5 Dirty Secrets about Your Workouts (And How to Stay Safe!)
We normally think of a health club or the gym as a healthy place to be. After all, working out boosts your immune system, burns calories, builds strength and helps you feel great! You may not have...
View ArticleBeing Sick and Working Out: Finding the Right Balance
Hi there, and happy almost-New Year! Did everyone get just what they wanted for Christmas/ Hanukkah/ Festivus/ Solstice/ Kwanzaa? In some respects, I did—I got a pretty purple Road ID, which truly is...
View ArticleAcid Reflux (AKA The Hell That Lives in My Body)
For over a year now, I've been plagued by a curious predicament. I lacked energy, was constantly thinking my allergies were atrocious because I had the worst post-nasal drip, kept gaining weight...and...
View ArticleAn Easy Answer to If You Should Work Out If You’re Feeling Under the Weather
'Tis the season for sniffles and sneezes! When you’re really sick, there is no question that you need to rest. Your body clearly tells you to stay the heck home and watch re-runs of New Girl. But what...
View ArticleOh, Flu, I Hate You
Why is it that we only appreciate our healthy bodies to their fullest when we're not at our healthiest? It seems that we take for granted all of their natural abilities when something knocks us down....
View ArticleFit Tip Friday: A Good Way to Dodge the Flu Bug
It seems like everyone and their sick dog is talking about this year's dreadful flu season. Even Ellen Degeneres won't hug you unless you've gotten your shot or confirmed you're germ free! It's...
View ArticleWhen’s the Last Time You Were So Sick You Missed a Workout?
With so much talk about the flu lately---Erin (and her family) has had it, we shared ways to avoid gym germs, and Tish's Friday Fit Tip was all about preventing it---sickness is definitely something...
View ArticleHow an FBG Does Sick
So you've been working out and eating better, a killer duo that is great for your overall health and well-being, but unfortunately it won't give you 100 percent immunity against all future bugs. I...
View ArticleHow to Get Back in the Workout Game Post-Sickness
So it's been two weeks. I haven't lifted a weight, ran a lick, and my body knows it. I huff and puff climbing the stairs in my home. The other day, I helped my fiance Mark with his boot camp. This...
View Article5 Natural Products to Help You Feel Better This Cold and Flu Season
Feeling under the weather? Want to avoid getting a cold, or worse, the flu? Check out some recent goodies that can help you to stay or get healthy this cold and flu season! 1. AllergEase All-Natural...
View ArticleHow to Avoid the “COUGHequences” of Cold and Flu Season
The following is a post sponsored by Robitussin. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Well, here's a fun fact: Did you know a cough can leave the body at speeds up to 500 miles per hour? Um,...
View ArticleThe Great Illness: That Time I Literally Lost My Ish
I don’t know what I did to piss off the gods, but back in early February I got a super bug lodged in my gut, and for two weeks all I did was sit on potties with THE world’s worst illness in the...
View Article5 Dirty Secrets about Your Workouts (And How to Stay Safe!)
Credit: jerryonlife We normally think of a health club or the gym as a healthy place to be. After all, working out boosts your immune system, burns calories, builds strength and helps you feel great!...
View ArticleBeing Sick and Working Out: Finding the Right Balance
Sick and working out. What's a girl to do? Credit: mcfarlandmo, Flickr Hi there, and happy almost-New Year! Did everyone get just what they wanted for Christmas/ Hanukkah/ Festivus/ Solstice/ Kwanzaa?...
View ArticleHow to Avoid the “COUGHequences” of Cold and Flu Season
The following is a post sponsored by Robitussin. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Well, here’s a fun fact: Did you know a cough can leave the body at speeds up to 500 miles per hour? Um,...
View ArticleThe Great Illness: That Time I Literally Lost My Ish
I don’t know what I did to piss off the gods, but back in early February I got a super bug lodged in my gut, and for two weeks all I did was sit on potties with THE world’s worst illness in the...
View Article5 Ways To Stay Fit and Feeling Fine This Winter
The following post is sponsored by Zarbee’s Naturals. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Hand washing is an obvious way to help stay healthy this winter, but what else can you do to feel...
View ArticleFeel a Cold Coming on Before Your Race? Do This
Cold and flu season is here, and it’s the worst, right? I’ve been battling this mostly annoying but also exhausting cough and drainage for a week now, and I’m missing the gym and my normal energy...
View ArticleHow Runners Can Beat a Cough and Cold Naturally
This post is sponsored by Maty’s Healthy Products. Find more on our sponsored post policy here. It’s a gorgeous time of year to run. Unless you have a cold and a cough. In which case, it’s a gorgeous...
View ArticleNo, It’s Not ‘Just the Flu!’
I used to be flippant about getting my flu shot. That was until my good friend (and amazing writer and overall human being) Allison Miller damn near died from it. Allison works in media and public...
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