After the birth of her daughter Violet in December 2005, Jennifer Garner worked with trainer Valerie Waters to reclaim her pre-first-baby body. Now, Garner’s fitness focus has shifted from high-intensity to feeling good.
Whether you are a beginning yoga student or just want to brush up on your technique, these yoga DVDs, books and products can skillfully guide you through your practice.
VIVmag talked to the pros about a common beauty misdiagnosis and how to zero in on a solution that really works.
There is such a thing as the perfect eyebrow. Find out how you can achieve flawless arches with seven simple tricks from eyebrow-shaping guru Robert Bolaños.
Mountain biking boasts more than 9 million riders nationwide, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. Just one hour of mountain-biking activity can burn a whopping 600 calories (and the scenery is guaranteed to be more stimulating than the walls of your gym!). Heed the following tips and you’ll look and feel just as confident as the guys blasting along the trails.
This year, an estimated 10,850 people will die of skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. The real danger is not a few acute exposures, but from cumulative exposure received over a lifetime, particularly that acquired during childhood. If you can identify with the latter and have a history of sun exposure, examining yourself on a monthly basis is a must.
Good sleep habits may treat your insomnia better than medication, according to a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
If you’re splitting with your spouse, take extra care of your heart. Research from the University of Texas at Austin, and Bowling Green State University in Ohio, has found that divorce may weaken women’s cardiovascular health.
A recent report in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that calorie-restrictive dieters lose bone mass when weight-bearing aerobic exercise isn’t part of their program.
No matter how much you spend on weight-loss books, exercise machines and diet plans you are your own best friend and mortal enemy when it comes to stocking your fridge and cupboards, says Melina Jampolis, M.D., a board-certified internist and physician nutrition specialist (one of only 198 in the country).
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