Happiness

“I am inertia personified.” One year ago, I started my very first Reluctant Hubby post with that sentence. And how do I feel about that statement 365 days later? Much has happened since last Halloween. I took my first yoga class. I ran my first 5K racein over ten years. I ate “clean” for an entire month, avoiding nearly […]

I live near mile 24 of the Boston Marathon. This means I can always expect two things: an exciting day for my neighborhood as people watch the runners go by, and me being hoarse at the end of the day because I’ve been cheering my brains out. I’m strategic about how I scream. I look

The Los Angeles Times came out with a scathing article on Jillian Michaels this week.  I’ve been writing about “The Biggest Loser” and the show’s fitness tactics for well over a year, really hoping to get them to change their ways.  I’ve gone after Jillian because her lack of credentials hasn’t stopped her from endorsing diet pills or putting

The weekend warriors are probably the worst.  They sit at a desk all week, barely moving, and then burst onto the fields on Saturday and Sunday full of vim and vigor and ready to play hard. Then injuries start to happen.  It could be as minor as a blister or as serious as a broken

Planet Fitness made quite a splash this past week when they kicked a woman out of their gym — banned FOREVER — because, after several warnings, she still talked on her mobile phone whenever and wherever she wanted. This despite the fact that the gym posts signs everywhere informing members of the ban AND that there was

The last six weeks I’ve been following “The Smarter Science of Slim™” healthy living plan. It’s a great program and one that I’m still doing, happy to have found a balance that works for me.  But there’s been an unexpected side effect to the program.  I only work out now because I want to. The Smarter Science of

Hello everyone, Just wanted to let you know that if you’re thinking about making New Year’s Resolutions, you can download my eBook on that very subject!  This 10-page quick read goes over the history of resolutions (very interesting), and how to make smart decisions so you can come up with real goals that can actually

  Last year I was playing tennis with my family when we heard the bombs go off. I looked up to the clear blue sky and thought maybe it was a plane going by; one of us said it was probably a truck. About an hour later I knew what happened because a couple dozen

Although half of the U.S. population exercises at least three times per week, only 15% belong to health clubs. Are health clubs failing as a place to get fit? Many people feel that the best way to get in shape is to join a gym. But are they right? According to the New York Times, only 15% of Americans currently

Michelle Obama has been pretty amazing in her crusade against childhood obesity.  She has wisely focused on the children, a group that it’s hard to argue doesn’t need our help.  Maybe adults can make poor choices that ultimately affect their health for the worse, but how can children be responsible for their health? The Let’s Move campaign

Those long-term stable relationships might seem rather boring (compared to the flush and flash of new-found love), but it turns out long-term true love is good for your health. A recent study from Vanderbilt Heart and Muscular Institute looked at the health of people in committed relationships and found they tend to smoke less, exercise more, have

Hey there … I’m Lisa.  I do this fitness blog thing.  I started blogging because since I started working in the fitness industry in 1997 I’ve been answering the same questions over and over again.  I figured there should be a place where people can find good, reliable information from someone in the field and

That Om might do more to whittle your waist then you think. Scientists from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine unveiled a new study on meditation and revealed what looks like permanent increases in your metabolism from having a regular meditation practice. So go grab those mala beads! The researchers rounded up a couple dozen participants with