Fitness and Diet

Boot~ique: Ten low-carb lunch ideas

Bringing your lunch to work with you used to be as simple as sliding your favorite meats and a little mayo between two huge slices of bread with a side of potato chips and a coke - right?

Unfortunately, this national habit has led to a country full of obese people.

Now that you are eating a healthy breakfast and dinner at home, don't ruin your new diet plan with a calorie-laden, nutrient-deficient lunch.

Instead, here are ten easy ways to enjoy a low-carb, healthy lunch.

Boot~ique: Get a kick out of your workout

Getting tired of doing the same old boring exercises?

Kick it up a notch!

This is a four-minute fat loss circuit workout that targets your legs and obliques - all in just a four minute circuit.

You don't need any equipment but an interval timer will make it much easier to time your workout.

Set your Gymboss interval timer to 25 seconds for the first timer and 5 seconds for the second timer.

Boot~ique: How to break bad habits to reach your fitness goals

Spring has sprung! Don’t restrict your spring cleaning to your home – spring clean your habits, too!

Let go of those bad habits that are holding you back from your fitness goals.

You’ll not only be more fit, but you’ll become a happier, healthier person too. Let us

How to break five unhealthy habits this Spring

The blame game

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Trans Fit: How plant sterols can reduce cholesterol

Small amounts of certain foods can reduce cholesterol.

Plant sterols occur naturally in a host of foods — primarily soybean oil, nuts, seeds, legumes and some fruits and vegetables.

Because plant sterols are chemically similar to cholesterol, the human body tends to absorb them and pass cholesterol out of the body as waste. The net result is that consuming foods rich in plant sterols can reduce the body’s blood cholesterol levels.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows food companies to declare the heart benefits of plant sterols on product packaging.

Boot~ique VIDEO: Total body workout in four minutes

Need a quick routine to work your whole body? Here you go!

This is a four minute fat-loss workout that targets your legs, arms and abs - all in a quick four minute circuit.

You don't need any equipment, but an interval timer will make it much easier to time your workout.

Set your Gymboss interval timer to 50 seconds for the first timer and 10 seconds for the second timer.

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Scott Herman's Getting Fit VIDEO: Functional Leg Exercises - Part 1

Whether you are playing sports or suffering from what is known as “old age”, you need to ensure that you will maintain as much mobility as possible in your body and be able to avoid future injuries.

This routine is a bodyweight routine. Because we are going to be using different planes of motion there is no more need for weights, we are creating our own resistance with our bodies.

Along with increased hip mobility, you will also notice increases in your joint proprioception, balance, and strength in your knees and ankles.

Boot~ique: 8 things lean people do

Why is it that some women have all the luck?

From great, movie-star hair, to a naturally thin frame, some women just seem to have it all, effortlessly. Or, do they?

Can it really ever be effortless to maintain a lean body?

Can the rest of us -- the ones who sweat it out in boot camp and diet away to maintain our healthy frame -- learn the tricks of lean-ness that some women seem to naturally possess?

Or is it just a myth that certain habits can lead to a fitter, leaner body?

Scott Herman's Getting Fit VIDEO: Scott & Sean's Q&A - Episode 17

This week, Scott Herman and his buddy Sean answer more view questions.

Have a question? Click HERE.

(3:28) John Simon

I am emailing wondering if you know the reason behind the gap found in biceps. I have found a picture on the internet and pasted the link here so you know what I am talking about.

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Boot~ique with VIDEO: Make your legs lean now

Just when you think it's over ...

Right after you complete a really tough workout and you just want to fall down on the floor because your legs feel like jelly ... do this circuit!

This is a leg finisher! Use this quick circuit to push your legs farther than you have before.

Don't let that quivering feeling in your thighs give you the signal that your workout is done.

If you really want to see results, you have to push a little bit farther -- and this circuit will do that for you.

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Trans Fit: Build muscle with light weights

Many fitness experts maintain that exercisers must work within the 8 to 12 repetition range to initiate muscle hypertrophy.

However, recent studies suggests that low-load, high-volume strength training can also impact muscle growth.

Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, studied 15 men as they performed four sets of unilateral leg extensions at 90% 1-RM and 30% 1-RM. The subjects were instructed to work until failure.

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