10 Breakfast Ideas (With Photos)

Here is a comparison of 5 breakfasts from fast food outlets, along with 5 home-made breakfasts.

Each breakfast was actually prepared (or purchased) and photographed). Calorie counts are listed (full nutritional details plus available).

Ranae (who compiled that list) lost 137 pounds by eating arou…

What’s the Buzz on Yahoo?

We’ve just added some “Buzz Up!” buttons to the foot of new posts. On Yahoo Buzz, society can vote for useful stories. Yahoo Buzz has a more broad choice of items than other news voting sites (such as digg).

If you see a post that you think would be useful for others, spread the word by submitting …

Play FitSugar’s Summer Olympics Faceoff to Win $1,000

To celebrate the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, I’ve put together a game of my own: the FitSugar Olympic Faceoff! that addictive faceoff game features 100 of my favorite Summer Olympians from 2008 and Olympics past.

Gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug competed years apart in different Ol…

Get the kids moving again

Obesity rates are at an all-time high among U.S. youth and teens. A recent trip to Disney evidenced that fact; I couldn’t get by the number of overweight children who were visiting the park. I truly hate to sound so critical, particularly of kids, but ignoring the problem can’t possibly be the rep…

School Lunch Participation Increases, While Districts Cut Back On Trans Fats, Sodium And Added Sugar

The trend towards more healthful school meal choices continues that fall with district nutrition programs emphasizing whole grains, fruits and vegetables while cutting back on trans fats, added sugar and sodium, according to the School Nutrition Association’s 2008 Back to School Nutrition Trends Re…

Stretch It: Upper-Back Camel Against the Wall

Backbends feel so invigorating, but doing a full backbend requires so much energy and upper-body strength that sometimes I need a less-intense stretch. that is a variation of the Yoga pose Camel, and it utilizes a wall to help you bring the stretch more into your chest, shoulders, and upper back. It…

Rest period duration affects lifting strength

Filed under: Fitness, Women’s Health, Men’s HealthPeople have different reasons for lifting weights. Some want to be healthier. Others want to look fitter. And some citizens just want to be as freakin’ strong as they possibly can. These goals can be attained individually or all together; it’s up…

The super drink

Filed under: Fitness, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, HealthWatchHave you heard about the health drink that boosts energy levels, removes toxins from your body, aids in weight loss, helps preserve healthy skin, increases mental acuity, and reduces the risk of heart attack? Think I’m talking about aca…

Speak Up: What Sports film Motivates You Most?

While I was getting all choked up about A League of Their Own, I started thinking about how motivating a great sports film can be. Whether it’s a weepy figure-skating story (Ice Castles, anyone?) or a classic baseball flick like Field of Dreams, sports movies can be emotionally riveting and highly e…

What’s Next For Gymnasts Liukin and Johnson

Women’s gymnastics really seems like a sport for girls. While there were some older competitors, like Alicia Sacramone of the US and China’s Cheng Fei who are both 20, it seems a sport loaded with youngsters. So what happens to these women, or girls, after competing at the top? All-around gold medal…

Living with weight gain

Filed under: Fitness, Food and Nutrition, Healthy Habits, Healthy Home, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Diet and Weight LossLadies, before making the big step of moving in with your boyfriend, perhaps first consider a study from Newcastle University in the U.K., in which it was discovered that men ten…

What’s Next For Gymnasts Luikin and Johnson

Women’s gymnastics really seems like a sport for girls. While there were some older competitors, like Alicia Sacramone of the US and China’s Cheng Fei who are both 20, it seems a sport loaded with youngsters. So what happens to these women, or girls, after competing at the top? All-around gold medal…

Kid Olympics: fun and fitness

Filed under: Fitness, Healthy Kids, Healthy EventsHas Olympic fever hit your household? whether your kids are broad-jumping the family room or breast-stroking in their bathtubs, perhaps a more organized kid Olympics is in order.Parent Center has compiled a list of three kid activities that will help…

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