How Work Can Sabotage Your Health

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Lisa Johnson
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The Riveter Shirt from Horny Toad is a great look for all offices

Do you leave work feeling great, totally charged about your amazing, awesome day?!? No, we thought so. Here are some common work sabotages that might be undermining your health and happiness and the ways that you can avoid them.

Junk Food at Work

From the candy jar at reception to the box of donuts at morning meetings, junk food is everywhere.  It’s so tempting and difficult to avoid.  During meetings sit as far away from the food as you can and keep your hands out of the office candy jars.  Bring in your own healthy snacks from home as well so you never feel the need to visit the vending machine. All of these will help you to avoid sugar crashes, plus your waistline will thank you. Continue reading →

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6 Healthy Living Tips to Instantly Improve Your Life!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Lisa Johnson
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Get outside and reap the immediate benefits

You’ve been feeling off lately. Not quite yourself. You drive past the gym now instead of visiting regularly and you’ve been eating a lot of junk. Honestly, you just feel blah … Here are six healthy living tips that should instantly get you back to your old, spring self!

Get Outside

Studies show we get an instant mood boost from just 15 minutes spent outside.  Seeing greenery and breathing fresh air does it.  Make sure you’re spending time outdoors each day getting a little nature nurture.  Literally, you’ll instantly feel better.  Bonus: if you take your workout outside, you’ll burn more calories than you do during an inside one. Continue reading →

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Enter Our prAna Contest on Facebook

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lisa Johnson

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“Breath, life, vitality of the spirit.”

These qualities infuse not only the prAna name, but also the company’s aspirations, the things they make and how they make them. Welcome to mindfully-designed, built-to-last products — born from the experience.

ActivewearUSA.com is thrilled to partner with prAna for a great contest that we’re running on the ActivewearUSA.com Facebook page for the next three days. prAna’s founders worked hard to create what they call “functional apparel for the unconventional spirit.” And we’ll be celebrating this spirit by spotlighting the different looks, styles, and outfits that we carry from prAna on our site. Continue reading →

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Group vs. Solo Workouts

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Lisa Johnson
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Flying down a trail, hearing only your footsteps; a fabulous solo workout. Or … tapping into the beat, dancing with the best of them, enjoying the camaraderie of a group exercise class. Which one is better? Do we have to choose?

Solo Workouts Are Best 

Why? Here are some of the reasons:

  1. Free time pops up suddenly and you want to squeeze in a workout. It’s always more important to get “sweat time” in than to do it with a buddy. Just slap on your sneakers and go.
  2. You like to workout when your friends or family aren’t around.  You might love 5:00 am jaunts, but your friends think you’re crazy.  That’s fine. Just do your own thing and feel virtuous knowing you’ve already accomplished what you needed for the day.
  3. You’re completely self-motivated.  You have never needed anyone to tell you to workout; it’s just what you do.  You love how it feels and you always make time for it.  You compete against yourself and that’s always the best motivation for you. Continue reading →
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Outfit of the Week: Rock Out Your Next Run or Ride

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin
Outfit of the Week

ActivewearUSA.com welcomes our newest line of running and cycling gear, Craft of Sweden.  Craft products provide exclusive ergonomic design to support your body during your run or ride.

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Healthiest Cities for Women in the U.S.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lisa Johnson
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We love this list! What are the healthiest cities for women to live in? From access to medical care to using sunblock regularly, the folks over at Self Magazine surveyed thousands of metropolitan area residents to come up with the best of the best.

Here are the top 50:

1.      Cambridge, MA
2.     Bethesda, MD
3.     San Francisco, CA
4.     Minneapolis, MN
5.     Boston, MA
6.     Portland, ME
7.     Honolulu, HI
8.     Fargo, ND
9.     Burlington, VT
10.   San Jose, CA Continue reading →

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The Next Stages for Zumba

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lisa Johnson
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Look great at your next Zumba class in their officially licensed clothing

What was once considered the next fitness flavor of the month has turned into an exercise juggernaut. Zumba continues to grow in popularity as more and more people discover this uptempo, Latin-flavored exercise program. Best of all, once people become fans of the workout, they stick with it, unlike so many group exercise classes of the past (Tae Bo, anyone?)

In fact, Zumba Fitness creator Beto Perez said in a recent interview that his invention is now the largest branded fitness program in the world with over 12 million weekly participants at over 100,000 facilities in 125 countries. With the success of the Zumba DVDs and video games for the Kinect and Wii systems, Perez has branched out to live events featuring the music that drives its popularity. Continue reading →

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Keeping That Spring in Your Step at Any Age

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin
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These OmGirl leggings provide fitted performance combined with stylish flair to add to any hooping routine.

by Laurel Fleming Richie

Have you ever noticed that each season has its own special feel? Summer means leisure and fun, fall is busy with family and getting back to schedules, winter is a time to nest at home, and spring brings a sense of renewal.

This time of year is one of my favorites, full of new beginnings. We can choose to keep that feeling in our every day lives too.  As a hoop instructor, I often hear from prospective students that “I wasn’t able to hoop as a child so I don’t know about hoop class.” Or “I’m in my fifties so I don’t know if I can start to hoop.”  My answer?  Of course you can, just look at me! When I first picked up a hoop at the age of 51, a new beginning blossomed for me.

After I sent my youngest child off to college, I did what most empty-nester moms often do: took a belly dance class. Soon I was lucky enough to be part of a performance troupe. While at a dance workshop, I saw two young women perform with a hoop and knew instantly that it was something that I had to try. A real “A-HA!” moment. Continue reading →

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Top 10 Healthy Foods for Spring

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin
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This top from JoFit will add style to the performance of your next tennis match.

by Toby Amidor, MS, RD

The warmer weather is here, which means it’s time to wear short sleeves, tanks, shorts, skirts, and the ever-dreaded bathing suit. Having healthy foods at your fingertips is essential to sticking to a healthy eating plan. Stock up on these 10 foods this spring.

Mushrooms

This fungus is low in calories (only 20 per cup of sliced mushrooms) and packed with folate, vitamin B6, thiamin, iron, and zinc. Studies have found that eating mushrooms may help lower your risk of breast cancer. Add to salads, pasta and rice dishes, veggie skewers, stir-fries, or pizza.

Greek yogurt

With its thick, creamy texture, more protein per ounce than traditional yogurt, and probiotic cultures, you really should make nonfat Greek yogurt part of your routine. Use for smoothies, fruit parfaits, or to replace higher fat ingredients like mayonnaise in dips.  Continue reading →

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Outfit of the Week: MPG Sport Spring Looks

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Outfit of the WeekFashion and function are taken to a whole new level with the brilliant new styles from MPG Sport’s spring line. We love the looks they have this season because they’re not specific to any one sport. Try any of these pieces for the gym, yoga, running, Pilates, dance, tennis, even to just run errands on a Saturday!

MPG Sport Raleigh

The MPG Sport Raleigh top is a 1/4-zip hooded pullover with thumbhole sleeves, two back zippered pockets, contrast panels on the side, reflective taping on the front chest, and a pony tail slot in the hood. The Raleigh can also be purchased in black or persimmon.

The MPG Sport Rivet bottoms are capri cut with an inseam length of 21.5″ and feature contrast bartacks at the back leg. It is also available in smoke with lotus accent colors.

MPG Sport RivetThe MPG Sport Bolero top (also available in black) is a French terry relaxed-fitting sweatshirt with a wide open neck, front zippered pockets, and contrast color hanger loops.

Every Friday, our experts will select items from the 90+ brands we carry and present cute, stylish, and functional outfit choices, showing you how easy it is to mix and match designs and fashions.  Let us know what you think of our choice in the comments below, and if you MPG Sport Bolerohave any suggestions for future outfits, or looks that you’ve created for yourself, feel free to share them with us.

Browse through our past “Outfit of the Week” selections.

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