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5 Healthy Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund

April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM—The only silver-lining to spending headache-inducing hours of filling out tax papers is a nice refund. If you’re expecting a check in the mail this season (congrats to you!), reward yourself with a a small...

Sitting Pretty on a Guru-Fit Bike!

April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM—When you’re planning to sit for a very long time every single day—such as in an office chair or a living room couch—you want the most comfortable seat available. The same holds true for a...

Facing My Fundraising Fears with Facebook

March 26, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM—My first week of training hasn’t gone exactly as planned. While I had a great long ride on Sunday (a leisurely 53-miler with my fantastic cycling buddies who I affectionately call the “Hoo-has”), I didn’t...

SHAPE.COM—Just six months after Hawaii-native Clarissa Chun, 31, won bronze in freestyle wrestling at London 2012, she was shocked to learn that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had voted to oust the ancient sport by...

Why Strong Women Date Weak Men

March 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM—You’d think that 27 mistresses equals 27 glaring red flags to stay far, far away from Tiger Woods. Read full story on Shape.com....

SHAPE.COM—I love terrifying myself to improve my fitness—it’s what I do to stay motivated and keep bad habits (like watching an entire season of Girls in one butt-numbing sitting) in check. I’ve been using this anti-sloth strategy...

Could Aspirin Save You From Skin Cancer?

March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM—Popping an aspirin may do more than relieve a sunburn—it could also reduce your risk of developing skin cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer.   Read full story in Shape.com....

We Tried It: Blitz

March 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM−There’s a good reason high-intensity, bootcamp-style workouts have been all the rage for a while now. Super-successful fitness programs likeReebok’s CrossFit and Shaun T.’s at-home Insanity DVD series not only promise results, they deliver them. See full article at Shape.com....

Jillian’s Back!

January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

SHAPE.COM—  Jillian Michaels has returned to The Biggest Loser after a two-year hiatus and, let us tell you, motherhood—her partner gave birth to a boy in May and she adopted a 2-year-old girl from Haiti a week...