Fitness, sports and exercise tips for moms and kids.

Pain Manager: 10 Reasons why a Foam Roller is Just as Good as a Massage

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You're in excellent shape and yet you still feel pain in weird and unpleasant places. When you bend down to pick up your kids, jump up to answer the door or do basically anything involving your glutes, you can't help but let out little grunts…
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Cardio Conundrum: 15 Ways to Know Which Heart Health Exercise Regimen is Best for You

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Cardio (or aerobic) exercise is any activity that increases your heart rate and gets your lungs working harder. The American Heart Association recommends adults get a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio workouts, five days a…
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11 Plank Variations to Carve Out Your Abs

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We don’t need to remind you it’s swimsuit season. Time for itty-bitty bikinis, crop tops and sundresses with midriff cutouts. If your midsection looks more like a keg than a six-pack, there’s one guaranteed exercise to make your midsection…
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10 Ways to Improve Posture at Work

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The million dollar question: how to improve posture. Our mothers always told us to Sit up straight! And they were right. Bad posture can lead to neck strain, back pain, and worse. Not to mention, bad posture can make you look heavier, sleepier,…
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12 Interval Training Workouts that Change Your Body

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Interval Training workouts tone muscles and increase your metabolism in as little as 30 minutes a day—and you don’t even need to join a gym! It’s entirely possible to find (or even create!) an interval training program that fits into…
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10 New Workout Trends for Unrelenting Gym Haters

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You know you should work out. We need cardio for a strong heart, aerobics to improve our lung capacity and, most of all, toning and sculpting to keep the booty high and tight. If you joined a gym in January but haven’t been able to force…
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10 Bucket List Bike Trails You Must Ride

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May is National Bike Month. Established back in 1956, National Bike Month is designed to showcase the many health benefits of bicycling and, of course, to encourage more people to give biking a try. President John F. Kennedy said, “Nothing…
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Demystifying 10 Yoga Terms that You Pretend to Know

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Have you found yourself eavesdropping on the die-hard practitioners in your yoga class, secretly hoping they’ll drop some context clues for those yoga terms you don’t want to admit are Greek (or Sanskrit) to you? While attempting to breathe…
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12 Unexpected Ways to Relax Right Now

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April was Stress Awareness Month but it’s important to monitor your stress levels and find ways to relax all year long. Relaxation has numerous benefits including increased productivity, better focus, a more pleasant outlook on life, decreased…