? Maybe that’s because your goals are based on unrealistic or flat-out false ideas about fitness and exercise. In other words, you’re chasing after fitness myths. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than a third of Americans are overweight. [...]

Join #ToneUP Twitter Event for Tips, Prizes & Energy!

Join #ToneUP Twitter Event for Tips, Prizes & Energy!

Editor’s Note: The following event is part of a series of pieces inspired by spring being a time to take charge of our health. They all include tips for being fit, eating right and feeling healthy, brought to you by Colgate. Let’s ToneUP together! Fitness and nutrition are two subjects that people can discuss for hours. [...]

25 Life-Changing Thoughts that Inspire Smart Fitness – #ToneUP

25 Life-Changing Thoughts that Inspire Smart Fitness – #ToneUP

Editor’s Note: The following article is one in a series of pieces inspired by spring being a time to take charge of our health. They all include tips for being fit, eating right and feeling healthy, brought to you by Colgate. Let’s ToneUP together! Read Related: Stories of 7 Women Who Run to Feel Good   [...]

Stories of 7 Women Who Run to Feel Good

Stories of 7 Women Who Run to Feel Good

Editor’s Note: The following article is one in a series of pieces inspired by spring being a time to take charge of our health. They all include tips for being fit, eating right and feeling healthy, brought to you by Colgate. Let’s ToneUP together! Running has a bad reputation in certain circles as an exercise [...]

The Bum Lifter Workout

The Bum Lifter Workout

    Get ready to have the hottest butt around. Reebok shares a quick exercise to make you booty-ful! With spring now officially a week away it’s time to start thinking about that Spring Break body. Reebok fitness expert Yumi Lee shares The Bum Lifter, also known as the rotating glute bridge, that will help [...]

Shake it Up! Health & Fitness Benefits of Dancing

Shake it Up! Health & Fitness Benefits of Dancing

Editor’s Note: The following article is one in a series of pieces inspired by spring being a time to take charge of our health. They all include tips for being fit, eating right and feeling healthy, brought to you by Colgate. Let’s ToneUP together! Do you find yourself dreading the drudgery of the gym? Has the treadmill gotten [...]

Exercises to Tone & Sculpt Your Shape

Exercises to Tone & Sculpt Your Shape

      Tighten that tummy, tone that booty, and more, with celebrity trainer Anry Nuñez’s customized routines you can do at home! CFL each targeted one muscle group, and challenged our selves to get fit in eight weeks. See the last slide to read about our experience. Lower Body Slightly bend your knees in the horse [...]

Popular Fitness Advice Debunked

Popular Fitness Advice Debunked

My previous post addressed some common fitness advice, what they really mean, and if you should ever follow it. Here I follow up examining the relationship between heavy weights and strength and the battle between treadmill and elliptical for burning the most calories. Advice: “No need to lift heavy weights to get stronger” This statement [...]

The Top 5 Foods to Help You Train for a Marathon

The Top 5 Foods to Help You Train for a Marathon

Running a marathon is nothing new to me. I have run the L.A. Marathon three times before, yet the training seems to get a bit more challenging every time. Perhaps I’m getting a little older? While I love the marathon training process, it always takes me a moment to get used to my new feeding [...]

Workout for a Well-Rounded Body

Workout for a Well-Rounded Body

If you eat the same food every day, even when healthy, you still may be missing important vitamins and minerals. The same is true when you stick with only one type of workout like strength training, running, spinning, or yoga. Your body soon will reach a plateau, which makes further improvement more difficult, and you [...]