Fitness
Payless Rolls Out Beauty and Booty Products
Mar 9, 2010 | Filed Under: Fitness,Health & Beauty,In the News,Style
Once upon a time, Payless was synonymous with “inflexible plastic shoes that really f*ckin’ hurt my feet.” They’ve come a long way, however, with increasingly cute footwear and accessories that are still inexpensive, yet are higher quality and allow feet to, you know, MOVE.
And if you’ve ever looked at a pair of Payless ballet flats and thought to yourself, “You know what I could really use with these? EYE SHADOW!”, well, you’re in luck: Those busy bees at Payless have partnered with Maesa Group to create a collection of beauty and body care products. The new beauty merchandise, to be sold under brands names “Zoe & Zac” and “Unforgettable Moments,” will be available for as low as $2.99 an item, the company said.
That’s not all…! Oh no. Payless is also tapping into the fitness craze with a new collection of women’s toning shoes under the Champion Fitness banner. The line, which began testing in select locations in December, is rolling out now to stores and to the company’s Web site. The three-style toning shoe collection will be in nearly all of Payless’ locations by this summer and will cost just $25 – $40 to work that booty off.
Cheap and lazy — that’s my kind of workout.
No Time for Treadmill? No College Diploma for You!
Dec 1, 2009 | Filed Under: Fitness,Health & Beauty,In the News | Tags: Fitness
College isn’t generally known as a healthy time — hell, I was closer to the Papa John’s Pizza delivery guy than my own family when I was a student — so Lincoln University in Pennsylvania is trying to combat that issue by forcing “obese” students (with a body mass index of 30 or above) to take a fitness course in order to graduate.
I know, I know, I’m thinking the same thing: This cannot be a good sign for the pizza business.
The course meets three hours per week. Here’s the kicker: Those who are assigned to the class but do not complete it cannot graduate. Now that the first class to have this requirement imposed is nearing graduation day — students who entered in the fall of 2006 — the school faces criticism from both students and outsiders about the fitness class policy.
One of those students is Tiana Lawson, 21, whose recent editorial in the student paper has drawn national attention to the issue. Lawson wrote in The Lincolnian that she would be more understanding if the requirement applied to everyone. She thinks all students, not just those with a high BMI, should have to take the class. Damn straight.
*SIGH* I miss the old days when college wasn’t about encouraging a healthy lifestyle, but rather about drinking as much beer as you can and getting a hundred-thousand-dollar Political Science degree you’ll never use. Now that’s what higher learning should be about.
Move Over, Jenny Craig: Some Tout Breastfeeding as Weight Loss Plan for Mothers
Nov 17, 2009 | Filed Under: Fitness,Health & Beauty,In the News | Tags: Breastfeeding
There’s a new article in The New York Times discussing the calorie-burning benefits of breastfeeding. (Yup! It’s time to talk boobs again.)
Post-Baby Exercise Prevents Bone Loss
Nov 2, 2009 | Filed Under: Fitness,Health & Beauty,In the News | Tags: Health
Time, energy and youth are not the only things kids take from us — they also drain our calcium!
In fact, women lose a significant amount of calcium to their babies, who need the mineral to grow. So new mothers who are breastfeeding should exercise to prevent bone loss, say nutrition experts at the University of North Carolina.
