The Benefits of Dancing

I had just read a posting called Never Stop Practicing the Basics, that was referring to an article in the New York Times called “Aging: Unsteady on Your Feet? Try Moving to Music”.  Both of these references are related to seniors or elderly but the concept if very much relevant to any age – Being Active.
In the New York Times a study was conducted in regards to a seniors sense of balance.  And as a result, those seniors who took dance lessons were less likely to fall and had a more sense in balance.
The more you practice something = the …

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Shockwave

2 years ago I was diagnosed with hypertension. I was then put on medication and was immediately scheduled for quarterly checkups with my doctor. I did not want to live this life style. I hate knowing that something is wrong in my body and much worse just taking medication to fix it. I don’t like applying a “patch” solution.
It was then I decided to do something about it after 10+ years of living an unhealthy lifestyle. The few people I shared this with, as encouraging as they were, I could tell did not think I …

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Finding my own “Magic Pill”

I’ve always been into fitness, and being active was always a part of my life. Because of this I never saw anything wrong with my weight. I am a trainer and I teach fitness classes and I study martial arts. I have always felt healthy and sexy; I could run, play and have always been a very active person. I have never thought twice about the number on the scale.

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Giving Life Another Tri

When I started this journey I weighed 267lbs, and even for a girl who’s 5′11, that’s a lot of weight to carry around – but I hadn’t always been that way. All through High School and University I’d been very active but when I started working full time, I stopped swimming, stopped walking to school, stopped doing anything more than sitting at a desk. I didn’t even notice at first that I was putting on weight. When my clothing started to get tight I assumed things had shrunk in the wash – I was so blind to what was healthy …

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Share your personal story to win dinner with Antoine and Alexandra!

In 250 words or less, tell us why you should be the winner of an evening with Antoine & Alexandra! The two people with the best story will be selected to meet and get advice from the Biggest Loser contestants over dinner, on Saturday, October 2, 2010.

Stories will be selected by Antoine & Alexandra and be judged on their creativity (25%), originality (25%), and compelling story (50%).

Here are some possible topics to choose from:

- “What motivates you to live a healthy lifestyle?”
- “How have you achieved your feel great weight? And what struggles did you encounter?”
- “What steps have you …

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