Don't Hit the Mountain Bike Trail Without These Accessories

There's more to mountain biking than just getting a cool bike. Mountain biking can be a dangerous sport - as is any sport where you're heading downhill at speed. Of course, even with all the safety gear, those bumps, bruises, cuts and breaks can happen, but they'll more than likely be less severe if you have the proper equipment. ...more

July 18, 2007

Take the Plunge Into Aquatic Fitness

Swimming uses more muscles in your body than any other cardio-respiratory exercise. It is among the best full-body cardio workouts you can do. If you are looking for a time-efficient way to improve overall fitness and gain upper-body muscle strength and endurance, swimming is the answer. ...more

July 16, 2007

Muscle-Busting Cardio Classes

A lot of guys do cardio like it was a particularly vile form of medicine: Hold your nose, swallow, and try not to think about it. Whether you're trying to bulk up or slim down, pounding out an hour on the treadmill pretty much defines boredom. Many gyms now offer classes that train and build major muscle groups even as they provide excellent cardiovascular training. ...more

July 10, 2007

Fighting the Skinny Gene: A Workout for Ectomorphs

You've tried just about everything you can think of. You're in the gym almost every day, lifting every pound you can, but you just can't seem to bulk up. Devin Wicks, ACE, AFAA, from the University of California, Berkeley, and offers advice on building a training regimen that will help ectomorphs safely build more muscle for the long term. ...more

July 02, 2007

Ross the Intern Brings Gay Life to 'Celebrity Fit Club'

Remember pudgy ubergay Ross the Intern from the Tonight Show? He joined this season of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, and after 3 months of having to put up with child star turned fatso Dustin Diamond and foul-mouthed Idol loser Kimberly Locke, Ross the Intern came out on the other side as Ross Mathews, a stronger, more fit young man, who proved that kindness is the true value that makes a great gay role model. ...more

June 20, 2007

Stimulate Muscle Growth Through Exercise Variation

It's human nature to like routine, and nowhere more so than at the gym. Many traditional exercise programs encourage repetition. The problem with routine workouts is that they quickly lead to plateaus and limits to your strength gains. ...more

June 18, 2007

Late-night Snacks You Can Live With

Eating junk food late at night is another shameful vice that hits your guilt button. And though you repent all week, hoping the gym gods will forgive your lapse and restore your body back to its divine form, come another dateless Saturday night and you're at it again, pigging out on ice cream and cookies while settling down to the pagan comforts of your TV set. ...more

June 12, 2007

7 Ingredients Identify Best Skin Care Products

The commercial skin care industry abounds with anti-aging skin care products and special formulations to revitalize aging skin. However, there are so many anti-wrinkle skin care creams and lotions for mature skin that it can be difficult to sort through them all to find the best preparations. Here are seven of the most effective anti-aging skin care ingredients to look for. ...more

June 05, 2007

Fighting the Secret Inside

Boxing is a sport where the object of the game is to knock the other guy out so that he is incapable of fighting anymore. For former world champion Emile Griffith, the object of the game ended up becoming a part of his life away from the ring. The world handed him its own punches when after years of struggling with his own sexuality he caused the tragic death of an opponent. ...more

May 30, 2007

The Secret to Kicking the Smoking Habit

Studies have shown that more Americans die of tobacco related diseases than the combined total of those who died from alcohol, AIDS, road accidents, fire, murder, suicide and illegal drugs. Gay men and women are among the groups highest at risk and yet are still smoking. It's time to get help to stop, and here are some tips on how. ...more

May 25, 2007

Slow Super Legs

When working out, one of the sexiest and most forgotten parts of the body are the legs. Billy Polson, founder and co-owner of DIAKADI Body, which was voted best personal training gym in San Francisco by CitySearch in 2006, has come up with an exercise program that is sure to make everyone notice and rememebr those legs. ...more

May 21, 2007

More than a Six Pack: Lessons in Abdominal Strength

Think your 300-crunches-a-day abs routine is giving you true abdominal strength? Think again. With an eye toward building core abdominal strength worth bragging about, we talked to Devin Wicks, ACE, AFAA, a fitness operations director at the University of California, Berkeley, and specialty strength coach for some of the University's premier sports teams. He regretfully informed us that most people work their abs completely incorrectly. ...more

May 15, 2007

Health in a Pill? Finding a Good Multivitamin

Vitamins and minerals are powerfully important substances your body needs to function at its peak level. Found in the foods we eat, each one has a different role to play. Vitamin D and calcium, for example, are needed for strong bones, while the B vitamins help you make energy when your body needs it (think lifting weights or running), vitamin A is crucial for night vision, and zinc and vitamin C help you heal and resist infection. ...more

May 09, 2007

What is That on Your Lip?

A small spot on your lip begins to tingle or burn. You don’t see anything, but you know what is forming. A few days later your fears have become reality and there is no way to make it go away quickly. Yes, you have a cold sore. The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the root cause of cold sores as well as anal and genital herpes. Doctors can diagnose which type of herpes you have by culturing the affected area. ...more

May 04, 2007

The Breakfast Dilemma

Breakfast: the most important meal of the day. Many people know that already, but what they don't know is that eating the wrong type of breakfast isn't much better than eating no breakfast at all. So what constitutes the right breakfast? Cereal and toast? Oatmeal with fruit? Eggs and bacon? Or something else entirely? ...more

May 01, 2007