cups-related stories
Sports Bras - Find the Right Type for Your Size
From those of us with tiny mosquito bites to those of us who are more well-endowed, we're all looking for a good sports bra. Not only does it look bad if things are rocking and rolling upstairs, it's just plain uncomfortable and really detracts from your workout. Here comes Fitness magazine to the rescue (like a knight in shining armor, but with bras instead of a sword). Check out this slideshow, featuring great sports bras picks for everyone, from the A cups all the way to the D-Plus cups.
No doubt about it: When you have the right fit, you'll be supported properly so you can focus on your workout.
6 tips for safe sporting
Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Nutrition & Supplements
Recently, my son's two favorite activities have been going to the skate park and going to the BMX track. They're both favorite activities in my book as well. They're free, my son is being active and meeting friends, and I get time to walk around the parks or just relax and read a book. I'm constantly surprised at how few children wear helmets or other safety gear. My son hates his wrist guards, but he doesn't complain otherwise. And, thankfully, none of the non-helmet wearing crowd has poked fun at my son. My son knows that he only has one choice in the matter -- wear the safety gear or don't skateboard/bike. It's just not a risk worth taking.
According to the CDC, about 300,000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the US. There are some basic pieces of safety gear kids should wear when playing sports.
Fit Beauty: What to avoid when buying a bra
Do you remember back (way back for some of us) around the time we were about 11- or 12-years-old when sexual education started to be a regular unit in health class? Our fearless teachers managed to sit through all of the giggling long enough to explain the many technical details about growing up into men and women. As I've gotten older, I've learned a few things (whether through the experiences of friends or on my own) that I really wish they'd covered back then.
One of those things is the basics behind buying a bra. OK, I suppose it isn't really the education system's responsibility to make sure that you know how to get the right fit but it's still something that I think we girls need to learn as early as possible in order to save years of struggling through life in ill-fitting, uncomfortable brassieres.
The secret life of hotel drinking glasses
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
For those of you out there who travel a lot, this may pique your interest. A team of investigators went undercover to try and find out hotel protocol concerning those iconic drinking glasses you see everywhere. What they discovered might not surprise some people: those glasses have never seen the inside of a dish washer.Okay, so that's a bit harsh. Not every hotel operates in the same way, but the ones they caught on video certainly don't exercise the strictest cleaning practices. And we're not talking about cheap establishments here! Embassy Suites, for example, wouldn't be classified as a sub-par accommodation.
Watch the video and see for yourself. Make no mistake about it, this is a controversial issue. Many hotels have moved to plastic, single-use disposable cups to prove they're sanitized. I would take that any day over glass cups that could have been washed with my own dirty bathroom cloth, in my own dirty sink, by hands that had previously cleaned a toilet. That scenario is from the video. You don't have to be a germaphobe to appreciate solid cleaning practices on things you'd expect to be cleaned properly.
Portion sizes: 8 ways to keep them in check
Want some easy tricks to keep your portions reasonable? Here are some quick tips from Everyday Health:
- A serving of cereal or grains is the size of your fist.
- A serving of pasta, rice or potato is the size of a baseball, so a whole plate of spaghetti is three or four servings.
- A serving of fruit should be the size of a fist
- A serving of low far cheese is the size of for dices
- A serving of peanut butter is the size of a ping-pong ball.























