text: Americans Who Watch 4.5 Hours of TV Daily Have Plenty of Time to Exercise
  You don't have time to workout, huh? Well, I have information that says otherwise.
  According to the Bureau of Labour we're a busy bunch, but we're not exactly making the most of our free time. The biggest excuse in the book for skipping exercise kind of falls apart when you see that people spend the majority of their leisure time watching TV. Are your shows that important? Then move while you watch!
  You can easily do yoga, squats, or jog in place while cleaning out your DVR and catching up on the hottest summer reality shows. There are some people who only allow themselves time to watch TV while they're on the treadmill at the gym, and some who keep their TV in the fitness room of their home.
  The only thing we spend less time doing than exercise is relaxing, and that's no good either. Our bodies and brains need plenty of time to unwind. In some cases though, exercise and relaxing go hand-in-hand. Yoga, swimming, cycling, a round of hoops, or chasing your kids through the park are all ways to relax while still remaining active. (more…)
  Posted on June 26, 2012 by Natalie K
  Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lacy
  A lot of celebrities sign up for Dancing With the Stars with the hopes of losing weight from the hours and hours of dance practice, but for some, it's just a pleasant, unplanned side effect.
  Jaleel White was one of those celebs that didn't plan on losing weight while competing on Dancing With the Stars, but there just wasn't any way around it. White, famous for his role as nerdy Erkel on Family Matters told Us Weekly after his Monday's performace that he's already lost 13 pounds since rehearsals began earlier this year. The actor, 35, proudly exclaimed, "I'm like a buck sixty-nine!"
  At 5-foot-10, White was hardly overweight to begin with, but spending hours in the dance studio helped the actor kick up his fitness routine a notch. "You're dripping in sweat. You keep doing intervals of 30 minutes or 40 minutes, and you grab a quick snack and go back at it," he explained. "I can pop a sweat so quickly now. It's new to me. It's ridiculous!"
  White has also noticed another positive change: his energy level is up. You would think dancing all day would leave him exhausted, but quite the contrary.
  Posted on April 1, 2012 by Natalie K
  Stephen Colbert needs yoga. Not because he says he is the most inflexible man in the world, or because he found out some women who practice yoga are able to have two to three hour orgasms, but because he seems to have attention deficit disorder. But who am I to judge? Millions of Americans tune in and get a kick out of his opinions of current events disguised as crude and bold comic relief. He's no Seth Meyers, but he does entertain in a blatantly rude sort of way.
  I am very surprised that William J. Broad, author of The Science of Yoga and esteemed science writer for the New York Times, agreed to come on the show for an interview. After listening to Broad on NPR's Fresh Air, and NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, I was curious to see how he would respond to the brazen personality of Colbert. Poised, calm and well spoken, Broad held an impressive level of composure against the piercing and sometimes irrational questions imposed upon him by the audacious TV host.
  Broad told Colbert that he practices yoga because it helps him relax and be able to do the hard edge reporting that has earned him two Pulitzer Prizes. You would think that would perk up the ears of a fellow journalist, but instead Colbert told Broad he didn't know a thing about yoga. Not surprising, as his description of the practice is how people look when they are crammed and contorted in the coach section of an airplane.