Better Belly Challenge: Clean Your Pantry
Boxed macaroni and cheese. Toaster pastries. Canned fruit packed in syrup. Sugary sodas and dry instant drink mix. Salt-laden crackers, canned vegetables and soups. Clear all of it out of your pantry and take it to a food bank. It’ll be appreciated in flood-soaked areas along the Mississippi River and tornado-stricken parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, and as hurricane season approaches. You can rest assured the food won’t go to waste.... Read More
The Benefits of Kissing
Tilt your head, close your eyes and pucker up—now for more reasons you should buss that someone special:Kissing keeps you young. Or, at the very least, young looking. Studies show that amorous folks use 30 facial muscles to kiss, a sexy workout that tones cheeks and tightens the chin. Kissing relieves allergies. Sufferers say, “Amen!” Histamine production can slow during a 30-minute make-out session, relieving symptoms like sneezing and runny nose. Instead of reaching... Read More
Walk New York to L.A.–Food: When to Eat
It takes just a little planning to coordinate workouts and eating to optimize your energy and avoid cramps, indigestion and other problems. Exercising on an empty tank won’t help you lose weight, if that’s what you’re shooting for. A starving body holds on to fat that much more. Everyone’s caloric needs and workout schedules are different. The best strategy is to maintain a steady energy level with at least three meals or 4-6 small meals and snacks per day made up of a... Read More
Walk New York to L.A.: Walking With Weights
It seems like a great idea, swinging small dumbbells and wearing ankle weights while you walk. But it’s not worth the extra work. In fact, it might do more harm than good. Your body quickly adjusts to the small amounts of weight and the increased calorie burn is miniscule, at best. And the additional weight at the points farthest from your center of gravity may throw off your balance and your gait, making you more susceptible to a face plant. Besides, the only things a 2-pound... Read More
