We all know how important goal setting is to reaching our dreams. From walking four times a week to eating more fruits and veggies, declaring your healthy intentions is an awesome way to make positive changes in your life.
But if you’re lo... Read more
After several false starts to lose weight over the years, Rick (LOGHOUSE) tipped the scale at 289 pounds. A weight loss challenge (and exercise buddy) at work motivated him to walk every single day for more than a year. He's now 40 pounds lighter... Read more
What “fitness feat” have you always wanted to accomplish? I think we all have something in mind, a seemingly insurmountable task that we just wish, for whatever reason, we could do. You see other people accomplish it with ease, and you se... Read more
Make your fitness dreams come true once and for all, starting with the classic pushup!
Pushups tend to be much easier for men, since they have greater muscle mass and strength than women. But you don't have to be G.I. Jane to master the &quo... Read more
Measuring your fitness level regularly is one way to find out if you're making progress. Most fitness centers have trained staff who can evaluate your body composition, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance, b... Read more
Today starts the Memorial Day Weekend for me. This means getting together with friends and family. It also is the beginning of graduation parties that have plenty of food and libations. I will need will power to watch my food intake and make sure I... Read more
I was about to fill in the survey and get my 250 sparkpoints, but the questions made me wonder if the answers were going to be used to target advertising at me. There was no disclaimer on the description saying anything about advertising.
Y'al... Read more
How often have you wished you could find something to help you with your "stick-to-it-ness"? Have you found that you LOVE Sparkpeople, but have just hit a lull and need a little extra something?
This 12 week challenge places you on a team with... Read more
How often have you wished you could find something to help you with your "stick-to-it-ness"? Have you found that you LOVE Sparkpeople, but have just hit a lull and need a little extra something??
This 12 week challenge places you on a team with... Read more
Add a challenge in your routine to supplement the cardio and strength training you already do! I am starting the 100 Pushup Challenge in a couple days. It's something that isn't too time-consuming and is easy to fit in on the days I don't have an h... Read more
I wanted to do daily pushups to tone my arms but could never remember to do them consistently. I decided to write PUSHUPS all over the outside of my daily vitamin bottle, so now when i take my vitamin I do my pushups - its like a double whammy! 30... Read more
Here's a roundup of the most interesting stories we've seen on the web in the last week or so. Ways to Cut 100 Calories from Your Meals, from Women's Health. I love features like this, where you learn painless and simple ways to save calories and st... Read more
As you might imagine, working at SparkPeople is pretty amazing. Not only do we get to talk and write about healthy living all day long, we get to interact with our wonderful and inspiring SparkPeople members. Plus we get to work with a really incredi... Read more
I am in Day 22 of a push-up challenge getting ready to do a 28 day core and abs challenge. I have lose 1 lbs, I feel stronger and I have notice my clothes are fitting better. My coach doesn't want us to say that - because he says it about the fat!!!!... Read more
I finally completed the 100 pushup challenge today. I didn't do it quite the same way I started it ,but I am still happy. I started doing standard pushups, but I hit a plateau that I just couldn't get passed. Then I switched to modified pushups an... Read more
