Six Roadblocks to Sidestep Tosca Reno

We all know that working out is beneficial. But how you work out makes all the difference in staying safe, seeing better results and keeping your body balanced. Here’s how to make sure you aren’t sabotaging a good workout.

1 Bad form. Correct form i [ … ]

America Moves to Overturn Obesity Epidemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States during the past 20 years (www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html). In 2008, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20 [ … ]

A Good Spring Cleaning Flushes Out Fats and Toxins

 

Ann Louise Gittleman

Spring—when the natural world reawakens and bursts with renewed energy—is an ideal season to clean up our act. A cleansing diet to eliminate toxins from our body is as much a rite of spring as sweeping debris from our hom [ … ]

Hope and Healing for Eating Disorders Phyllis Ring

The average women’s magazine cover promises a diet plan that can’t fail—and pictures a dessert that will never be part of it. Advertising images portray models whose body types belong to a scant five percent of the population—or, thanks to the u [ … ]

Ups the Ante of a Workout Maggie Spilner

Wonderful walks are both relaxing and invigorating, but if you want to kick butt, literally—building strong glutes and thighs; strengthening your core, which helps improve posture and tighten abs; and stepping up to cardiovascular fitness quickly and effi [ … ]