Like that reality check from stepping on the scale, you should also slip into a swimsuit to view the true you before summer hits. The mirror doesn't lie. It may prove just the dose of truth you need to cut a few calories and start exercising to reach ...

You might feel pretty accomplished in your efforts to go green. You're using reusable supermarket bags, composting your food and yard trash, and forgoing plastic bottles. You're in good company. Check out these noble recycling efforts from around the ...

It's time to gear up for bathing suit season. Or, if you're like me, it's already here as I gear up for a trip to Mexico on Saturday. Maybe this year, you will get your body lean, toned and totally bathing suit ready. Or maybe, like last year, you'll ...

Yesterday as I was driving into town I passed a house situated on a corner lot. A mother was outside in a hot pink, one-piece bathing suit running through a sprinkler with her kids. She was far from a swimsuit model and had plenty of imperfections, ...

Ah, a day at the beach. Sunscreen? Check. Bikini? Yep (you worked out hard this summer.) Towels and umbrella? Of course. You're ready to roll. Hold up. How safe are your beaches? Are you aware that there is an alarming increase in pollutants in the ...

Many people work hard to have their bodies ready for beach season. But, once Labor Day rolls past and the colder, baggy-clothes-wearing months arrive, many exercise programs tend to go into hibernation until spring. This year, however, we're going ...

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To slim down for the beach, spend a little more time on it -- you need vitamin D to shed extra pounds. ...