This lightweight vest can go so many places. Use it for fitness…a walk, a run, etc. You can wear it for running errands, and you can wear it just hanging around during your normal day.
Made of quilted polyester and lightly insulated with Thinsulate. Comes in 10 colors. Machine wash and dry.
Looks really cute with matching [...]

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You’re probably familiar with that workout book that was popular a few years ago called Body for Life. This book, Eating for LIfe, is the cookbook that is sort of the companion to the Body for LIfe workout.
My husband recently decided to do something about his “ab.” He has a “one pack” and he wants [...]

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Okay you’ve seen these fitness balls before, right? I actually own this one and it’s been living outside on the trampoline. My kids play with it. I have never used it for actual “fitness.”
Well, I got some free sessions with a personal trainer and she put me on one of these puppies. She demonstrated…you lay [...]

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I’ve recently started working out with a trainer. I’m finally serious about getting into the kind of shape I’ve always wanted to be in. I haven’t worn a bikini in public since I was in elementary school (no joke!).
My trainer was telling me about how they’re putting one of their clients through this Jillian Michaels [...]

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Christine Avanti knows what she’s talking about. You CAN lose weight while eating carbs, fats and all your favorite foods. It’s all about balance.
In Skinny Chicks Don’t Eat Salads, Avanti shows you how to drop 7 pounds in the first 7 days and  boost your metabolism. She also provides over 100 recipes that balance protein [...]

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This looks like a lot of fun.  Wii Active Personal Trainer includes a nunchuk and a resistance band and you get your own personal trainer to walk you through 20 minute circuits and motivate you.
There is also a band that fits around your thigh and attaches to the nunchuk so the Wii can track your [...]

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Clean Eating Magazine is my new favorite. I recently subscribed since I’d been buying them all anyway. The food pictures fished me in big time.
I’ve since tried many recipes from this magazine. They are healthy, easy to make and taste good. So far I’ve made flank steak, tilapia, chocolate cookies, carrot muffins and more.
There is [...]

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One of the hardest things (for me, anyway) about exercise is knowing what to do and how to do it.
Hot Bod in a Box is a deck of cards that takes care of that problem. You basically use the cards to build your own circuits. The exercises and the ways to modify them are described [...]

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I worked out using the TRX Suspension Trainer Tuesday and today. I can only say both workouts were amazing. And very, very hard.
The cool thing about the TRX is that YOU control how easy or hard a move is. When you do push ups moving forward a little makes them easier and moving backward makes [...]

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If you’ve been reading up on diet and exercise lately, you’ve likely come across the one thing that totally kills me. You have to exercise AND eat right to get the most out of working out.
My philosophy has always been “more sit ups equals more french fries.” No wonder it’s been years since I’ve worn [...]

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