Keeping up the day to day of working out can be tough. Motivation is key, but keeping up that motivation, particularly if you don’t like working out, can be just as difficult as saying no to that extra piece of [...]
Sep 072011
Aug 042011
A healthy, confident mouth is essential when spreading the word on the joys of health and fitness. Can’t be an ambassador of healthy living when you’re not comfortable speaking to people because you lack confidence in the health of your [...]
Sep 122009
Turns out my thick 23.5in thighs are just perfect. According to a new study they are the perfect size to keep me heart healthy. And here I was thinking I needed to lose some inches: The lure of “thinner thighs” [...]
Aug 012009
For all of you who’ve lost the weight, but the BMI scale doesn’t seem to agree…it’s not you: The body mass index (BMI) and waistline measurement overestimate obesity in African-Americans, according to a new study. The results, which were presented [...]
Jun 252009
African American women are especially affected by heart disease. They have a higher mortality or death rate than white women and black men under the age of 55 years. The mortality rate from coronary heart disease is 69% higher than [...]
Mar 172009
It’s been awhile since I talked about hair on this blog, but on the few times I’ve been able to make it to they gym, I’m always amazed at what length black women will go to not to sweat. Not [...]
Mar 092009
So many sisters pride themselves on their “Donks,” “Fatties” and “Big ol’ butts,” but the question becomes do those large posteriors also come with a side of dimpled thighs and flabby gut? I get that black women’s butts are the [...]
Mar 052009
Too often in the black community we ascribe certain aspects of our life we need to improve to “something only white people do,” as if we’re somehow beyond or better than that thing. Unfortunately when it comes to our health, [...]
Sep 242008
Hey All!! Well, fall is upon us once again, and you know what that means!! For me, anyway, it means another fitness challenge! ….I don’t know why I dont start these things in the summer..oh I know: Bratwurst, Ribs and [...]
