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The 3 Best Fat-Blasting Exercises You Aren't Doing
The key to turning your body into a fat-burning machine isn't more time in the gym—it's enlisting more muscles. “The more muscles you work, the more calories you burn,” says B.J. Gaddour, C.S.C.S., owner of StreamFit.com. Instead of splitting up your workouts by individual body parts—like legs or arms—train your entire body at once. Done at a high-speed, these three total-body exercises from Gaddour will blast more calories per minute than a typical weight-training exercise or cardio drill. Swap them into your current routine for a smaller waistline in less time. And if you want more fat-loss
Business Casual: Surprising Office Looks
business casual Maxis, minis, jeans, and leggings may not top your list of office-appropriate attire, but there’s no need to restrict these pieces to the weekend. Thoughtful styling can elevate the casual into something unexpectedly polished and professional MAGAZINE HED: Surprising Office Looks MAGAZINE DEK: Maxis, minis, jeans, and leggings may not top your list of office
Run 10 FEED 10 Kickoff Party in the Hamptons
THE HAMPTONS <em>Women's Health</em> editors joined the FEED Foundation at the Bridgehampton Surf & Tennis Club to raise money for our hunger-fighting 10-K, <a href="http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/run-10-feed-10">Run 10 FEED 10</a>
This is Your Brain on Addiction
Addiction is way more than a bad habit. "It's an actual rewiring of the brain," explains psychologist David Shurtleff, Ph.D. It floods the brain with a neurotransmitter called dopamine, a chemical that helps regulate emotion and—most important—pleasure. Repeated addictive behavior fools the brain into thinking those sky-high dopamine levels are normal and into devoting more and more resources to maintaining that new normal (enter a cascade of powerful cravings). As the brain pursues higher highs, its cognitive abilities sink. Even when sober, the addicted mind can't think cle
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Hooked on a Feeling
New research suggests that women fall prey to certain bad habits hard and fast—including an alarming breed of obsessive compulsive disorder. Anne* was 34 years old when she thought she'd found her soul mate. Never mind that she was already married with three kids at home. This new guy—actually, her former high school English teacher—made her laugh; he exhilarated her; he got her. A schoolteacher h
Rise of the Machines
1 NOW YOU SEE THEM, NOW YOU DON'T. Smaller appliances will pop up from hiding places, and huge fridges and enormous ranges will recede into the walls. "The sleek, muted lines will make the kitchen the new living room," says Lou Lenzi, director of industrial design operations for General Electric Appliances. 2 YOUR COUNTER WILL HAVE INTELLIGENCE. Before Siri, there was Lillian, the talking cookbook
Tips for Running Half-Marathons
After weeks of training, it's time for the big event. Follow this essential advice from Virginia Brophy Achman, executive director of Twin Cities In Motion, a race series in Minneapolis. Read Before You Run. Review the race materials, whether it's a participant guide e-mailed to you or details on the race's website. When you know in advance where you can drop your gear on race morning, which miles
10 Weeks to a Half-Marathon
Whether you're a treadmill trotter or a road warrior, this training plan will get you across the finish line. Designed by Kim Maxwell, a USA Track and Field coach and personal trainer in Minneapolis-St. Paul, this program won't make you drop everything for running. You'll log miles three days a week, cross-train three days a week, and rest the remaining day. The running workouts are focused and ef
You Can Run a Half-Marathon!
If you think runners are half crazy, you're right—they're crazy for half-marathons. And women are leading the pack: The number of people who've finished a half-marathon (13.1 miles) has more than tripled since 2000, and a whopping 59 percent of finishers are the sports-bra—wearing gender, according to Running USA's 2012 State of the Sport report. "No doubt, women are the drivi
Weight Loss Success: Bridget Rauschenberg
"I'm Wearing the Same Size I Did At 18!" BEFORE: 284 lbs AFTER: 158 lbs In high school, Bridget Rauschenberg's closest friends were her cheerleading, track, and soccer teammates, so it took no effort to keep her 5'11" figure trim. But she hung with a less active crowd at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and her social circle wasn't the only thing that expanded. "I was more into havi
The Food Porn Problem
It's your classic money shot, the camera tight to reveal every detail of steamy cinnamon buns drizzled just so. Jam-glazed pork falling off the bone. A slice of buttery-crusted apple pie letting it all hang out. Sweet or savory, slow baked or flash fried, it's food porn—and experts say it's whetting our appetites in ways we never imagined. "Like the sexual kind, food porn allows us to
Avoid a Sedentary Life: Get-Moving Moves
Sometimes you just have to sit down. Office workers and commuters especially know it's not always possible to get off your backside, but the the risks of spending life in a chair are pretty dire. What everyone can do, is add small changes like these. Just be careful in the car, where moving around could distract you from the road, says James Levine, M.D., Ph.D. At Work Ask for a desk you can use w
The Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle: Stand Up for Your Health
Three years ago, Women's Health was among the first to expose sitting disease. The gist: Too much inactivity can leave you prone to such deadly ailments as heart disease and obesity. The advice: Get moving. But Americans haven't budged much. The only real momentum has been in the lab, where research has found that inactivity can also damage your mind, sleep cycle, and organs. It could even shorten
Get into the Groove: The Benefits of Dance
Whenever the super-stressed residents on Grey's Anatomy bust out in an impromptu dance party, it must be because they know how healing it is—they are doctors, after all (well, TV ones, at least)! Truth is, shaking your booty is remarkably healthy, and not just in a fitness-and-weight-loss kind of way. Dancing can boost your brainpower, improve your outlook, grow your social circle, and protect you
Your Body On: Heartbreak
Hormones The second he said adios, your adrenal glands started churning out the hormones cortisol and adrenaline, the costars of the body's fight-or-flight stress response. Depending on how bad the breakup was, your stress hormones are anywhere from simmering to skyrocketing (a reaction that, like all of the below, can settle down after a few days or last for years)—and they're likely ratc
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