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Maria Brilaki, the founder of Fitness Reloaded, writes about living a gratifying life with a vibrant body & an open heart. She has been featured in MindBodyGreen, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, Women 2.0, and Think Traffic.
She is a Stanford Engineering graduate, an MBA, and a certified personal trainer. Learn more.
Woo hoo! I’m interviewing Kathryn Budig in today’s episode. If you haven’t yet heard about Kathryn, then I must tell you: Kathryn is an internationally known Yoga teacher, author and founder of Aim True Yoga. She is the Women’s Health Magazine yoga expert and a contributor for The Huffington Post, Yoga Journal, Gaiam, The Daily Love and MindBodyGreen. She… Read More
Can’t lose weight with just diet and exercise? According to Dean Dwyer, author of “Make shift happen”, there is a good reason for that. Weight loss is indeed not just about diet and exercise. Now you might be wondering… But if weight loss is not just about diet and exercise, then WHAT ELSE is it… Read More
Sometimes, I just have to stop and praise the sweet heavens above that science has evolved and one of the most common exercise myths…is finally busted. This myth holds people back. Even though they want to feel empowered, they want more energy and vitality, they want to live longer, enjoy themselves more, look good…this myth… Read More
So you want wellness habits to make your 2013 even better than 2012…BUT you are looking for new, maybe even uncommon, wellness habit ideas. We all know about wellness habits like eating right and exercising more, but what about something different? You are in the right place. I did a small survey to uncover wellness… Read More
Can you be a happier, healthier person in one week? I say yes. If you start today, then by Monday you will already have a different life. Here are three simple healthy habits to get you started. Just pick one and get going! 1. Floss your teeth. Many people hate flossing. Yet the benefits of… Read More
All of us want to be healthy. Yet few of us actually take the steps that will bring us those results, like exercising more or eating better. We want to be healthy, but we don’t take the steps to be healthier. Of course, it’s not that we haven’t tried. We have. Yet, when 60% of… Read More
I came across this weight loss study from Stanford University and couldn’t help it but be blown away. Really, what would you think of a weight loss program that…prohibits weight loss for the first 2 MONTHS, but instead teaches you about weight maintenance? What would you think if you were told that such a program… Read More
Most of us know that exercise reduces our heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis risks. However, were you aware of the following weird benefits of exercise? 1. Exercise makes Women orgasm Exercising may make women orgasm. Especially, when doing abs exercises. Seriously! Researchers at Indiana University asked women whether they had ever experienced “exercise-induced orgasms” (or… Read More
I suffer from a big diet confusion: What does healthy eating really mean? For any diet point of you, there is always a counter-perspective. If only experts could agree on what we are supposed to eat… The only sure thing is that vegetables are healthy. There are no diets that claim that veggies should be… Read More
According to this commuting article on TIME, this year drivers in Honolulu will spend 58 hours in traffic and drivers in Chicago will spend another 36. Oh, and high commuting hours are not just recorded in Chicago and Honolulu… The problem? All this time spent in traffic, could be better spent doing something that is… Read More