 Campbell, CA-based BikeConcierge, a bike charter service, has partnered with Plus 3 Network to encourage cyclists to maintain their fitness and enjoy... Keep Reading » |
Friday, July 31, 2009
Coming to Silicon Valley? Rent a bike from BikeConcierge, you can help a charity through Plus 3
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Gap's Give & Get gives you a 30% discount and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society gets 5%
 Gap franchises (Banana Republic, Old Navy and Gap) are offering a special promotion - four days only. Thursday, July 30th... Keep Reading » |
Madonna's 'sinewy' arms is 2-year-old story. Does some tabloid flake awake every July and say, "time to run that again?"
 The tabloids are all a-gog about photos of Madonna's arms...TMZ, People, and Daily Mail. But a quick look at Mail Online in July, 2007 (note... Keep Reading » |
Monday, July 27, 2009
Upcoming YMCA events: Teeing Off for Teens, Monte Carlo Night, Central's 50th anny, 5k/10k walk/run
 Check out the following special events at area YMCA locations. Sequoia YMCA Monte Carlo Night Saturday, August 29, 7 to 11 p.m. at Rosewood Sand... Keep Reading » |
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Labor Day Run, AIDS Walk, Silicon Valley Marathon support Silicon Valley Health Trust - sign up now
 Now is the time to get in shape for three upcoming events -- all three benefit the Silicon Valley Health Trust. The second annual Run for a... Keep Reading » |
U S Open of Surfing fitness: Kelly Slater and yoga, Mick Fanning and CHEK
 Watching the incredible beauty of Hurley U S Open of Surfing it's evident that the best surfers are working out in ways that go beyond going out to... Keep Reading » |
Sign up now for Light the Night Walk - help Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and earn free gas cards
 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual Light the Night Walk is gearing up. This gentle 2 mile twilight walk is in its 11th year in... Keep Reading » |
Fitness week in review: Jennifer Lopez turns 40
| Wow, oh, Wow. Just look at what 40 looks like for J. Lo - ok, we all know that she looked smashing at every age.... Keep Reading » |
Friday, July 24, 2009
Fitness week in review - Katie Holmes dances
 It's been an interesting week in fitness - the lovely JLo - Jennifer Lopez - turned 40 and Katie Holmes took the stage to show she could dance, and... Keep Reading » |
Shaq vs Michael Phelps, vs Serena Williams, vs Oscar de la Hoya
 Whoa! The news of Shaquille O'Neal getting in training shape to swim against Michael Phelps, play tennis against Serena Williams and box against... Keep Reading » |
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Trying to lose weight? Here's bad news for your diet: food ads on tv can be fattening
 It's more than couch potato syndrome that packs on the pounds while you're watching TV. It's those pesky ads, too. A group of researchers at... Keep Reading » |
Fitness fads - Hilary Duff and piloxing, Courtney Cox and Itsy Bitsy Yoga
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Getting fit with rocket science - how NASA innovation has created better fitness products (part 1)
 It's well known and accepted that NASA innovations have improved swimming, running, golf and a score of other sports through innovative materials,... Keep Reading » |
Getting fit with rocket science - how NASA innovation has created better fitness products (part 2)
 This is part two of an article about how the research and products invented by and for NASA have improved fitness products. Part 1 - getting fit with... Keep Reading » |
Exercising in space: NASA's out-of-this-world workouts for astronaut fitness
 On July 20, 2009 the U. S. will be observing the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon.. In honor of that, here's a look at... Keep Reading » |
Friday, July 17, 2009
New Los Gatos fitness studio, Core Fitness, offers grand opening sweepstakes
 The owners of Core Fitness, a new fitness facility in Los Gatos, are offering a grand opening sweepstakes. Seems like this should be of interest to... Keep Reading » |
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How to be a model without killing yourself: the Model Fitness Regime
 Do you really have to kill yourself with drugs and unhealthy habits to stay model thin? Jennifer Cassetty says it has come to the point that magazines have to digitally add... Keep Reading » |
MMA to EA: no way you'll do the video game.
 If you've been looking forward to EA Sports coming out with a video game that will help you create a workout MMA-style, here's the current word:... Keep Reading » |
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
7 exercise myths - debunked, busted, kaput
 Fitness myths or exercise facts? We've heard them all time and again: gotta do crunches to build six-pack abs, try exercising long and... Keep Reading » |
Suze Orman announces grants to 10 local breast cancer organizations at Avon Walk SF closing
 By the numbers: The seventh annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer raised $6 million to advance access to care and finding a cure for breast... Keep Reading » |
Monday, July 13, 2009
Livestrong Challenge San Jose - Team Pedalout reports on the Saturday Awards Dinner and the Metcalf Rd. hill
 After working at the plaza on Saturday, going to the Awards dinner, then cycling 100 miles on Sunday, Jonathan Smith, captain of Team Pedalout, took... Keep Reading » |
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Livestrong Challenge San Jose - notes from the plaza - part 3
 The Livestrong Challenge is manned by some staff, and by an army of friendly volunteers who are at the plaza outside the Center for Performing Arts,... Keep Reading » |
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Part 2 - Livestrong Challenge San Jose - the day before
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Live from Livestrong Challenge San Jose - the day before - part 1
 While the Avon Walk is underway 50 miles to the north, the Livestrong Challenge is getting ready for tomorrow's big event - the walk, run and cycling... Keep Reading » |
Great news for tennis elbow sufferers: early simple strength training shown to help
| People with pain in the elbow or forearm from playing sports or just from common everyday activities, might be able to use a simple bar and... Keep Reading » |
Jonathan Sanchez no-hitter: how to power up your workout to do the same
 Just last night - that magic moment: Jonathan Sanchez, the San Francisco left-hander, wowed everyone when he returned after a three-week stint... Keep Reading » |
All-Star Game fitness: David Wright workout
 How does David Wright, the New York Mets All-Star third baseman, turn on that explosion that makes him such a powerhouse? In part, it's... Keep Reading » |
Friday, July 10, 2009
Fitness events weeks of July 11,12: Livestrong Challenge San Jose, Avon Walk, history hike and more
 Don't sit inside and be gloomy this weekend. Head out to San Francisco to cheer on the Avon walkers, or take a place along the 100-mile biking... Keep Reading » |
2009 All-Star game fitness: Albert Pujols workout
 There are many reasons to admire Albert Pujols: his incredible gifts as a baseball player, his involvement in the community, his strength in the... Keep Reading » |
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Livestrong Challenge comes to San Jose July 11, 12 - here's event info and street closings
 One of Silicon Valley's most anticipated fitness events is just about here - the Livestrong Challenge, San Jose, Saturday and Sunday (July 11,... Keep Reading » |
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Win a personal training session with famed fitness coach Denise Austin
 Denise Austin is so synonymous with working out that millions of Americans -- count me among them -- hear her voice as the little coach inside their heads saying, "Come on, you can do it" when their energy flags. Now one person will win a consultation and private training session with her ... Keep Reading » |
Ladies - do you love your flip-flops? Learn a lesson from Yao Ming and protect your ankles
 The news that 7'6" NBA superstar Yao Ming can't play for the Houston Rockets next season – and possibly beyond – due to.... Keep Reading » |
Monday, July 6, 2009
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Cindy Henning. It's important for people to do what they can.
 Cindy Henning moved to Hanford, California earlier this year, but drives up to Silicon Valley every weekend for training walks with her Solemates team... Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Janis Carney. The Avon Walk gives me hope.
 Janis Carney is an elder law attorney and the senior partner of the firm of Carney & Sugai, LLP in Los Gatos. She has been married to Tom Carney... Keep Reading » |
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Linda Chang. I know we're making an impact.
 Six years ago, Linda Chang's mother had breast cancer, and Chang wanted to honor her mother's fight against the disease. She decided the... Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Mary Ellen Stewart. You get this overwhelming feeling.
 Mary Ellen Stewart lives in Santa Clara and has been marred for 20 years to Chris, a "wonderful husband," she coaches PAL softball and is “happy to be healthy and alive and able to help people.” One “unexpected but wonderful” part of the Avon Walk for Mary Ellen Stewart is the people. Her fellow teammates, strangers when they met, “are friends for life, friends for love. That’s been amazing.” Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Lara Dorjath McCullough. Breast cancer impacts everyone.
 Lara Dorjath McCullough, a five-year veteran of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, lives with her husband Ian in San Mateo. To be part of... Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Birgit Kalvelage. It's about being bigger than yourself.
 Birgit Kalvelage is a marketing professional who lives in San Jose. To be part of her walk, visit her Avon Walk page. Related Articles... Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San Francisco 2009: meet Silicon Valley walkers - team Solemates
 On July 11, over 3000 walkers will converge on the sidewalks of San Francisco to be part of the seventh annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Each... Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: will you be there to walk, cheer, donate, crew?
| This year's San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12. The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San.... Keep Reading » |
Avon Walk San Francisco - over $29.2 million has been awarded in Northern California
 Walkers in the Avon Walk San Francisco repeatedly say they appreciate that money raised in Northern California, stays here. The Avon Foundation... Keep Reading » |
Fitness fads in the news: Madonna's coconut water, BodyJuggling DVD, better stairs for a better body
 Madonna's cracked the secret of fitness (again). Madonna has kicked off her summer European tour and the 50-year-old wonder body is apparently... Keep Reading » |
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tour de France fitness: Lance Armstrong's workout
 "I would love to be eternally young," Lance Armstrong told the Associated Press. "but I'm not. That's just the reality." Yet,... Keep Reading » |
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Silicon Valley 4th of July events - fireworks, festivals, fairs - a great time for family activities
 July 4th weekend is a perfect time to get active in Silicon Valley! Check out all these family-friendly activities this weekend -- and get off that couch (or that computer) and remember how great it is to be active in Silicon Valley. Take your water bottle, sun screen, and a hat to keep the sun off your head. As always, a note of caution - some of these involve fees and sometimes last minute changes - so check the web sites first. Keep Reading » |
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
July 2009 - Silicon Valley fitness events calendar
 Run, walk, bike, hike, swim or golf. This month is full of great fitness events. Of course, if you are more of an indoor fitness person,... Keep Reading » |
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