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I love pasta. Like, I would eat it every night if I could. But alas, pasta is high in calories—even the whole-wheat, high-fiber kinds—and I don't do pasta portion-control well. A 1/2-cup serving just isn't enough in my book, no matter how much I try to fill up with a side salad. So, when I first heard about Tofu Shirataki Noodles, I was elated. These noodles are made out of tofu, which is a tad odd I'll admit (and I'm even a regular tofu nut), but one package has only 40 calories, one gram of fa… Continue

Love her or not, Brit does make some killer workout and dance music that will work its way into your brain and stay there for days. I needed some new workout tunes, and even though Britney released Blackout awhile ago, I’m a little slow on the uptake and just got around to buy… Continue

It's getting hot in "herre." And by herre, I mean outside.

I'm always excited for summer after a long Midwest winter. Flip flops, shorts, the pool, the beach, sunlight until 9 p.m., shirtless men running around my neighborhood...the list goes on and on. And I, each year, forgo the gym, slather on my sunscreen and hit the great outdoors for weekly power walks and runs.

I recently started teaching an outdoor bootcamp as well, which has considerably added to my outdoor workout time. The bootcamp… Continue

When Kelly Ripa first came on the scene, she seemed a little too "perfect"—blonde, perky, tiny, yappy—and I wasn't too sure about her. (I may have been a tad bit jealous, I'll admit.) But, over the years, as she's been Regis' sidekick and held stints on TV and starred in commercials, she's grown on me. She's a mom, and she talks frankly about stress, her kids and her marriage. And although Ms. Ripa didn't start working out until recently (gasp!), she's now a poster child for the awesome things t… Continue

Bally Total Fitness gets catty, Beckham kicks it with kids, and J-Lo does workout wear.

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