Cardio & Toning

Gardening As Exercise

A Double-Rewarding Workout

A beautiful yard flowing with flowers or a hearty vegetable garden can double as a comprehensive gym. If you garden on a regular basis, odds are you are getting a healthy dose of exercise.

Kayaking for Health

Great Outdoor Core Toning Exercise

For years, much media coverage of kayaking has characterized it as a young person’s adrenaline sport. Lately, the focus has changed to encompass a wider audience by spreading the word on sea kayaking, day-touring and recreational paddling.

Hoop It Up for Health

A Fun Way to Get a Groove On

When Betty Shurin, aka “Betty Hoops,” picked up a hula hoop 10 years ago, she didn’t know that one day she’d take home a Guinness World Record. But in 2005, Shurin set the pace for the world of hula racing, running 10-kilometers with her bright red hoop continually spinning around her waist...

Bike to Work

The Two-Wheel Commuting Wow

People might start commuting by bicycle to improve their fitness, save money or support sustainability, but they continue because it’s fun.

Nia: Cardio and Consciousness

Dance Through Life with this Free-form of Exercise

Looking for a cardio workout that engages both mind and body with a side order of consciousness? The Nia Technique may be just the ticket.

Sierra Bender’s Holistic Boot Camp

Redefining Fitness to Empower Women from the Inside Out

Working from a mind-body-spirit perspective, the international fitness guru helps women understand wellness as a whole-self process that empowers them to lead truly integrated lives.

Train Less to Run Faster

Less is More

Tidy House, Fitter Body

A New Reason to Clean

Build Muscle with Weightlifting Lite

Heavier Isn't Necessarily Better