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  • Healthy Holiday Appetizers Part III  12/14/08

    This week is the third and final installment of the Healthy Holiday Appetizer recipes I sampled, featured in Glow magazine, a Canadian publication. I am including the final two of the six featured treats, created by registered dietician Heather McColl, which are not only simple and cheap to make but are healthy and delicious enough …

  • Healthy Holiday Appetizers Part II  12/4/08

    Last week I wrote a review on a couple Healthy Holiday Appetizers I had tested from a Canadian magazine called Glow. This week I am including two more recipes of the six featured treats. These recipes created by registered dietician Heather McColl, are not only simple and cheap to make but …

  • Healthy Holiday Appetizers  11/29/08

    During a recent trip to Canada I was flipping through a magazine called Glow. In it, I came across an article called Healthy Holiday Appetizers, which was enough motivation for me to go out and try to make the yummy food for myself. These simple and good-for-you recipes created by …

  • Mix It Up Aerobics at the YMCA  11/20/08

    Two weeks ago when I went to the YMCA to try out Body Sculpting, I realized that the class prior to mine looked much more like my style. The group was bouncing around to Michael Jackson while performing Thriller-like dance moves and really, they looked like they were having a blast. They were having so …

  • WIN High Performance Sports Detergent  11/13/08

    Every time I go to workout these days, I end up staring into a drawer jam-packed with Under Armor, Nike Dry-Fit and other sports apparel that I never really wear anymore; they just don’t smell right.

    Now don’t get me wrong, I love all of my Under Armor shirts. I just can’t bear to throw them …

  • “Sculpt” your muscles at the YMCA  11/5/08

    If you’re looking for a way to stay in shape, but fast-paced aerobics isn’t your thing, the YMCA’s body sculpting workout may be the answer.

    I learned that this low impact cardio class focuses on sculpting the muscles in my arms, legs and abs while performing repetitious movements to upbeat music.

    During the 45 minute class, I …

  • Try this! Strip pounds with pole dancing  10/24/08

    Who would have thought that a metal pole could provide such a unique approach to fitness? I certainly didn’t. That is why I gave Pin-Up Pole Dancing a call to enroll in their six week beginner’s class. I just had to see what all the hype was about!

    Pole dancing classes and studios have started to …

  • Five Ways to Release Mental Stress  10/23/08

    While it’s widely understood that being active and eating right are the keys to living a healthy and fit lifestyle, keeping our brain in shape is just as important. In his new book, Positive Directions: Shifting Polarities to Escape Stress and Increase Happiness Dr. John Ryder explains five important – and …

  • How many Cherries did you say are in there?! - Cherrypharm All Natural 100% Juice  10/22/08

    As a former gymnast for 18 years of my life I was no stranger to aches and pains throughout my body. When I used to experience shin splints, muscle pains, or discomfort of any sort it was incredibly easy to pop a few Advil in my mouth. If my pain increased in severity and duration, …



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