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Picking the perfect swimsuit for both strutting and swimming is not known to be the easiest job on the planet. Some folks even think it’s the worst. So why not use some help where you can get it, right? The May issue of Women’s Health Magazine has a guide to help you navigate these wavy waters. And if you click here to view their online issue … you can see which celebrity you have the most in common with, body wise. Fun! Hope your swimsuit shopping is a success!
The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises – This photo-heavy book detailing a huge variety of exercises for each muscle group with clear, easy-to-follow directions is a great choice for anyone looking for support and ideas while exercising. Get this book and you’ll never be lost while working out again.
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Resident bad-ass of the music biz, Pink, opens up to Women’s Health magazine in the January/February issue about love, competition, and most importantly, her workout routine. While currently on tour in Europe, this ripped lady still manages to workout seven days a week—and it shows! She recently lost 20 pounds!
On her “man abs…”
“My man abs? They’re pretty full-on. It’s like that D’Angelo video [for “How Does It Feel”]; he’s got that V. I get a lot of flak for it. That’s where the masculine thing comes in, people saying it’s not normal for a girl to have [those]. But I’m OK with it. I think it’s because I was a gymnast for eight years, from ages 4 to 12. My body was made before my bones were fully grown. Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.”
How she stays fit on the road…
“Ever hear of P90X? My brother and his wife are both in the Air Force; they do marathons and triathlons. I went [to visit them and she’s doing P90X]. I couldn’t keep up with her—and she’d just had her first baby four weeks ago. I was like, This is bullshit! I will perfect this thing! So usually, I wake up and do an hour of cardio, then an hour of P90X or yoga, then a half-hour of warm-up [during show rehearsal]. I do that six days a week.”
Her day off… (more…)
WomensHealthMag.com
Women’s Health has a great event coming up. Women’s Health’s annual summer festival, Are You Game?, is returning to New York and Chicago! Building on the success of last year’s events in Chicago and New York, which were attended by more than 4,000 people, Are You Game? will allow urban women to experience the ultimate in outdoor fun and adventure. Are You Game? will be open to the public at no cost and will offer a host of fun and athletic challenges and activities, such as:
Are You Game? New York
SATURDAY, July 11th, 2009
FROM 10 AM – 5 PM
Manhattan’s Hudson River Park at Pier 46
(Charles Street and West Street)
Are You Game? Chicago
SATURDAY, July 18th, 2009
FROM 10 AM – 5 PM
North Avenue Beach
Check it out and let us know all about it!
