Fitness

GIVEAWAY: Jillian Michaels at The Warner Theatre

by Stacy Kravitz April 16, 2013 Celeb Crush

Jillian Michaels is coming LIVE to The Warner Theatre on Wednesday, April 24th, and I am beyond excited because I have FOUR tickets to giveaway to a lucky reader! I am a huge, HUGE fan of Jillian and her work in the fitness world. I lost a lot of baby weight after my first child [...]

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Author Katrina Kenison comes to DC yoga studio

by Jessica Haney January 11, 2013 Fitness

We’re eleven days into the first month of 2013. How are those resolutions going? If you’re looking for a little inspiration not to pick up the pace or do 100 things at once but to simply enjoy the life you lead, lil omm yoga studio in Tenleytown has a treat in store next Thursday night. [...]

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Weekend workshop to show way to a new life for the new year

by Jessica Haney January 3, 2013 Fitness

Dr. Claudia Welch recalls that when her book, Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and Western Science, first came out in 2011, the magazines all wanted to know its bullet points. When I, too, unwittingly ask for bite-sized nuggets of wisdom during our phone interview [...]

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PB & Jack now open for play and community

by Jessica Haney December 7, 2012 Entertainment

If you’ve been looking for a fun and safe place to take the kids to play on cold, drizzly days like today, look no further than Fairfax’s newest play sensation, PB & Jack. Celebrating its first week open this week with free open play 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sunday afternoon, December 9, this new space [...]

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Developing an Exercise Plan

by Elaine July 24, 2012 Fitness

Last Fall, I went to see my midwife for my annual check-up. I left that appointment with two assignments: 1. Get my first mammogram and 2. Develop an exercise plan that I could reliably execute. After several months, the first assignment is behind me. The second? I’m still working. Apparently, my metabolism has slowed. And [...]

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My UXF Experience – Part 1

by delorap May 29, 2012 Fitness

It was advertised as the ultimate fitness class, and the best way for you to get a total body workout while increasing speed, strength, stamina and agility. The copy from the gym read: What happens when you combine personal training with team motivation? You get in the best shape of your life with the UXF [...]

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An Interview with Chris Powell

by Stacy Kravitz November 11, 2011 Entertainment

I recently had the opportunity to chat with the uber-inspirational Chris Powell, host of the ABC series, “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” to discuss his just-released DVD, “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition – The Workout” and find out what motivates him, what his mantra for good health really is, and get his best advice for [...]

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Marathon Mama

by dianafunk November 4, 2011 Fitness

On October 30, I fulfilled one of my life’s goals: I ran – and finished! – a marathon. Or, as I like to say, I ran 26.2 miles – all in a row, and I didn’t die in the process. This may not seem like a big deal to lifelong runners. But to a tried-and-true [...]

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Denise Austin: Sculpt and Burn

by jodifur October 28, 2011 Fitness

I have been working out with Denise Austin since I was a kid. I actively remember doing her VHS tapes with my mom in our living room. I was very excited to talk to her about her new release “Sculpt and Burn.” ”Sculpt and Burn” features four 10-minute workouts you can customize however you want. [...]

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Breaking out of A Fitness Rut

by Elena Soninno October 19, 2011 Fitness

Working out. Exercising. Running. Spinning. Pilates. Yoga. Whatever your workout of choice, staying consistent can be a challenge and can turn into a fitness rut. Staying consistent has been a challenge for me. Despite completing two marathons, many half marathons, and two triathlons, I still fall in and out of workout ruts much more often [...]

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