Exercise Blog

Today we're focusing on lower body exercise...specifically, working the glutes, hips and thighs. These muscles are some of the largest in the body, so anytime you involve them in ... Read More

The other day, my husband and I were driving past a drugstore and the sign out front announced "Alli is here!" I asked my husband, "Who's Alli and why ... Read More

One thing I've noticed about working out on cardio machines is that they can be very, very boring. Music is one thing that gets me through and I like ... Read More

Losing interest in exercise is something that happens to all of us at one time or another. Sometimes you get burned out, other times you feel like you're not ... Read More

When it comes to working the chest muscles, there are a number of great exercises you can do like pushups, chest flies and even chest squeezes. But my all ... Read More

Losing weight would be so much more fun if it wasn't such hard work, wouldn't it? And, despite the fact that most of us know there are no shortcuts, ... Read More

The back muscles are probably my favorite when it comes to strength training and this week, I'm highlighting three exercises I like to put together in my back routine for ... Read More

Being in Chicagoland this summer means one thing: cicadas. These chirping, red-eyed bugs are everywhere and all of us here have learned the fine art of dodging them ... Read More

I talk a lot about the benefits of strength training as well as some of the strength training myths that make it hard to know what to expect when you ... Read More

As a person who is easily bored by strength training, I'm always looking for new ways to spice things up. Even more important, I also want to find ways ... Read More

One of the hardest things to do is get back into an exercise routine after some time off. It's always tough to face what's happened to your body after ... Read More

We hear so much advice from so many different places, it's sometimes hard to know what's true and what isn't. Lucky for you, our Health Guides at About.com have ... Read More

In a recent email conversation with my good friend, Suzanne Hiscock, we were talking about the cycle of diet and exercise. Suzanne mentioned that she'd gotten a little off-track ... Read More

If you're looking for a dynamic way to warm up before a lower body workout or something that's a little more fun than the usual butt exercises, you might enjoy ... Read More

A recent survey conducted by the International Food Information Council Foundation found, not so surprisingly, that there seems to be a disconnect between what people intend to do and what ... Read More

If you've spent any time at my site, you may know that I'm not a fan of diets, whether they're mainstream or on the fringes. I've never met a ... Read More