HED: Blast Off DEPT Mind and Body Issue Fall 2012 Author Hilal Nakiboglu Thanksgiving is over and now it’s time to physically and mentally rid ourselves of the Thanksgiving stress. That […]
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Fitness Friday: The Quickie Workout For Busy Bodies
By Jianne Lasatan Years ago, I watched a promo for Shawn T and his new, intense program that claims to tone your body and burn fat in just 45 minutes […]
Fitbit Goes Public, Co-Founder Confident in Further Growth
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Fitbit on Thursday became the first startup in the wearable fitness tracker industry to go public, and needless to say, it got off […]
7 Health & Fitness Trends You Need to Know
STORY BY ELAINE SIR Sitting is the new smoking. That is the big health headline making the rounds across all media. From our office job to the hour-long […]
The Correct Way To Do Yoga Push-Ups
A chaturanga dandasana, the Sanskrit term for “four-limbed staff pose,” is typically done 15 to 20 times in a classic 60-minute Vinyasa class. It’s a pose that energizes and […]
Fitness Friday: How To Get (And Stay) Motivated
Two years ago, I made the choice to switch to a healthier lifestyle. This mainly consisted of being aware of what food I ate and figuring out a consistent workout schedule. […]
Video of the Day: If Gandhi Took An American Yoga Class
Although yoga is a mental, spiritual and physical Hindu discipline that originated from India, many Americans of every religion have embraced yoga in almost every gym across America. Despite […]
Fitbit Searches for Identity in a Crowded ‘Wearables’ Market
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Before James Park and Eric Friedman co-founded Fitbit in 2007, Park recalled watching people play Nintendo’s Wii and become excited about utilizing its motion control […]
Blogilates: Cassey Ho Proves Getting Fit Can Actually Be Fun
Blogilates is an interactive fitness website that features monthly workouts, healthy recipes and a shop for motivational (and fabulous) active wear and accessories. If you’re looking to get […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Creates Women’s Active Wear Line
The latest endeavor by the Olympic Gold Medal figure skater and Dancing With the Stars winner is Tsa.ya, a women’s active wear line that draws on Yamaguchi’s training […]
10-Year-Old Crushes JROTC Cadet in Push Up Contest
If you’ve ever been told you “run like a girl” or “hit like a girl” or have done any other physical activity “like a girl,” then you should be […]
Replacing Wrinkles With Muscles: Chinese Senior Citizens Who Are More Athletic Than You
Whenever I spend time with family members in their 50s and 60s, they like to remind me that my 20s are my prime years and physically, things will […]
Korean Fitness Trainers Take Home Top Prizes At Muscle Beach Competition
by HAEIN JUNG Look at dem washboard abz. Over two hundred strapping bodies entered the 15th annual Mr. & Mrs. Muscle Beach competition, and when the smoke cleared, two Korean trainers […]
Fitness Mom Under Heat AGAIN, Suspended From Facebook for ‘Hate Speech’
I’m sure you all remember the fitness mom, Maria Kang, who faced a lot of heat for putting up a photo of her impressively fit body alongside her three children. […]
