What is with all the weird looking toys you see in the gyms, sporting goods stores, and fitness magazines today? We see funny looking things like a cut-in-half stability ball called a BOSU. There are the small circular "pillow discs" that a... Read more
You hear about them. You see people using them in the gym. They’re in stores, on TV, and have entire fitness classes designed around them. You think about these stretchy bands and what good (if any) they do. You want to know: What are the b... Read more
Office life. If you let it, it can suck the energy right out of you. Or, you can take advantage of your workspace to put pep in your step and become more productive than ever.
Your office—where you spend 30% to 50% of your waking hours&mda... Read more
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In a new series of videos, Coach Nicole will demonstrate some of her favorite... Read more
College life opens new and exciting opportunities for young adults. Leaving the comforts of home for the first time to live with a total stranger in a room the size of a closet; making your own choices about where to go, when to return, what time to... Read more
I am thinking of using fitness balls. I don't know what size to use or if I should go up in size because I'm over 200 pounds right now
and I was wondering if its easy on the back?... Read more
My co-worker got me started on playing wall ball. All you have to do is toss a ball against the wall and catch it. Try doing it fast for 10 minutes gives you a good work out.... Read more
Who has the Chair Gym?
What do you think of it?
I have just bought the chair gym and I tried it out today, I did a 15 min. work out and it was actually pretty fun, I look forward to working out tomorrow... Read more
I replaced my office chair at home with a stability ball which forces me to sit "actively" and I also find that if music is playing I will bounce along with it so it may not burn many calories but it's better than sitting static in a chair.... Read more
A group to share, inspire, support and chat on our journey to healtheir versions of ourselves. Pull up a chair, sit down, share ideas, recipes, inspiration, support, or just have a good old natter.... Read more
As you can imagine, SparkPeople employees are into health and fitness. And even though we are deskbound most of the day (like many of you), we try to make the best of it. You may have heard of people sitting on stability balls at their desks, as a wa... Read more
Stability balls are a common piece of workout equipment- whether at the gym or at home. Some people even use them in place of a chair while sitting at work, because they help with posture and core strengthening. But what about kids who are sitting... Read more
My sister just ordered the Gaiam stabiltiy ball fitness chair and received a 15% discount coupon for a friend, which she sent to me. So, discount coupon is now applied to my order of the stability ball chair and I should be getting it in a week or s... Read more
