workouts

Lose weight. Exercise. If you are over 40, you’ve heard these things over and over again. You also know that just about every illness that disproportionately hits the African-American community is exacerbated by obesity. But working out can be hard on tweaky backs and gimpy knees. If you’re overweight, you might barely be able to […]

Trying to be the improved you by staying fit in 2018? Celebrity fitness instructor Dwight Holt Jr. can help you out. He’s known for training stars like Mo’Nique, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get in on the action. Check out one of his routines below. https://www.instagram.com/p/BdgpI72hcMu/?taken-by=dwightholtjr Are you ready for the burn? For more […]

Mo’Nique’s 82-pound weight loss owes more to the Oscar winner’s husband and children rather than her own energy to hit the gym. The entertainer, who worked over the past year to shed more than 80 pounds, revealed her motivation to taking the weight off while chatting  at the 22nd Annual Pan-African Film and Arts Festival. […]

It’s March, otherwise known as the Hump Month before summer’s official start in June. It means you have 3 months or 12 weeks to get it together for bikini season. Or, if a bikini’s not ever going to be your reality, then at least you can work on looking cute in a maxi or sun […]

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In my latest two minute installment, I show you simple moves to help you burn fat, strengthen your legs and shape your booty.  Got 15…

Thirsty? Idris Elba can’t help you. He’s only adding to the worldwide dehydration problem by sharing workout photos and videos that are guaranteed to make even women who keep up with their water drinking feel parched. Elba recently decided to share his workout via his Instagram account and as has become the norm with Elba’s […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Like millions of gym goers, President Barack Obama grimaces while lifting weights. Like millions, he does lunges and step ups and tests his cardio on an elliptical machine. Unlike millions, he is surreptitiously captured on a video that goes viral on the Internet. A one-minute, 25-second clip of Obama exercising in […]

What is Hoopnotica? This latest Hollywood fitness and weight-loss craze is a favorite of many, many celebrities, including Beyonce and First Lady Michelle Obama. It tones just about every part of your body, including the core, arms, legs and butt. Oh…and it also let’s you have the kind of fun you haven’t had since you […]

Whether you feel guilty for indulging in all of the holiday fixins or preparing for a vacation in the New Year, millions of people make resolutions as January nears to get healthier through exercise. But a new study finds that a new year’s exercise plan can cause more harm than good. “Not only can new […]