What is the best sports bra? The best sports bra is the one that fits you well. Problem is, you have tried it in the fitting room and it did fit you well, but at the gym or during your run it does not feel right. What is going here?

According to a recent study, when you start breathing heavier – which always happens if you exercise with enough intensity – your chest circumference expands, which explains why your sports bra feels tighter. (more…)

Do you have a leather medicine ball? Have you ever tried exercising with a leather medicine ball? Do you know how many exercises you can do with a medicine ball?

Nothing conditions your core – or your reflexes – better than 15 pounds of flying cowhide, and the real leather on this ball amounts to tough love after a few dozen ab slams. (more…)

The new Nintendo Wii Fit comes loaded with more than 40 fitness activities, including yoga, running, and strength training. If you like skiing, for example, you have to try the downhill program.

You stand on the balance H board (included with the Nintendo Wii Fit), the sensors determine your position, then create an image of you on the screen. Soon you will be making tracks down a run. (more…)

Don’t you just hate it when you are trying to focus on your workout and the sweat is pouring over your eyes? I have used sweatbands but even the ones made with CoolMax just soak up sweat, and I think they make most people (myself included) look goofy.

I have also tried using a small towel. I think it works better than a sweatband but you need to have it in your hand all the time and it just gets in the way. So what the solution? (more…)

Is it possible to lose inner thigh fat?

The product: ThighTek XL, a foam-covered resistance device designed to trim and tone the thighs.

The claim: Lose inner thing fat and sculpt your thighs in just five minutes a day.

The reality: ThighTek XL is similar to the Thigh Blaster. It is not completely useless; it may help strengthen the adductors, or inner-thigh muscles. But that’s not enough to lose inner thigh fat, because spot reduction is a myth. (more…)

With weight lifting straps Wrist straps come in a wide variety. Most are the basic canvas type that you loop around your wrist and the bar. Some involve a Velcro closure that wraps around your wrist and a hook that goes around a bar or a barbell.

Regardless of the style, they all serve the same purpose: to increase your grip strength and endurance.

Without weight lifting straps Even if you do not employ weight lifting wrist straps, you can increase gripping ability with the use of lifting gloves or chalk. (more…)