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Ever since I took the RealAge test, I’ve been getting the sort-of-daily e-mail updates, and a recent one on jumping rope (or jump-roping, if you prefer) really caught my eye. It catapulted me back to those days of jumping rope on the playground with my little friends, the sing-songy rhymes we chanted and the tricks […]
Personalized meal plans that fit your tastes and time…
Individualized exercise plans with a virtual trainer…
Stress management tools…
Community support…
And it’s all free? Come again?
Yeah, all that is included in the FREE Healthy Living Program from iVillage. It’s labeled “the most complete diet and lifestyle program on the Internet,” and it’s not hard to see why. Visit […]
Thanks to Claire at Burning the Scale for tipping me off to to this set of 100 photos of real women labeled with their height, weight and body mass index, or BMI, number and category.
I love what she had to say about it in her post, excerpted in part:
I think this is trying to make […]
Thanks to That’s Fit for highlighting this great list of the top 10 questions beginning runners ask (along with the answers, of course!) over at Complete Running Network:
How long should my first runs be?
What should I do if I can’t run non-stop for 15 minutes?
How often should I run?
How far should my runs be?
I’m afraid […]
I’m not exactly a soda guzzler, but I do have one of those oh-so-convenient fridge packs of ginger ale and a couple of cans of Pepsi in my fridge right now, and gosh darn it, I will be drinking them. But in my defense, my actual level of soda consumption is about 1-2 a week […]
Who has time to stay on top of all the latest health news? Here are four recent headlines you need to know about:
Got Stress? It Could Impact Breast Cancer Recurrence
Excerpt: Women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other […]
I thought I was imagining things when I saw a Vitamin Water commercial featuring Kelly Clarkson the other day. After all, isn’t Vitamin Water the company rumored to have ditched Kelly because she was “too fat“? Hmm…
Here’s the video:
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In the current issue of Glamour, which I adore, don’t get me wrong, I noticed a bunch of topics that Lively Women covered first. I’m not saying I scooped them, mind you, because we had different sources and different approaches, but I like to think that it’s further evidence that Lively Women is on the […]
I am loving the new blog by EditorMom Katharine O’Moore-Klopf: Editing My Body. In it, Katharine chronicles her weight loss journey one little change at a time, offering a glimpse into the challenges and celebrations of a complete lifestyle overhaul. She also lays out her comprehensive but totally realistic weight-loss plan. Check it out to […]
iVillage is featuring a “Dieter’s Brag Quilt” where dieters can upload before and after pictures of their weight loss, and where visitors to the site can leave comments.
Celebrating healthy changes is good. Rejoicing in one another’s success is good. But somehow this just strikes me as self-esteem just waiting to be destroyed by meanie-beanies with […]
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