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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Win a FREE Insanity or Insanity Asylum DVD Set!! – CLOSED!! Winners to be Announced Monday!
Entry to the giveaway is now closed!! Due to the over 2,000+ responses, the winners will be announced Monday, July 2nd. At this time email invitations have been sent to all those who commented in time for the giveaway deadline. … Continue reading
My Top 10 Summer Workout Playlist
Music can really take you there when you’re pushing through a workout. The rhythm, the build, the bass- everything can really work together to take you to new heights! Also, studies show that people who work out to music burn … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Fit Tips
Tagged Arts, Britney Spears, Dancing on My Own, David Guetta, entertainment, exercise, fitness, Health, health tips, healthy-living, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, muscle, music, Physical exercise, Physical fitness, Robyn, running, vacation, weight loss, wellness
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Wellness & Weight Loss Through Yoga! (CFC Spotlight Thursdays)
There’s something about the practice of yoga that feels like a bit of a mystery, right? The postures, the breathing and the spirituality of yoga make it feel like more than just exercise- it’s an experience. I was lucky enough … Continue reading
Posted in Spotlight Thursdays & Opinions
Tagged exercise, exploring spirituality, fitness, Health, health interview, health tips, healthy-living, hip hop culture, mental health, muscle, Physical exercise, Physical fitness, race and health, social activists, weight loss, wellness, yoga, yoga instructor, yoga practice
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Full Figured Fashion Week! (Essence.com)
Did you know that there’s a Fashion Week for plus sized women? Check out the beautiful looks here!
Posted in Fashion & Style
Tagged Arts and Entertainment, Business, Fashion, Fashion Week, London, Milan, New York, New York City, Paris, plus size, women
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3 Things That Her Body Says About You (CFC Opinion)
A few weeks ago, I was at a birthday party at a small club in NYC. The spot was packed and hot. My gold strappy shoes were pinching my feet, but the DJ was spinning some great hip-hop/R&B music so … Continue reading
3 Cooking Quotes from Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi & Food52.com’s Amanda Hesser
I was fortunate enough to attend a panel discussion on “Gender in the Kitchen” at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. The focus of the event was to hear Padma Lakshmi (best known as one of the hosts of Top Chef) … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Fit Tips, Spotlight Thursdays & Opinions
Tagged 92nd street y, Amanda Hesser, Cook, Cooking, food, food taste, gender gap, glass ceilings, Health, health debate, health interview, health tips, healthy foods, healthy-living, magazine food, New York City, New York Times Magazine, Padma Lakshmi, restaurants, sous chefs, Top Chef, women
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3 Ways To Battle Emotional Eating (as featured on Blackgirlsrun.com)
Even though I consider myself to be pretty health-conscious when it comes to diet, I still have a complex emotional relationship with food. Last Monday, I had a really rough day at work (Strike 1!) and came home to a … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Fit Tips
Tagged food, Health, health tips, healthy-living, mental health, vacation, wellness
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3 Healthy Weekend Frolics! (NYC – 1 New Addition!)
Looking for a healthy and fun way to enjoy the great weather this weekend in NYC? You’ve got two three great options! 1. $5 WEST AFRICAN DANCE CLASS IN HARLEM: Remember my interview with the fabulous Cassandra of wellnesswithcoachcass.com? Well she’s offering a great West … Continue reading
Do Black Girls Get Less Out of Exercising? (Review of Jezebel/MSNBC Article)
New research discussed in articles posted on Jezebel.com [1] and on MSNBC.com [2] suggest that exercise may have less of an impact in preventing obesity in adolescent black girls as compared to their white counterparts. In 1985, the National Institutes … Continue reading
Posted in Spotlight Thursdays & Opinions
Tagged medicine, national institutes of health nih, science
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