Contest Winners!

What isn’t funny about Prince, really? The winner of the $200 Visa gift card courtesy of Arm & Hammer is… KUrunner who wrote:Only one laundry woo? Gosh, I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s see. I’m a long distance runner living in South Carolina where even running before the sun comes up entails running …

New Research: Jelly Beans Will Kill You (Giveaway!!)

I don’t want to start your day off on a bad note but the health and fitness research this week has been, well, a downer. Item the first: Turns out your gut instinct was right – scientists (at Princeton, no less!) have discovered via our favorite furry rodent test subjects that high fructose corn syrup …

Blast Your Booty: 5 Moves to a Bodacious Backside

Gym Buddy Krista’s face says it all, I think. There was pain (like two nails driven into my butt cheeks, not to mention serious ham and quad soreness) but there was also much laughter. After FitJerk shredded our abs, you’d think I’d be leery of handing our delicate lady behinds over to him but you …

I Live a Dirty Life ($200 Giveaway!!!)

“Mom, why can’t we have a dog?” My son begged. I gave my standard answer. “Because between you, your two brothers and sister, I already have enough butts to clean up after.” “But mom,” he beamed as if he’d solved cold fusion, “dogs totally lick their own butts!” It will speak to his faultless reasoning …

Recruiting All Weekend Workout-ers! Blast Your Booty! Plus Get a Great Deal on a Heart Rate Monitor!

This particular butt exercise is not recommended by me. FitJerk, maybe. The incomparable FitJerk (of ab burnout fame) has designed a butt-blasting workout just for GFE readers! The Gym Buddies and I will be doing it in the gym on Monday – for any of you local folk who want to join us – and …

Ab Crunches: Fitness Staple or Overblown Hype?

You could always go the Mariah Carey route (hint: it involves an airbrush, several colors of spray tan, and a drastic underestimation of the observational abilities of the general public.) Sit-ups: they’re the one exercise everyone has tried. Mostly because you can’t help it. Even as a baby it was one of the first things …

5 Things to Consider Before Going Vegetarian

Thanks to high-profile celebs like Alicia Silverstone (vegan), Posh Victoria Spice Beckham etc. etc. etc. (vegetarian), and Amanda Seyfried (raw foodist but hates it since she’s only doing it to stay Hollywood skinny), going vegetarian or vegan is all the rage these days. Despite my general skepticism of anything touted by a celebrity, since I …

Free Shirt For EVERYONE + Dick’s Sporting Goods Winner

Now THAT’S a good bridesmaid! The middle school locker room has left many a lasting imprint on my mind, most shudder-inducing, but there is one I still giggle about. A girl, NotHerRealName, refused to wear deodorant, claiming that her sweat didn’t stink. Oh sure the rest of us smelled like damp dog after an hour …

Cleanses: Dangerous Fad or Integral Part of a Healthy Lfestyle?

Maybe the birds are doing a cleanse too… If God had intended me to shart Depends would come in a bikini style with fun pattern options. (My buns like to be festive, what can I say?) This was my initial reaction the first time someone talked to me about doing a “cleanse” not of the …