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Oprah's starting out the new year by broadcasting a week long "Best Life" series that covers topics on how to improve your body, mind, and spirit in 2009. She began on Monday with an episode entitled "Falling Off the Wagon" by confronting her own weight loss and spiritual challenges over the last two years. I blog about Oprah's confessions on my p… Continue

It's that time of year again to make those promises to ourselves that we hope to keep in the New Year! Franklin Covey releases results from a New Year's resolution survey every year in December. For 2009, here are the top 5 New Year's resolutions:

1.) Get out of debt or save money.
2.) Lose weight.
3.) Develop a healthy habit (like healthy eating or exercise)
4.) Get organized.
5.) Spend more time with family and friends.

Unsurprisingly, the top 5 New Year's resolutions for 2009 are pretty muc… Continue

Since writing my P90X Review, I've continued to investigate other fitness programs offered by Beachbody. Needless to say, compared to the extreme intensity offered by P90X, many other DVD workouts have lacked a certain something. I thought Hip Hop Abs with Shaun T was a joke. And while Chalene Johnson's other popular DVD set, Turbo Jam, had some good cardio material, it lacked the comprehensive system and progressive results I've… Continue

Life is often cyclical, especially when it comes to fitness. Many people get into and out of shape from year-to-year and month-to-month, and eventually get exasperated over the seeming impossibility of maintaining hard earned results. Achieving a balanced fitness lifestyle in order to "make it" over the long haul should be the goal of every person. And expanding your fitness vocabulary is one of the first steps towards keeping things interesting.

Whereas your linguistic vocabulary is made up of… Continue