Shawn Johnson Talks Weight Loss and Learning to Love Her Body


Updated 05/25/12 4:48 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Shawn Johnson Quotes About Weight Loss and Body Confidence

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Shawn Johnson Shawn Johnson is blogging for espnW throughout her training for the Olympics in London this summer. Follow hers other Olympic hopefuls' journeys on espnW.com. Four years ago, I was standing on an Olympic podium, wearing a gold medal, and still thinking to myself how I could have been better. It had Read more

Yogini Kristin McGee Dishes on Bethenny Frankel's Fave Pose and Getting Ready For Beach Season


Updated 05/23/12 12:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kristin McGee Interview About Vinyasa Vibes

I was lucky enough to take a class taught by Manhattan-based yoga teacher Kristin McGee right here in San Francisco! Although one busy lady, Kristin traveled across the country to teach Vinyasa Vibes (a new offering at The Sports Club/LA), a flow-based, powerful yoga sequence enhanced by music. The most musical part of the practice? During Savasana, the class culminated in a live sax solo by Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: A Different Circuit Workout For Every Day of the Week


Updated 05/22/12 12:03 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Different Circuit Workouts to Do at Home

17 boredom-busting circuit workouts to do anywhere — Peanut Butter Fingers Editor tested and approved: the best sports bras on the market — Vital Juice 10 nutrient-filled cereals to start your day with — Daily Spark A visit to the Reebok headquarters — Fit Bottomed Girls Paula Deen drops 30 pounds; see what healthy swaps got her there — Fit Celeb Have your bread and eat it too! Read more

One Woman's Quest for the Best: The Fastest, Farthest Female Inline Skate


Updated 05/22/12 8:23 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kacie Fischer Inline Skating Across U.S. in 74 Days

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Over the next few months, families will travel across the U.S. via plane, train or car during summer road trips. Kacie Fischer will be covering the same distance (nearly 4,000 miles, on her route), but on inline skates. . . and in just 74 days. If she reaches her goal, Fischer will also be breaking five Read more

An Everyday Athlete Is Still an Athlete


Updated 05/18/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

A Title IX Woman Athlete's Story

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Risa Isard On June 23, 1972, Title IX was signed into law, leveling the playing field for female athletes. To mark the 40th anniversary, espnW explore the impact of this landmark legislation. You might not know me, but chances are you know someone like me. I'm that girl who grew up playing hoops in the driveway with Read more

Brides and Bacne: What to Do


Updated 05/18/12 10:35 AM · Posted by · 10 comments

How to Give Yourself a Back Facial

Everything is going dreamily. You found the perfect wedding gown for the big day. You've been exercising regularly to make sure it fits just right. The problem is, all that sweating you've been doing makes you break out, and not just on your face — on your back and shoulders too. For starters, do not stop working out. All that exercise is great for relieving stress, and there are many things Read more

The Spring Runway Trend That Was Meant to Ruffle Feathers


Updated 05/17/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Feathers Spring 2012 Runway Trend

The feathers were most definitely flying on the runways for Spring, and designers made it abundantly clear that a little touch of plumage can go a long way. At Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs showed an innocent young debutante, flitting about in frothy feather-trim dresses and candy-colored pencil skirts, while Ralph Lauren's runway spotlighted full-blown Great Gatsby-era opulence, giving way to Read more

From the Community: Tank Top Arm Workout


Updated 05/12/12 3:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Printable Arm Workout Poster

Reader FitFabCities has a tank top workout for you to do at home — all you need is a pair of weights! She shared it with us in our FitSugar Community. With Spring here and Summer around the corner, what could be better than a printable workout designed specifically to help you get tank top arms? I love this season's sleeveless tops and maxi dresses, but after a long Winter of sweaters and Read more

Swimmer Dara Torres on the Quest For Her Sixth Olympic Games


Updated 05/11/12 9:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dara Torres Interview on 2012 Olympics

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Luke Cyphers Dara Torres once wrote a book called Age Is Just a Number. Nowadays, though, the feel-good story of the 2008 Olympics admits to, well, feeling her age. Torres won two silver medals as a 41-year-old mother and swimmer in Beijing, but she harbors no illusions about repeating the feat four years later. "You Read more