It can be easy to fall into a stale routine of plodding along on the treadmill or plopping down on the same stationary bike day after day. If you find yourself sick of the same old cardio, then it’s time to shake it up. First, ask yourself if you might…
How smart is Popeye? Smarter than you think. Popeye attributes his amazing strength to eating spinach, but he is also protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer and arthritis. The Journal of Nutrition recently published a report that spinach fights prostate cancer while The Nurses Health Study reveals women…
Eat at least five servings of fruit a day. If you’re not getting an apple a day — or any fruit for that matter — it’s time to change your unhealthy ways. A campaign has been established promoting the importance of consuming five to nine servings of colorful fruits and…
Time management is a big problem for most people to deal with. People have become so busy in their daily lives that they don’t realize how important it is to effectively manage their time. There are some things in our lives that get put on the backburner when they should…
Sex can be fun, but it should also be safe. Without trying to sound too much like a high school Sex-Ed class, when it comes to safe sex, abstinence is the only real guarantee you have for being 100% safe. There are however, a lot of helpful safe sex tips…
By now, we all know the flu is nothing to sneeze at. It’s an illness that sends people running straight for the sanitizer…and with good reason. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza and pneumonia were responsible for more than 50,000 deaths in 2011. It goes without…
Simmons himself battled the bulge when he reached 268 pounds. Through diet and fitness, Simmons tackled his own weight loss demons in 1973 and lost 123 pounds. It wasn’t long after that he founded Slimmons, a Beverly Hills health club that caters to individuals of all sizes. Determined to help…
Cut out all carbs… Consume only low-fat foods… Drink a shake for every meal… The number of ways to lose weight is endless, and many of them work for the time being. However, following a diet that’s not compatible with your lifestyle isn’t the most foolproof to keep those extra…
When it comes to dance, Alexis Juliano is an old soul. Kind of ironic, considering the talented tap prodigy is just 19 years old. For those who aren’t yet familiar with the modern-day Eleanor Powell, Juliano is best known for her recent stint on FOX’s So You Think You Can…
OK, so maybe you hate to exercise. Lots of people don’t have workout fever, and that’s OK. But you know that you should be more active, so what’s the least amount of exercise you can do to reap the most health benefits? Data shows that a half hour of exercise…