Fitness and Nutrition
HELLOBEAUTIFUL.com – Celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson has shaped the bodies of everyone from Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Lopez. Allure asked him what to look for when hiring a trainer and how to get more bang for your buck. Timing is everything. Don’t book sessions you know you’ll be tempted to cancel. Even when you dread it, […]
MSNBC.Com has got your guide on how to lose 15 pounds with simple changes in your daily routine. There are five swaps that you can do in your diet, to produce results by June 20 (the official first day of Summer). Read More
African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and untimely deaths of Heavy D and Patrice O’Neal has made the health issues that arise from being overweight very hard to ignore. According to HuffPost, obesity is a “full-blown crisis […]
The statistics are sobering. Diabetes is an epidemic among African-Americans, yet it’s also among the most preventable diseases that face our population. According to the National Diabetes Education Program, 4.9 million African-Americans in the U.S. are diabetic – and don’t even know it. The significantly reduced quality of life that many diabetics face is reason […]
Actress Zoe Saldana graces the cover of the September issue of Women’s Health and tells the mag why she is serious about taking care of her body. But Zoe also reveals that she can’t do it alone, she needs to be motivated:
*Jennifer Hudson didn’t stop her weight-loss journey. The singer is now down to a size zero! Yes, believe it or not, the formally full figured woman was either obsessed with her weight or just never stopped losing. She became the celebrity spokeswoman for Weight Watchers and is inspiring women all over to do what she […]
Via: WebMD.Com As women age, the threat of gaining weight increases. There seems to be a solution to this problem. A new study shows women who are at a healthy weight already and get an hour of moderate activity every day can avoid gaining any unwanted pounds. A lot of research has been done to […]
 Once a size 16, Jennifer Hudson is now reveling in her new size 6 body, telling PEOPLE, “I’m in the best shape of my life!” After giving birth to her son last August, Hudson, 28, had to drop her post-pregnancy pounds for her next movie role as Winnie Mandela. “Whatever it takes to morph […]
VIA: MSNBC.Com Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it’s crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say. “People tend to do the same thing over and over again, without varying it, without taking adequate rest, without building slowly, and they end up with an overuse injury,” said […]
Via: Diet.Health.com If you are someone with a busy lifestyle that includes working, taking care of family and always being on the go, it can be difficult to find time to work out. When you manage to get a minute for yourself, all you may want to do is sit down and relax. Regardless, it […]
VIA: FITNESS.COM Building good exercising habits can be a bit of a lifestyle change, but with these exercises it is plain to see that anybody can do them. You have no excuses to not create a more healthy lifestyle through exercise because you should not have to leave your house to do this. These […]
VIA: MENSFITNESS.COM Pick Up the Pace Six expert tips for getting the most of every running experience Tip 1: GO OFF-ROAD “Running on trails never gets boring,” says Dave Watt, executive director of the American Running association. His advice: Be sure to wear a shoe that has more grip or traction, and stick with […]
