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Why Exercise Won't Help You Lose Weight . . . Sort Of
There have been a lot of reports in the last year confirming that contrary to popular belief, not all exercise leads to significant weight loss. If you want to shed pounds, it mostly comes down to diet. It’s no surprise that changing your diet can help you lose weight, but for decades, many people believed that exercise was the best pathway to a slimmer, fitter you.
New Fitness Trend: Hula Dancing
Reports of a new fitness trend sweeping Japan has its roots in Hawaiian culture. Nope, I'm not talking about surfing. I'm talking about hula dancing.
New Fitness Website: FITS
I'm sure many of you have made "exercise more" one of your New Year's Resolutions. It's great to make that decision, but it's overwhelming to think of how you can make that happen. Well New Balance and our pals over at Exercise TV have created a new online program called FITS.
New Jersey Creates Office of Nutrition and Fitness
Say what you will about New Jersey, but it is the first of the 50 states to create an Office of Nutrition and Fitness. The goal of the agency is to better coordinate programs to prevent obesity, most of which will be aimed at children since the Garden State has the highest percentage of overweight and obese children under age 5 - 17.7 %.
The programs will tackle the obesity problem through education, support groups and encouraging physical activity, rather than by banning particular foods.
Fit Finding Follow Up: New Ski Gear
On Monday, I asked you all to come Fit Finding with me for some new skis, poles and boots. Well, I'll tell you I can't wait to get on the mountain in some of that excellent gear. I mixed it up and picked different gear from different folks.
Link Time!!!
- Jared Leto has a new hair raising look — D-Listed
- Tyra gets a nutritionist to get her shape in shape — FitSugar
- Tiffani Theissen expecting her first baby — Us Weekly
- Top ten celebrities that should join Twitter — PopEater
- Rihanna visits MTV studios in NYC — JustJared
- Daniel Craig is still rocking a moustache — Lainey Gossip
- Levi Johnston arrives in NYC to shoot Playgirl — Pink Is the New Blog
- Eva Mendes needs a little help from Zoe — Egotastic
- A-Rod has interesting taste in artwork — The Superficial
- Katrina Bowden is red hot! — Hollywood Tuna
- Joanna Krupa needs a break from dancing — Hollywood Rag
- Mariah Carey and Kim Kardashian battle it out — cityrag
- Tori Amos graces us with a midwinter track — popbytes
- Here's Ben Affleck on Curb Your Enthusiasm last night! — goldenfiddle
H1N1 Face Mask For Pets: Really Smart or Really Ridiculous?
With the new threat of pets (potentially) being able to be infected by H1N1 — poor kitty — some people are taking serious precautions to protect an animal from potential poisons. Take this pooch in China, he's been specially fitted with a face mask. While it limits his breathing in germs, it also prevents the extra sniffs and licks so many dogs are fond of.
Tyra Gets a Nutritionist to Get Her Shape in Shape
You may already know that Tyra's made a lifestyle change, thanks to a little healthy competition with her girlfriends that began last January. While being more active, and committing herself to regular cardio sessions certainly helped her tone up, an episode of Tyra's show this week reveals that her slim-down is in large part due to working with a nutritionist and drastically changing her eating habits. With recent studies debating that weight loss has less to do with exercise, and is more about food, Tyra's revelation seems a timely bit of healthy advice.
David Kirsch's Boot Camp Circuit Workout
We are headed straight for the ultimate day of American indulgence, Thanksgiving, which if followed by a month of festivities closing out the year. New York based trainer David Kirsch created a workout to help FitSugar readers stay on track this holiday season. He's helped Heidi Klum bounce back post baby, so he can definitely help us all tone up.
And the Winner Is . . . Edward Norton!
Clocking in under four hours, Edward Norton fared the best amongst the crowd of notables who ran in the New York City Marathon this weekend. Take a look to see how he and the the rest of the celeb pack fared in the 26.2 mile course!
Check here to see the winning times of the elite runners.
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