Topic: New Year’s 2011

Seriously: Cancel Your Gym Membership In January

Seriously: Cancel Your Gym Membership In January

If you’re a devout gym-goer, you know the woes of the New Year. Fairweather fitness fans suddenly flock to gym, camping out on all the good machines, aimlessly/dangerously flailing kettlebells around like ninnies, and taking up precious seats in spin classes. It’s great that so many people take advantage of the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year to lose weight and get their health on, but when they crowd out regulars, it can raise some hackles. Instead of muddling through until most of the newly-minted exercisers inevitable drop off, January may be a good time to shake up your routine–and take a break from your gym. More »

Crash Diets Don’t Work; This Year, Resolve To Be Healthy, Not Skinny

Crash Diets Don't Work; This Year, Resolve To Be Healthy, Not Skinny

This week, our sister site, TheGloss, has been featuring a wide range of stories about something that many women–especially after a season where food is the focal point–have considered or experienced: crash diets. The Master Cleanse, the apple cider vinegar diet, the grapefruit-and-coffee diet…these are the kinds of bizarre, unhealthy, and icky plans that enjoy a surge in popularity about twice per year: once after the holidays, and again at that time of year cruelly known as “swimsuit season.” Surely, there are better ways lose weight than by slogging through cup after nutritionally-devoid cup of spicy, watery, maple-y lemonade? I asked a nutritionist to walk me through the ups and downs of yo-yo diets, and even give me some tips for the New Year. More »