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Hayley’s Sexy Fitness Routine

Meg Malone — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:00:32 +0000

It’s “Hump Day Wednesday,” which means the focus is on all things sexy. For today’s episode, Hayley is trying out a new fitness routine to see if it makes her feel sexier. This routine has a bunch of moves, including pushups, squats and a very confusing workout move she found on Google.

Will Hayley’s fitness routine make her feel sexier? Watch the video above to find out! Of course, tune back in tomorrow at 4 p.m. for another new episode of What’s Up With Hayley!

What do you think of Hayley’s sexy fitness routine? Tell us in the comments!

Hayley tries vegan chocolate sorbet!

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The Pros and Cons of Working Out with Your Guy

Shallon Lester — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:00:40 +0000

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Miley Cyrus seems to be at the Pilates studio on a daily basis but this weekend she brought fiancé Liam Hemsworth along with her. No matter how inept a hulking hottie like LH was on a yoga mat, I’m sure he looked awesome. And glistening. Maybe he took his shirt off…

ANYWAY! FOCUS SHALLON! The scene got me thinking about the plusses and minuses of sweat sessions with your dude.

Pro: You stay motivated!

Con: You get competitive!

I’m a big fan of dating super sporty guys (preferably pro athletes but hey, I’ll take what I can get) but surprisingly I hate working out with my man. I’m hideously competitive and have seriously hurt myself trying to keep up with a guy who might have 70 pounds and 10 years of athletic experience on me. Do you get caught up in trying to either impress or outdo your boy in spin class too?

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Pro: Quality time with your boo

Con: Time spent too sweaty and stinky to actually touch

I don’t like to worry about how I look/sound/smell when I’m working out. I mean it’s not like I hit the gym in a hefty bag and Tevas for goodness sakes, but I don’t like to doodle around the gym, waiting for someone or making small talk. I want to get in, get out, get back to my Kardashians reruns on Tivo.

Pro: Watch his muscles flex. Rawwwr!

Con: Watch him watch other girls prance around in tiny gym outfits. Wahhhh!

Every gym has them: the gym girl, who comes to her “workout” in a curled ponytail, foundation and only a sportsbra and shorts. The worst part is, she usually has the body to pull it off. Ugh.

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Pro: Working out releases sexy endorphins

Con: ????!?!

As anti-joint workouts as I am, I can’t think of anything better than getting fit AND revving up those hormones!

Do you prefer to workout on your own or does working out as a couple help you stay focused and motivated? Let me know in the comments!

7 Funny Things We Know You’re REALLY Thinking At The Gym

The Number On The Scale Doesn’t Really Matter

Melanie Abrahams — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:00:49 +0000

This thing? Probably not your BFF. |

So, a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to start going to the gym more often–not just for cute summer dresses and swim suits (although, hello, I’m human and I think about those things), but also just so I’d have more energy and feel healthier. Snacking on Pretzel M&Ms all day and sitting around watching TV in the air-conditioning wasn’t exactly making me feel like Wonder Woman.

Day one on the treadmill was rough. Day two was better. By day three, I’d woken up before my alarm, excited to put my sneakers on and head out the door. Good stuff, right?! Well, things went all kinds of sideways on day eight or nine when I decided to weigh myself after a workout. I’d gained three pounds. Gained?! How was this possible? I could tell I was getting in better shape because my dresses were already fitting better. The scale had to be broken, right?!

Wrong. The thing I’d forgotten, and that I always forget, is that muscle weighs more than fat. So if you’re a pretty healthy weight, and you start working out more, when some of your fat mass is replaced by muscle, you might weigh more.

When I remembered that, I decided that I really just shouldn’t weigh myself anymore. I only very rarely eat junk food, my clothes aren’t too tight, and I’m working out. That number on the scale is just a number. For girls who are seriously overweight and who are trying to lose some pounds so they can be healthier, I understand how numbers can help with goal setting and tracking progress–but we still shouldn’t obsess about them.

There are so many other way more exciting benefits of being active (like, um, having fun!) that shifting that number on the scale kind of has to take the back burner.

Who’s with me, girls? Who runs, works out, or plays a sport mainly just because it makes them feel good? Tell me all about it in the comments!

Yes, People Judge You On Your Weight. Here’s Why

Are You Thin? Then You’re Banned From The Gym

Jessica Sager — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:07:33 +0000

Body Exchange wants women to focus on fitness, not weight loss. So why are thin girls banned? | Source: Shutterstock

The media reports a lot on discrimination against overweight people, but it turns out that thin folk are a target as well. At a new gym in Canada, Body Exchange, thin women are actually not allowed to join. Sounds a little unfair, right?

Sort of, but it really depends on how you look at it. Body Exchange caters specifically to overweight women, describing itself as a “safe haven” for those without svelte, model-type figures. Body Exchange founder, Louise Green, says that thin women hurt morale of the overweight gym patrons and made them less likely to actually hit the gym and work out. She founded her new gym, Body Exchange, for overweight women to work out and feel motivated among their similarly sized peers.

“Many of our clients have not had successful fitness pasts so I can see the anxiety before we get started and I can see the relief and happiness after we finish,” Green told The Province. “People are often too fearful to become active,” she added. “There wasn’t a model that offered camaraderie. I used to walk into fitness classes where nobody would even say ‘Hi.’ This has got to be fun or it’s not going to work.”

While that doesn’t sound like it goes against anyone of a below-average size, Green explained that everyone who joins Body Exchange is screened over the phone–and if you’re too thin, you’re not in. Green insists, “The presence of that person in our program will bring down morale.”

We can see why someone out of shape or overweight may feel a little insecure in a spin class next to a triathlete or Victoria’s Secret model, but is it really fair to ban someone for being lean if you wouldn’t ban someone for being obese?

Of course, the article may have taken some quotes out of context and omitted a few, as many often do. But the piece presents Green’s statement that no one said “hi” to her in her fitness class alongside the point that she doesn’t allow thin women in Body Exchange, which sorta makes it sound like the thin women she encountered were vain, rude, and uncaring, doesn’t it? And that’s not necessarily cool. (And really, why couldn’t she say “hi” first? Maybe these people are just shy.) Additionally, Green herself says that the mission of Body Exchange was to get women to be active and healthy–and that weight loss was just a pleasant bonus. It’s a little hypocritical, then, to dismiss thin women from the workout club just for being thin. Not all thin people are in shape or active!

Obviously, we love anything that gets girls moving, healthy, and appreciative of their bodies–and we adore that Body Exchange and its owners are committed to getting women to embrace themselves as they are. But that also entails accepting and embracing others as they are, too. It also comes down to a level of personal responsibility, self-worth, and stereotyping: Remember those body judgments we all make? Situations like these may not help them go away, because they stress the differences and divisions that we create for ourselves as women. If seeing a thin woman in the gym lowers someone’s motivation to work out, they likely weren’t that determined in the first place. If you need to prejudge others to try escaping judgment yourself, there’s something not right there.

Do you think Body Exchange is being unfair by banning thin women? Or do you think Body Exchange is creating a more supportive environment for overweight women? Would you join a gym like Body Exchange? Tell us in the comments!

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Real (Funny) Talk: 7 Things To Never Say At The Gym

Shallon Lester — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:00:20 +0000

funny but true
Nothing like starting the day off right with a healthy little trip to the gym. Thing is, everybody else has had the same idea as you–including some people you can’t exactly be totally honest with.

To avoid totally losing it in the locker room, here are a few instances when you might want to say one thing when you really mean another.

1. To a trainer

She said: Um, do you know how to adjust this machine?

She meant: This should require no more than 20 words from you. I’m NOT going to buy 10 training sessions, nor do I need tips on “working my lats”—whatever those are.

2. To the ‘Roided Out Guys Hogging Up the Weights Section

She said: Are you guys using the 8lb weights?

She meant: HEY. Ronnie, Situation, Pauly D–that’s great that you can bench press a water buffalo but can you bro out about it somewhere else? My triceps need some attention!

3. To the Super Fit Girl Stretching

She said: Ooo I really like your shoes!

She meant: I really like your butt/abs/arms/anything else that seems pervy to comment on.

4. To the Naked Older Lady Chatting Non-Chalantly in the Locker Room
She said: Oh wow, you workout 5 days a week? Yeah that’s great, good for you!

She meant: Wow! Pubic hair turns grey too. Who knew? I literally don’t know where to look now.

5. To the Woman with the Remote Control in her Elliptical Cup Holder
She said: Hey do you mind if I change the channel? Or are you watching Ghost Whisperer?

She meant: LISTEN. This television WILL be turned to E! or the CW in about 4 seconds or someone’s gonna die. If you think I’m going to log 40 minutes of cardio while watching Jennifer Love Desperate you are wrong wrong wrong.

6. To Your “Workout Buddy” Who Talks More Than she Sweats

She said: I think I’m gonna take this Body Pump XXXTREME class, but you totally don’t have to—I know you hate it.

She meant: I hate it too. Everyone hates it. But if I keep lying here on this mat with you analyzing your last Match.com date I’m never going to get legs like Amanda Seyfried so get the hell away from me!

7. To Your Yoga Teacher

She said: Hiiiii. I, uh, I’m new. Can I borrow a mat?

She meant: Yoga snobs run a close second to wine snobs as the most annoying people on Earth. In the real world, being able to loop your ankle behind your head is only useful if you’re making a porno, so back off with the smug glares, OK people?

What’s the wackiest thing anybody’s said to you at the gym? Tell us in the comments!

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Confession: I Wear Makeup to the Gym

Chiara Atik — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:00:16 +0000

makeup to the gym

No need for glitter eyeshadow, but I do want to look presentable!

When you walk into my gym, the first thing you see, emblazoned on the wall in huge block letters, are the words: “NO JUDGEMENTS.” Immediately under this statement is what is quite possibly the largest wall of mirrors in New York City—or, actually, maybe in the world!

This is obviously a pretty cruel combination, but if I’m supposed to stare at my (sweaty, suffering-through-it, spandex-covered) body without judgements, you can be darn sure I’ll at least be wearing mascara. Smudge-proof, sweat-proof mascara, that is!

I'd like to think I'm a little more subtle than Kim!

Here’s the thing: I don’t look my best when I’m working out. Some girls have swinging ponytails, dewy skin, and bright cheeks when they run—but then there’s me: sweaty, blotchy, with hair that inexplicably frizzes before the elliptical machine has managed to complete its first ellipse.

I would never, ever leave my apartment looking like that—and we’re not talking “natural” here, we’re talking haggard—so it doesn’t really make sense that I would feel comfortable looking that way at the gym, which is, after all, a public place!

Amanda looks awesome as always--with or without makeup!

And this is where make-up comes in: if I can stare into that wall of mirrors and concentrate on my face (still sweaty, to be sure, but even-toned and bright) I’ll have the confidence to let go of vanity and complete my workout. We’re not talking Kim-Kardashian-level face paint here (though if I had paparazzi waiting outside my gym, I’d definitely spend an hour or four perfecting my post-workout look), but just the basics: concealer, mascara, and maybe some blush. I don’t necessarily want to look like I’m wearing make-up at the gym, but I do want to look…human.

It’s not about attracting boys, and it’s not about competing with the dewy-faced girls. It’s about looking okay enough to not care about how I look. So, yes, I definitely wear make-up to the gym. No judgements.

What do you think about wearing makeup to the gym? Tell me in the comments!
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