Top Fitness Choice of October

Is it really the end of October? I know I posted the End of October Fitness Goal Check this morning and it always seems to amaze me when we get to the end of the month. After all - it seems the months are flying by faster and faster.

Happy Halloween! Monsters & Ghouls & Workouts Oh My!

Good morning and Happy Halloween - if you're like most families, you're probably laying in the candy to hand out to the trick or treaters tonight. Be sure to incorporate some other items to give out so that you aren't overloading the kids with too much candy.

End of October Fitness Goal Check

It's the last day of October and it's time to look back at the month behind us. I think it's important that we take a day to self-assess where we are and where we're going.

Report Reveals Major Shift to Ethical Foods in UK

Market analyst Mintel forecasts that UK shoppers are set to spend over £2 billion on ethical foods in 2006 alone, up by an impressive 62 per cent since 2002. Mintel's report, titled 'Attitudes Towards Ethical Foods in the UK,' said: "People in Britain today are clearly moving towards more ethical lifestyles and are starting to realise that their actions all have consequences." It appears that British shoppers are increasingly wanting to shop with a clear conscience.

The research reveals that this trend towards ethical consumerism runs deep. For example, 75 per cent of Britons now believe that people have a duty to recycle, up from 65 per cent in 2002. And 34 per cent 'buy Fairtrade where available', up from just one in four in 2002 and two in five now 'buy free-range products whenever they can' (up from 33 per cent in 2002). These are quite large changes and an encouraging trend.

Women’s Fitness: Time Marches On

When it comes to getting in shape, we've often said that women are different from men. But how they are different is very specific. How are they different? Let's talk about that today.