Tag Archives | Fitness

Fitness Foursquare: My Way to Check In During Travel

Fitness Foursquare: My Way to Check In During Travel

by guest blogger Gina Kim, Women’s Health editorial intern Wrangling my foot around my body and arching my back into position, I find it almost impossible to catch a breath. “Can you hurry, please?” I ask, as I manage to half-laugh through gritted teeth. “Click.” I first decided to instagram photos of myself in fitness […]

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Sweet Success from Across the Pond

Sweet Success from Across the Pond

by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition Back in November, I received a call from the producer of Good Morning Britain, the UK equivalent of U.S. morning shows like Today. The show was launching a “sugar-free” campaign, a segment in which three women would be selected […]

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4 Pre-Workout Energy Boosts

4 Pre-Workout Energy Boosts

by guest blogger Peggy Kotsopoulos, registered holistic nutritionist, culinary consultant, member of Team Vega, and author of Kitchen Cures: Revolutionize Your Health with Foods that Heal What you fuel with before your workout makes all the difference in the effort you put out during your workout. A blend of simple and complex carbs, and sometimes […]

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Spring Shape Up Sweepstakes

Spring Shape Up Sweepstakes

Today is the LAST day to enter Rodale’s Spring Shape Up Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 eGift Card to shop sustainable fitness, yoga, and home workout essentials! Click here to enter today. Good luck! Related Posts:3 Beauty-Boosting Benefits of TurmericDenim, a Legendary HistoryRodale’s: Proud to Be a Woman-Owned Business

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4 Adventurous Ways to Tap Into Nature to Lose Weight

4 Adventurous Ways to Tap Into Nature to Lose Weight

by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS While recently strolling around REI, a popular outdoor gear store, I had an epiphany. Looking around—whether it was in the rock climbing section, the camping gear aisle, or the paddling area—every single person in the store was in shape. That’s saying a lot, considering this is a country […]

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Stop the Body Shaming

Stop the Body Shaming

by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition There’s been a lot of hoopla recently about the latest annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Mostly because the magazine’s public relations team proclaimed that for the first time a plus-size model, Robyn Lawley, would be included in the lineup […]

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5 Common Exercise Excuses You Need to Stop Making

5 Common Exercise Excuses You Need to Stop Making

by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS Even though everyone’s exercise needs are unique, the roadblocks that stand in their way are common. As a professional trainer, I hear pretty much the same excuses across a broad spectrum of clients. Whether you’re a busy surgeon, stay-at-home mom, retired professional, athlete, or someone in between, chances […]

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5 Steps for Sticking with Your New Year's Resolution

5 Steps for Sticking with Your New Year’s Resolution

by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition It’s the beginning of a new year, and you know the drill: Across the nation, so many of you have done the annual end-of-year ritual of critical self-examination followed by the careful crafting of lofty health goals you resolve […]

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