A sedentary life can be as bad for you as smoking, research says

June 24, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Cambridge-based personal trainer gives advice on easy ways to sneak exercise into your day

Hula hoop your way to a bikini-ready body

May 22, 2011   1 Comment  

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Get off that boring treadmill and hoop your way to a hot bod

Spinning and dancing for breast cancer

Oct. 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Exercise is one of the top preventative actions one can take to decrease chances of developing breast cancer. Commonwealth Sports Club (1079 Commonwealth Ave.) couldn’t think of a better way to get involved than to hold our own Zumba and Spinathon to raise money for breast cancer research. Instructors are donating their time to hold [...]

Gyrotonic: A brand new New Year’s resolution

Jan. 2, 2009   1 Comment  

BROOKLINE, Mass. — On a snowy December afternoon, I found myself lying on my back, my legs suspended in midair by stirrups and pulleys on a contraption that looked at first glance like a medieval torture instrument, bending and extending my knees in a pattern that vaguely resembled pumping on a swing set. And it [...]

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Resolve to refresh your active lifestyle in 2008

Jan. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

(ARA) — New Year’s resolution time is here. Many of us focus on the new diet or exercise regimen that we promise ourselves we’ll stick to … until the first business trip or unexpected family crisis throws our routine out the window. This year, instead of trying to fulfill an unrealistic New Years declaration, resolve [...]