Stop Fitness Excuses Now!

We asked fitness trainer Ashley Borden for her solutions for common fitness excuses so you can stop self-sabotaging your health progress

Beautifying Oils from Head to Toe!

It’s a fact that many people battle with skin and/or hair that produce too much oil. But, there’s no denying the beauty benefits of adding some oil to your beauty regimen. The products below are shining examples of how keeping oil in your beauty arsenal is sure to keep your hair shiny, your face fresh, and your skin smooth.

Musica: Shakira con Pitbull 'Rabiosa'

Celeb Watch: Stacy Keibler

Rumored George Clooney gal pal, Stacy Keibler, was spotted on the beach in LA while taking a break from a magazine shoot. The blonde beauty looked summery in her Bugs Not Drugs Junk Food tee, cutoffs and fedora. 

Get the Look: Blake Lively

From Gossip Girl to Leo’s arm, Blake’s everywhere. Her look can be achieved with professional tools and budget items from Solano and Goody. Also, her personal stylist uses Solano on her covetable mane!

You’ve seen her on Gossip Girl, in the weeklies and on the silver screen. Blake Lively is one of young Hollywood’s hottest actresses, and now with Leo on her arm she’s turned up the heat even more. Known for her long blonde locks, Blake is always a hair inspiration.

                    

To achieve Blake Lively’s voluminous ringlets, wrap small sections of the hair around the barrel of the Solano Plasmium Gel Grip Round Brush 38mm (SRP $25.00) and blow dry using the Solano 3700 Moda Dryer (SRP $220) at a high temperature setting. Follow with a blast of cold air to set the style, unravel and spray with strong hold hairspray.

For a simple and chic day-to-night look, try Blake’s pin straight pony. Straighten hair with Solano SleekHeat 450 Flat Iron (SRP$199), pull hair back into a high pony and secure with a hair matching Goody ColourColletion Elastic (SRP$4.11).

Solano 3700Moda Dryer is available at www.solanopower.com.

Solano Plasmium Gel Grip Round Brush Collection and Solano SleekHeat 450 Flat Iron are available at ULTA stores nationwide and ULTA.com.

Goody^® ColourCollection is available at Target and Wal-Mart store nationwide.

Mens Style: Cory Monteith

Cory Monteith arrived at LAX, sporting yet another pair of shades from John Varvatos Eyewear.   The Glee hunk wore the John Varvatos Modified Aviator in Brown, $250. http://www.johnvarvatos.com. 

 

Green Your Ride Sweepstakes: TheNaturalStore.com

TheNaturalStore.com's Green Your Ride Sweepstakes gives Facebook fans a chance to win two Trek Hybrid 7000 bikes, plus a Burley ‘Bee’ Trailer to carry kids, pets, trail gear or even groceries. They want to lend a hand in making commuting as green as it can be—each mile traveled by bike instead of by car saves nearly pound of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Each week during the month of August, fans will have the opportunity to win additional prizes from companies like nuun, Badger, and de~luxe.

About the Green Your Ride Sweepstakes:

·         Grand Prize: Trek 7000 & Trek 7000 WSD with a Burley ‘Bee’ Trailer. Prize value: $1100.00.

o   Grand prize items coordinated by Trek & Redmond Cycle. The winner will be professionally fit to their bike by an authorized Trek dealer in their area.

·         Two additional prizes will be given away each week until August 29^th.

·         Prize opportunities include nuun, Honey Stinger, Kinesys, Badger, Goddess Garden, Beyond Costal and de~luxe.

·         To enter and for more details, visit TheNaturalStore.com Facebook page: http://budurl.com/CycleSweepstakes

·         Prize values range from $50 to $1100.

Fabulous and Flirty Over 40: Nicole Kidman, Kate Winslet and Sandra Bullock

These lovely Hollywood ladies have at least three things in common: great hair, beauty and they are all over 40! Nicole Kidman, Kate Winslet and Sandra Bullock have been fashion icons since the beginning of their careers and they just keep getting better.

For a chic, small side bun like Nicole Kidman’s, twist Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin Mini ($7.29) into your locks and forgo the aching bobby pins.

Need a quick go to style? Try a sleek and sophisticated pony like Kate Winslet and secure your hair with Goody ColourCollection Hair Elastics ($4.11).

 Take a pulled back updo to the next level like Sandra Bullock by topping your ‘do off with a Goody Ouchless Flex Headband ($4.49).

Happy 30th MTV

Groundbreaking and iconic are my favoritve ways to describe the early days of MTV.
The King of Pop Michael Jackson and Madonna as Queen both reigned over the network and youth culture during this time and still influence up and coming pop stars. Wow, don't we all feel old!

Here's the Michael Jackson epic "Thriller"

Madonna dressed up in white performing "Like A Virgin"

LA Chic: Ashley Greene

Actress Ashley Greene was spotted in casual looks all week. Specifically Junk Food tees!   As she was leaving the gym yesterday in Los Angeles she work Junk Food ($32).  It's the fourth time the Twilight star has sported Junk Food this summer.  Two days ago, Greene wore a Snoopy tee ($32) to the gym, and earlier this summer she wore an "I Love NY tee" ($32) and a "Dear Nature" tee ($28).  

Friday Jams: BTR ft Snoop Dogg 'Boyfriend'

Celeb Spotting: Whitney Port

Spotted in LA, Whitney Port wore a Jessica Kagan Cushman necklace during an afternoon of primping at a Beverly Hills salon!  The fashion icon wore the Jessica Kagan Cushman gunmetal and crystal "Constellation" necklace ($150)!  http://www.jessicacushman.com/.

Trends: Royalty Kate Middleton Singlehandedly Brings Back Sheer Pantyhose

With more benefits than just being a fashion accessory; Pantyhose can positively

affect your health in a number of ways

Kate Middleton has been quite the media sensation lately due to her well publicized marriage to the royal price. But something else of Kate's was aglow, too - her legs. The Duchess seems to have embraced the sheen of sheer pantyhose, a throwback to the 1980s that went the way of the mullet. Until now, it appears.

The more Kate pairs the shiny hose with her various outfits for official engagements, the more they're flying off the shelves in her native United Kingdom. Whether it's a calculated fashion choice or, more likely, a royal requirement, it looks like they are here to stay. Maybe.

But there are more benefits to pantyhose than just fashion; in fact, they can affect your health in a number of ways. I asked Board Certified Vein Specialist, Dr. Z. Catherine Navarro (www.DrNavarro.com), to share some of the health benefits of the supportive legwear. 

Comfort

Support hose provide comfort to aching, tired legs and apply gentle pressure to soothe and massage the legs, improving circulation and reducing leg discomfort. Support stockings are ideal for athletes and health care workers, clerks and airline pilots and others who regularly travel by airplane, train, car or bus for long distances.

Prevention

Wearing support stockings can help prevent poor circulation in the legs and swelling of the feet, ankles or legs. They can also help prevent varicose veins and spider veins--small, round spots with tiny red veins spiraling outward.

Medical

Support stockings may be used for medical conditions such as slowing the development of varicose veins or chronic venous insufficiency--when the leg veins cannot adequately pump blood back to the heart. Support stockings may also be used to help prevent deep vein thrombosis, the formation of a blood clot in a vein. According to the Mayo Clinic, support hose reduce the risk of a clot breaking off and causing a pulmonary embolism--blockage of an artery to the lung.  

It's worth noting, though, that other royals, including Queen Elizabeth and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also sport tights for official engagements.

Young Hollywood Goes Casual: Ashley Greene & Nina Dobrev

Actresses Nina Dobrev and Ashley Greene both sported tees this week. 






The Vampire Diaries leading lady wore her Junk Food Smurf Tee, $28, to support her show at San Diego’s Comic Con, http://bit.ly/qW45fh.

The Twilight star worked up a sweat in a Junk Food Snoopy tee, $32, while leaving her LA gym, http://bit.ly/qR0xkH.

Safe Sun: 5 Tips For Runners

Fact and figures:

• Skin cancer is one of the most common and fastest growing forms of cancer in the USA. In fact, one in every 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime (Skin Cancer Foundation).
• Research shows UV exposure increases skin cancer, premature aging and other skin damage. 

TOP 5 SAFE SUN TIPS FOR RUNNERS:

Remembering Amy Winehouse

London’s Calling for 'Splash Color'

Check out the newest trend in hair color: Splash Color. Edward Tricomi of Warren-Tricomi salons recently visited London and fell in love with a hot new hair color technique and he’s bringing it stateside.

Style Guide: Survive the Heat Footwear

Beat the heat with chic feet in sandals decorated and inspired by the style of gladiator sandals. We like the Topaz Twisted Sandal by Christian Siriano for Payless.

The summer season also includes the popular Payless designer collections, exclusive brands that offer true original designs of fashion icons of New York: Christian Siriano, Lela Rose and Silvia Tcherassi, who joined recently. For more info visit www.Payless.com. 

Casual Chic: Maria Menunos

Maria Menounos wore Junk Food out in LA yesterday. The TV personality looked cute in her Junk Food "Shut Up and RESCUE Me" tee, which benefits the Take Me Home Animal Rescue Charity.

Celebs Giving Back: John Legend

Every nine seconds of each school day, a young person drops out of high school in the U.S., and nearly 
one-third of high school students fail to graduate on time.

Video du Jour: Krishnar 'Slave to Your Love'

Celeb Style: Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper wore Junk Food while out and about in NYC over the weekend. The movie-star looked cool and edgy in his Junk Food Beatles tee, $32, while leaving his Manhattan hotel; http://www.junkfoodclothing.com.

U.S. Sex Census Presented by Trojan

Household relationships, gender preferences and population penetration aren’t exclusive to the U.S. Census – new findings released today as part of the U.S. SEX CENSUS presented by Trojan condoms uncovers that the sexual habits of our nation are just as multiplied and diverse as the population.  

On a national level, the survey finds that the average American (18 and over) has sex 120 times a year (2.3 times per week), and reports very high levels of sexual satisfaction (76 percent satisfied). Despite the high findings, sixty-three percent of respondents still wish they were having sex more frequently. 

The geography of American sexuality points to a decidedly northeasterly trend in sexual frequency. Indeed people in the Northeast report having more sex than any other U.S. region, averaging 130 times per year (2.5 times per week), compared to the Midwest (125 times per year / 2.4 times per week), West (120 times per year / 2.3 times per week) and South (114 times per year / 2.1 times per week). When it comes to practicing safe sex, Northeasterners (43%) are more likely to report using a condom during sexual activity.

Population Shake-Up

From sexual fantasies to vibrators, 74 percent of Americans are experimenting with sex and embracing ways to enhance the sexual experience for themselves and their partners.

·         Across the four U.S. Census regions, the most sexually exciting place Americans have had sex is in a car (48 percent), followed by sex in someone else’s bed (33 percent)

·         When asked where they would like to have sex but have not yet tried, 33 percent of men said sex on a plane and 26 percent of women said sex on a beach/sea

He Said, She Said

The survey shows that men (83 percent) are certainly more willing to experiment as compared to women (65 percent), which may explain why men are more likely to describe themselves as sexually liberal (31 percent) versus women (16%).  

·         Men are more likely to report they enjoy both oral and penetrative sex equally (50 percent) compared to 32 percent of females. 

·         Seventy-one percent of men want more sex compared to 55 percent of females

·         The majority (85%) of men indicated that they had purchased a condom compared to only about one-half (51%) of women.

·         Men’s favorite sex positions are missionary (27 percent) followed by doggy style (24 percent); Females report missionary (45 percent) and reverse missionary (13 percent) as their top sex position

·         Men are more likely to discuss their sex life on Facebook or Twitter (15 percent) compared to females (6 percent)

·         More than seventy percent of Americans believe hooking up is having sex with someone outside of a relationship, with 40 percent of women saying they were against hooking up compared to only about one-quarter (22 percent) of men

Sex Talk in America

From downloading with friends to uploading on Facebook, Americans are open to talking about sex both on- and off-line.

·         19 percent of Americans have engaged in sexting and 19 percent have had online sex

·         18 percent have had sex with someone they met over the internet

·         10 percent have discussed sex on Facebook and/or Twitter

·         Americans are open to talking to their friends about sex, with 47 percent talking about sex with friends of the same gender and 28 percent  talking to friends of the opposite gender

Researchers say the data all adds up, painting a picture of American sexuality as diverse and satisfactory.

Selita Ebanks on MLB, PepsiMax, Rollie Fingers, The Mets & More!

As the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars take the field, Pepsi MAX is giving fans the chance to create an All-Star roster of their own with a salute to the living legends of the game. Starting today through August 31, baseball fans across the country can go to MLB.com/PepsiMAX to cast votes for their favorite players at each of the nine positions.  For each ballot cast, fans will be entered to win the chance to take on the winning Pepsi MAX Field of Dreams Team on their home turf next spring.

Fans have some challenging decisions facing them in this unique online voting opportunity. The ballot is comprised of 30 MLB greats, three legendary players at each position (catcher, first base, second base, third base, short-stop, designated hitter, relief pitcher, starting pitcher and outfield), including Ken Griffey Jr., Ryne Sandberg, Cal Ripken Jr., Ozzie Smith, Greg Maddux, Tony Gwynn, Carlton Fisk, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers and Rickey Henderson, among others.

Beginning today, fans can vote up to 25 times per day at MLB.com/PepsiMAX or can text PEPSIMAX to 41623 to receive instructions on mobile voting. Each vote counts as an entry to be selected as one of four regional finalists. In September, the fan-elected 11 man Pepsi MAX Field of Dreams Team will be announced and the four fan finalists will begin campaigning for their chance to take on this real-life fantasy team with ten of their friends in their local community surrounded by family, friends and baseball fans.

In the video, Selita dishes from her favorite team and how she dresses to show team spirit, to her thoughts on baseball legend Rollie Fingers as his generation's Lady Gaga!