Friday Fab News Roundup!


Updated 06/12/09 11:07 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 2 comments

Friday Fab News Roundup!

Comme des Garçons' Black collection — Vogue UK Artists in designers’ clothing — New York Times Fashion world turns to bloggers to get the word out — LA Times Tallulah Belle Willis lands gig at Harper's Bazaar — FWD Philo gets tough — Vogue UK Why round sunglasses? A style investigation — New York Times Courtney Love to rock the fashion world with clothing line — NY Daily Read more

From the Community: Dr. Oz’s Top 10 Healthy Eating Musts


Updated 03/13/12 10:49 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Healthy Eating Tips From Dr. Oz

FitSugar reader JessicaSmithTV posted these healthy eating tips from Dr. Oz in our 10 Pounds Down! community group. In honor of National Nutrition month, we asked Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, author, and host of the Dr. Oz Show, to share with us his top 10 musts when it comes to eating for better health, weight loss, and overall wellness. We were surprised to learn a few of these! 1) Read more

Ways to Ramp Up Workouts For Holiday Indulging


Updated 12/23/11 3:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Lose Holiday Weight Gain

Confession: I've thrown in the towel when it comes to healthy holiday eating. Between the cocktail parties, office treats, and elaborate dinners, it seems near impossible! To compensate for my indulgences, I am ramping up my fitness regimen. (Recent studies confirm that regular exercise minimizes weight gain that comes from a fatty, high-calorie diet.) If holiday indulgences also have the best of Read more

7 Reasons to Try Interval Training


Updated 06/16/11 2:41 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Why Do Intervals?

Interval training is the ultimate fitness mashup, blending the speeds of both the tortoise and the hare. The benefits of this workout — pushing your pace, then slowing down to recover just so you can push your pace again — will certainly motivate you to play with your speed. If you haven't already added them to your cardio workouts, here are seven benefits of interval training. Whittle your Read more

Weight Loss Tips: 10 Ways to Increase Your Metabolism


Updated 06/29/11 5:29 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Speed Up Your Metabolism

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Weight Loss Tip #1: Maximize Your Muscle — Muscles are fat-burning furnaces, so be sure to do enough resistance training to build and maintain them (these fast workouts tone your whole body in 30 minutes), and follow your workout with a healthy meal or snack that contains protein, carbohydrates and fat. Building new Read more

Lose Belly Fat With Intervals


Updated 05/18/12 1:56 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 73 comments

Lose Belly Fat With Intervals

While focusing on crunches will definitely strengthen your abs, it unfortunately won't dissolve the tire or muffin top around your waist. To get rid of ab flab, you've got to include gut-wrenching, calorie-burning cardio regularly in your routine. And not just any kind of cardio — you need interval training. Alternating between moderate and speedy bursts is the key. How do I know? A recent Read more