On Our Radar: Coach Shows It Cares


Updated 12/13/08 5:23 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 6 comments

On Our Radar: Coach Shows It Cares

Just like Juicy Couture gave thanks, Coach is also showing its philanthropic side through Coach Cares. The brand has collaborated with high-profile celebrities like Mandy Moore, Jessica Alba, and Ryan Reynolds, to spread joy this holiday season. Each star has selected a must-have holiday item — Mandy's is a Coach Amanda Satin Foldover Clutch ($298). If you buy from now through Dec. 31, 20 Read more

The Vampire Diaries Season Finale "The Departed": The Good, The Bad, and The Bloody


Updated 05/23/12 2:43 PM · Posted by · 25 comments

Vampire Diaries Season 3 Finale Recap "The Departed"

Season three of The Vampire Diaries has come to an end, folks, and forgive me if I am still sitting here with my jaw wide open. The finale is eventful, to say the least, and like seasons past, we saw the deaths of a couple of characters — along with the red herring deaths of a couple of characters. Oh, and by that I mean that something super crazy happens in the final moments of the episode Read more

9 Love Lessons I've Learned In 10 Years Of Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 1:44 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Marriage Lessons

We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Today, we have tips for a long-lasting, loving relationship. As much as we all want to believe that once we find our true love, we'll live out our lives in blissful happiness, reveling in that loving feeling forever, reality is not quite like that. We tend to think that love is something that happens to us, instead of Read more

Shawn Johnson Takes Us Inside Training Camp


Updated 04/16/12 9:30 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Shawn Johnson Trains at Camp For the 2012 Olympics

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Shawn Johnson Shawn Johnson is blogging for espnW throughout her training for the Olympics in London this summer. Follow her journey and other Olympic hopefuls on espnW.com. Say "camp" to an ordinary kid and she'll probably tell you about bonfires and sing-alongs and arts and crafts. Say it to an elite gymnast, and Read more

Meeting My Sperm Donor


Updated 04/06/12 10:38 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Meeting Sperm Donor

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Ben Sommer, conceived through alternative insemination, is a young man now and tells the story of deciding to meet his donor. I grew up in a middle-class home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with two loving parents, both of whom are women. My conception was perhaps the most organized and scientific miracle of Read more

From the Community: Everything You Need to Know About CrossFit


Updated 03/28/12 1:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is CrossFit?

FitSugar reader meetcasey interviewed CrossFit expert Robert Sax, owner of the CrossFit Amped Gym, and posted the Q&A in our Get Fit For 2012 community group. Check out what Robert had to say about this rising fitness trend! Meet the Expert: Robert Sax Can you begin by telling us a little about yourself? I am 27 years old and a Capricorn (yes, that’s the goat). I’m originally from Read more

How to Avoid Cancellation Fees When Backing Out of a Trip


Updated 03/21/12 12:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Avoid Hotel and Flight Cancellation Fees

I'm sure many of you have had to deal with canceling trips in the past. Perhaps you were a little too eager when planning a trip and rushed ahead to purchase tickets and nights at a hotel without giving it careful thought. Or maybe something came up, and you were no longer able to travel. It's definitely a bummer canceling your travel plans, not to mention a hassle and a waste of time and money. Read more

400 Meter Diva Natasha Hastings on Running For Olympic Gold


Updated 03/13/12 7:33 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Olympian Natasha Hastings the 400 Meter Diva Interview

Finishing a quick tour once around the track with times hovering at the 50-second mark, the potential US Track Team is deep with female talent ready to conquer the 400-meter event at the Summer games. The women's relay team will most likely have a shot for a repeat gold medal performance, too. A member of the winning relay team in Beijing, Natasha Hastings told us in a recent interview that she Read more

Jillian Michaels's Secrets to the Strongest You . . . Ever


Updated 02/24/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Jillian Michaels on Sleep and Sex and How She's Like Larry David

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. The top trainer and life guru reveals the one question that'll get you to your goal — plus the single best workout to keep you feeling great for life. By Alison Prato Jillian Michaels catapulted to fame as the punishing trainer who got results on The Biggest Loser and Losing It With Jillian. But the Read more

Anna Sui Fall 2012


Updated 02/17/12 10:20 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Anna Sui Runway Fall 2012

Let's face it: Anna Sui knows how to have fun. So much fun, in fact, that we were even treated to models like Lily Donaldson, Joan Smalls, and Lindsey Wixson smiling on the runway! For Fall '12, Anna drew inspiration from a 1960s Jean Shrimpton silhouette but, in Sui style, took care to put her own signature whimsical spin on it, as seen in the psychedelic patterns and color palette. While the Read more