If you’re anything like me, you like taking as few items as possible with you on a run. I usually bring $20 cash, if that. While reading blogs a few years ago I read a blog post about a woman named Lindsay who was on a bike ride when she flew headfirst over the handlebars, landing on …

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As a fitness enthusiast and blogger, the people I consider celebrities tend to be big-name or highly successful yoga instructors, fitness studio owners or celebrity trainers. I get starstruck around these people the way you might around Meryl Streep (not saying I wouldn’t love to meet her too!). Since 2010, Kristin McGee has been at …

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Back in June, fellow YBA editor Zakiyyah and I had a problem. Naturally, we took it to Twitter.       Not one but two people responded with the same recommendation: the Banana Guard. I never heard of this before, so I went to their website. With bright and colorful product images, the company describes …

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Just worked out? About to work out? Want a healthy snack? Need more protein? Vegan? Health conscious? If you can answer yes to any of those things, I’d like to recommend my new favorite protein powder. Sure, I tried it for free (and I am grateful to be a blogger who can learn about awesome …

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Ever have a case of the “I want to work out but I’m too lazy/it’s too cold/I don’t have time to leave the house”? I come down with these ailments more often than I’d like to admit. The good news is that there are tons of at-home options for fitness. The even better news is …

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Want to go back to Canyon Ranch? No, we don’t get to actually experience the incredible health resort (at least not right now!) but we can try another one of their fitness DVDs. You might remember the last one, Canyon Ranch: Strong & Sculpted. Now we’re going to tell you about another fabulous way to …

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Before I commit to a new workout video, I check the reviews on Amazon. That’s how I knew the SparkPeople: 28-Day Boot Camp would be incredible! With the majority of reviews being 5-stars and tons of comments about how much fun it was, how good for beginners, how quickly the improvements – I was sold. …

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I am loving the new trend in at-home fitness DVDs: Combining strength and cardio for a true full body workout. I used to have issues with one DVD not having enough of one or the other, but lately all the new releases have been a perfect combination. After all, that’s what gets us in the …

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First things first: can we talk about the butt on the cover of Exhale: Core Fusion 30 Day Sculpt DVD? Will this workout make my butt look like that? If so, I’m in. But really, I’ve been in for a very long time. I started using the Exhale: Core Fusion DVDs back in 2009. I’ve tried …

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For as long as I’ve been into fitness, I wanted to visit Canyon Ranch. Have you heard of it? With health resorts in Tucson, Arizona and Lenox, Massachusetts and a luxury hotel and spa in Miami Beach, Florida, Canyon Ranch is a haven for health and wellness in a serene, restorative setting. People have been …

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