Valentine’s Day for the Kiddos
Anatoliy Samara /shutterstock.com Everywhere you look, you’re being told how to celebrate Valentine’s Day–buy this, put chocolate on that, turn things that were never intended to be shaped like a heart...
View ArticleStability Ball Overhead Squat
By Keri Lynn Ford Muscles targeted: shoulders, glutes, quadriceps, abdominals, arms and back. Tips on form: Start with the ball directly in front of your chest standing with soft knees about shoulder...
View ArticlePole Dancing: Where Fun & Fitness Join Forces
Since first being introduced to non-professionals in 1994, the popularity of pole dancing for fitness has been on the rise. In fact, pole dancing classes beat out gym memberships deals on a daily deal...
View ArticleCome to McLean’s Outdoor Adventure Expo!
Photo courtesy of Be Fit McLean This is your opportunity to get right back on track with your new years’ resolution long left in the dust. Summer is almost here and so are much more pleasant ways...
View ArticleBrett “The Unbreakable” Glass
Courtesy of Jessica Foster Brett Glass needs to drop 30 pounds in a little more than a month. Or at least he normally would to meet his 155-pound welterweight class, but there’s just one problem: his...
View ArticleMerry Muscles Baby Exerciser
By Leighanne Ellis Courtesy of Merry Muscles Give your baby a leg up on her motor skills! Merry Muscles’ innovative design allows your little one to bounce for hours without putting pressure on vital...
View ArticlePicking Your Gym
Kzenon/shutterstock.com By Meredith Minix Kids are back in school. What to do with that little bit of free time? Work out, of course! Get back into shape after last summer’s debauchery of hot dogs,...
View ArticleYou Can Dance If You Want To
By Robby Osborne With the New Year behind us, so is the enthusiasm for all those resolutions we made. But don’t give up. Who says that exercise has to be boring? Learn to dance, or keep dancing, with...
View ArticleWhy You Should Do Push Ups?
By Adrien Cotton “they are so hard”, “I’ve never been able to do one”, “why not give me an alternative?” Photo courtesy of Sunny studio-Igor Yaruta/Shutterstock.com. How many times have your read in...
View ArticleApproach Your Health and Fitness with a Sense of Curiosity and Wonder
By Chris Garay Photo courtesy of Fitness on the Run. In an optical illusion the audience is fooled because they only see what the illusionist wants them to see. By ensuring that the crowd views the...
View ArticleWhat’s Better Than Sugar? Turns Out Lots of Things.
Remember that fit friend, Ryan I ran a 5K with? The one who stood by my side the whole race though I am much slower than he is. As it turns out he was also the answer to how to beat my sugar blues....
View ArticleWorkout, Party of One
After several rigorous weeks of committed gym days and learning to get buff again with my ever-constant workout companion, Ryan, he has left me for sunshine and runs on the beach. He has gone back to...
View ArticleCheck out fat-biking: winter fun at its best
KopoPhoto/Adobe Stock By Cynthia Jessup The snow limits what you can do outside. So what’s a person to do with all that restlessness? Cyclists rejoice—you can now get out and enjoy the snow on a fat...
View ArticleFive tips for gym newbies
Photo courtesy of Microgen/Adobe Stock By Jason and Sophie DeHenzel There is no doubt that the gym can be an intimidating place for newbies. The equipment itself can be overwhelming with all the...
View ArticleBrett “The Unbreakable” Glass
Courtesy of Jessica Foster Brett Glass needs to drop 30 pounds in a little more than a month. Or at least he normally would to meet his 155-pound welterweight class, but there’s just one problem: his...
View ArticleYou Can Dance If You Want To
By Robby Osborne With the New Year behind us, so is the enthusiasm for all those resolutions we made. But don’t give up. Who says that exercise has to be boring? Learn to dance, or keep dancing, with...
View ArticleWhy You Should Do Push Ups?
By Adrien Cotton “they are so hard”, “I’ve never been able to do one”, “why not give me an alternative?” Photo courtesy of Sunny studio-Igor Yaruta/Shutterstock.com. How many times have your read in...
View ArticleApproach Your Health and Fitness with a Sense of Curiosity and Wonder
By Chris Garay Photo courtesy of Fitness on the Run. In an optical illusion the audience is fooled because they only see what the illusionist wants them to see. By ensuring that the crowd views the...
View ArticleWhat’s Better Than Sugar? Turns Out Lots of Things.
Remember that fit friend, Ryan I ran a 5K with? The one who stood by my side the whole race though I am much slower than he is. As it turns out he was also the answer to how to beat my sugar blues....
View ArticleWorkout, Party of One
After several rigorous weeks of committed gym days and learning to get buff again with my ever-constant workout companion, Ryan, he has left me for sunshine and runs on the beach. He has gone back to...
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