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Being on a budget may be a way of life these days, but cutting back on expenses doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your health goals. If a gym membership isn't in the cards, the good news is you can still get a great workout in your own home. Don't think it's possible? Check out these five ways you can leave the gym behind, raise your heart rate, and stream it all on your home network. Netflix Read more
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Heading to Philly? This Spring is a great time to check out the city — especially with Virgin America launching its low-fare, high-frills daily nonstop flights from LAX and SFO to PHL as of April 2012. Known for its tricked-out new planes, touch-screen entertainment, and amenities like fleet-wide WiFi, the airline has created a cult-like following on the coasts. And the airline's in-flight Read more
Online workout programs promise the fitness results of a gym routine with the added benefit of privacy and convenience — you do the workouts whenever, wherever. Several sites offer a range of wellness tools, too, including nutrition advice, exercise logs, and social platforms for networking with other members. Prices vary, but most dip well below the average cost of a gym membership. Workouts Read more
You've probably often thought "I could use an Android-running TV in my life." Well, Lenovo has totally read your mind and announced its K91 at CES. A 55-inch 3D HDTV running Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the K91 offers full 1080p, holds a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB storage, and WiFi, along with Ethernet, HDMI, SD card, USB 2.0 ports. It even has a 5MP webcam to boot. Read more
June marks the middle of the year and is a fitting month to reevaluate your fitness routine and aim to work a little harder. (It's bikini season, after all!) Renew your health and fitness goals this week by committing to small, but effective changes. Here are some suggestions to get you started. Undertake an extra long workout — Plan an after-work hike in the fresh Summer air, challenge Read more
Early this morning, T-Mobile announced the availability of the HTC Sensation 4G, landing in stores on June 15. For those who aren't afraid of size, this sleek phone will run Android 2.3, and comes with a nice and bright 4.3-inch HD touchscreen display Remember: bigger may actually be better. Since it seems like a lot of you are HTC and Android fans, I thought I'd give you a quick rundown on a few Read more
You would assume that after the morning-after pill became available over the counter, use would rise to some degree. But the increase has been pretty significant: twice as many women ages 15 to 44 have taken emergency contraception after it became available without a prescription. Overall use and thus the pill's impact on unwanted pregnancies, however, is still relatively low because most women Read more
Last year, I took a fully wired trip to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. I'm undecided on making the trip again this year, but those who aren't planning a trek to the Tennessee wild for the festival this year, held June 9-12, can catch some of the live action at home. Select shows and interviews will be broadcast live and on-demand via Vevo. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo, Read more
From the pill to nonhormonal birth control, there are various ways for women having regular sex to prevent pregnancy. But what about a single woman who doesn't want to commit to contraception if she's not having sex often? There's always the condom, which will protect against STDs, but she might want to use the morning after pill too to decrease her risk of pregnancy — women who take the Read more
