Many people claim that they don't have time to work out or cook healthy meals, yet they do find the time to park themselves in front of the TV. In fact, the average American watches 31.5 hours of TV per week, according to a 2010 Nielsen report. T... Read more
Jackie (MISSJCISRUNNING) has been a member of SparkPeople since 2007. She started running to help deal with the death of her mother and has progressed to marathon and triathlon training. What made you decide to start running?I didn't decide to sta... Read more
Es verdad. Una dieta llena de carbohidratos puede inflar el apetito y la cintura. Las dietas bajas en carbohidratos son buenas para bajar de peso a corto plazo, pero pueden ser muy peligrosas. Así que te preguntarás qué debes hac... Read more
Normas y Guías de la ComunidadTodos estamos aquí para trabajar hacia el logro de nuestras metas y ayudar a otros a hacer lo mismo. Con el propósito de crear un ambiente de apoyo y positivismo, hay unas guías que observamos... Read more
¡Bienvenidos a SparkPeople! Afortunadamente su programa ha comenzado libre de problemas, y usted está contento con su progreso hasta ahora. Pero para aquellos que no están viendo resultados todavía, ha sido un poco má... Read more
I've become a bit obsessed with the desire to run a half marathon. I started running daily about a month ago and have worked up to running 4-5 miles a day. I checked out some of the half marathon training schedules online and they basically have you... Read more
I've become a bit obsessed with the desire to run a half marathon. I started running daily about a month ago and have worked up to running 4-5 miles a day. I checked out some of the half marathon training schedules online and they basically have you... Read more
My thoht's and prayers are with Boston for they loved what they did and so do Sparkpeople. We are the 652 dream team and show that we all care. God Bless Us All.... Read more
Something HORRIBLE has happened in Boston in the last hour. Today is Patriots Day. The day the Boston Marathon is run. Big day here.
Two explosions have gone off near the grand stands in Copley Square. The injured are being taking to local hosp... Read more
For those of you who have run a half marathon, how did you decide if you wanted to train for a full? Did you know immediately that you wanted to run the full marathon, or were you on the fence?
I ran my first half marathon yesterday. During and... Read more
Set a goal. I use marathons (half marathons, 5 or 10 k's) to motivate me to exercise. The goal is not to "win," but to DO IT. I just finished the LA Marathon on March 21st. 7 hours, 1 minute and 23 seconds! 7 hours of steady 16-minute miles. An... Read more
Planning to run (or walk) a half marathon? Currently a half marathon participant? Want tips to get started? Motivation to keep going? Have tips to help us? Come join in...we'd love to have you!... Read more
It's hard to believe just ten short months ago SparkPeople runners and walkers traveled from all over the country to run the first of many races in 2010. We all met in New Orleans to run in the Mardi Gras Rock N Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon at the... Read more
Greetings from L.A.! I'm here attending the IDEA World Fitness Convention, which is dubbed the largest health and fitness expo for fitness pros in the world! I'm here taking fun workouts and workshops to help me get all the details on the new... Read more
If people only ate when they felt true hunger, few of us would struggle with our weight. So why (and where) are we eating so much, and what can we do about it? Start here.