What’s the maximum number of calories you can burn in a workout?

Who hasn’t mindlessly used the elliptical at the gym while watching Real Housewives of New York — and then done a happy dance when you see that quick half hour burned 500 calories? Welp, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but…the cardio machine was almost definitely overestimating. Even if you pay for a fancy fitness studio workout — or… Continue reading What’s the maximum number of calories you can burn in a workout?

5 best workouts for women according to a Harvard doctor

There’s a lot of information out there about the best workouts for women — be it how to lose weight, what’s best for anxiety or how to get a rock-hard bum. Thankfully, a super clever person from one of the best universities in the world has broken it down for us in the simplest of… Continue reading 5 best workouts for women according to a Harvard doctor

10 things I want my daughter to know about her body

My mother thinks I’m crazy. I breastfed for “like, a really long time,” I dress my daughter as a different version of Beyoncé each Halloween, and every time I bathe my girl, I hoist her still-wet frame up in the mirror Simba-style, and together we chant, “Look at this beautiful body!” She squeals with glee… Continue reading 10 things I want my daughter to know about her body

12 easy exercise tips to help you tone up for your wedding day

Whether you’re jetting off to the Amalfi Coast to get married in a quaint Italian church in front of a select group of friends and family, a converted barn in the English countryside with a marquee glittered in fairy lights, candles and cherry blossom, or a local registry office with nothing but a bunch of… Continue reading 12 easy exercise tips to help you tone up for your wedding day

11 ways to get a flat stomach without diet or exercise

Don’t worry about making drastic changes just yet. A few small tweaks will help you curb bloating and slim your midsection the healthy way — no dietary restrictions or crazy workouts required. 12 ways to get a flat belly easily [Gallery id=”515″]   From: Elle USA

Are protein supplements healthy?

A quick scroll through Instagram and you’ll undoubtedly be inundated with images of celebrities promoting the latest range of protein supplements, bars, powders and shakes, all promising to help build and repair tissues, deliver amino acids to muscles cells and help your body recover after strenuous workouts. However, the British Dietetic Association (BDA) believes marketing… Continue reading Are protein supplements healthy?

10 reasons why you’re always bloated

We know all about the foods and exercises that can help reduce bloating when it strikes, we’re just not as sure about what triggers the uncomfortable condition in the first place. Here, ten things that could be bringing on your bloat, according to Nutritional Medicine Practitioner, Fiona Tuck. 10 reasons why you’re bloating constantly [Gallery… Continue reading 10 reasons why you’re always bloated

This is the only exercise move you need for killer abs

When we pondered whether there’s just one, no-fail exercise that could get us a Miley Cyrus-esque midsection, it seemed only appropriate to go to the woman who helped: Mari Winsor, leader of the Pilates movement and founder/owner of eponymous studio Winsor Pilates, has earned her legions of fans (many A-listers among them) with highly effective, body-sculpting workouts that… Continue reading This is the only exercise move you need for killer abs

These 5-minute drinks will help supercharge your workout

Wipe that Pringles dust off your mouth and listen: it isn’t too late to restart your fitness resolutions for the year. Need a little pick-me-up to power you beyond the first five minutes of your workout? We lassoed in dietician and author of The Four-Week Countdown Diet, Namita Jain, for a little extra help. Cue… Continue reading These 5-minute drinks will help supercharge your workout

How to start exercising again after a break

How to get over your fear of working out

I like being good at things. More accurately, I hate being bad at things. It’s a quality that looks like a virtue, but really is not. Because while it means I enjoy the things I have an affinity or natural talent for, and work very hard to be even better at them—I tend to cut myself off from everything that doesn’t… Continue reading How to get over your fear of working out

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