Geek is chic.
When it comes to exercise you want to make the most of your workouts, especially if you are pressed for time. And these days, who isn't pressed for time. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of your workout: Warm Up Prior to Strength Training Session: Just 5 minutes of cardio before lifting weights will increase blood flow to your muscles by about 55 percent and this makes your muscles Read more
Media designer Syuzi Pakhchyan embodies geek chic. Pakhchyan's studio Sparklab mixes culture, craft and technology by weaving circuitry into bags, jewelry, wristbands or bicycle safety jackets. She displayed her tote bags decorated with circuits at this weekend's Maker Faire and drew a huge crowd of geeky girls (and guys!) intrigued by the totes as well as Pakhchyan's Do It Yourself kits which Read more
He helped Heidi Klum bounce back post baby, and now David Kirsch is here to help you revamp your exercise routine. He created this fun and challenging workout to help FitSugar readers stay on track through the Winter months! Tone your entire bod with these moves while burning some serious calories. Here's how to follow the workout. Instructions: Work through the entire circuit doing 15 to 20 reps Read more
FitSugar reader FitFabCities has a circuit workout that works your entire body. She shared the video with us in our Fit Community. Grab a resistance band and a pair of dumbbells, and you're good to go for this full-body circuit-training workout . . . and the best part is you don't even have to leave your living room to do it. That said, this is also a great workout to try at the gym if you're Read more
A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that California's gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that voter-passed Proposition 8 violates the 14th Amendment of the US constitution. Gay marriage supporters outside the courthouse in San Francisco cheered the decision, but the fight isn't over yet. The case will likely make it to the US Supreme Court as Read more
Kristen Bell has been killing it on the talk-show circuit recently. Following her adorable sloth story on Ellen, last night on Conan, the actress outlined her philosophy on a man's butt, or like she likes to call it, his cupcakes. In fact, according to Kristen, men and their butts fall into various categories. If you don't have cupcakes, you might have "flap-jack buns." Conan then made up his own Read more
This week's fashion inspiration comes from five perfectly attired celebs on the party and premiere circuit. We gave you the daily breakdown on each look with our editors' styling tricks and must-shop pieces, but now we're turning the tables and asking you for the answers. How well do you remember who they were and what they were all wearing — we're about to find out. Quiz time! Question 1 of Read more
Our favorite celebs outfitted the week in a smart mix of cocktail sheaths and street-ready styles. The party circuit was dotted with pretty party confections from the likes of Emmy Rossum (in a Valentine's-perfect dress), while style setters like Lauren Conrad and Minka Kelly headed out and about in a cool crop of separates. Inside, we're taking a closer look at the rest of this week's top 10. Read more
Here to bring us a little cheer on this rainy day is ASOS and its newly revealed Spring lookbook. The brand, known for its affordable, stylish wares, showed off four main themes: Mex Tex, highlighting bold embroidery and Aztec-inspired looks; Neo Circuit, think bold neons and pastels splashed on body-con neoprene; Waikiki, showing modern Hawaiian and tie-dye prints; and Darling Buds, a '50s- and Read more
This workout, created by Jeanette Jenkins, is a heart-pumping, calorie-burning circuit that combines core cardio, core sculpting, and total-body core sculpting to blast away the belly fat! All of these exercises can be found in Jeanette's Blast The Belly Fat DVD, voted "Best Fat Melter" by Fitness Magazine. Instructions: warm up with light cardio for three to five minutes, then work through Read more
