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October 01, 2010
Jaime Luckey

If you’re like me, you get burned out from a routine fitness regime. I hit the gym five-to-six days per week, and for the last two months trained to run a half-marathon, which meant running nearly every day. My ambition to run evaporated quickly after I ran a 5k and a 10k back-to-back. Evidently, I don’t like long distance running. At all. But...

October 01, 2010
Erin Ustaoglu

Studies suggest that those who exercise frequently are more likely to have positive self images of their sexual desirability and performance, and exercising in groups increases happy-feeling endorphin hormones naturally released through physical exertion. So why not try meeting prospective dates through fitness activities? Or why not...

September 01, 2010
DN

Are you a chronic dieter? Do you starve yourself before a big date, hoping to squeeze into those skinny jeans? Do you feel insecure or uncomfortable dating and socializing because of your body? Do you crave cookies, cakes, or cheeseburgers, and remonstrate yourself for such thoughts? Do you long to make peace with food and your body?...

August 01, 2010
Jaime Luckey

A self-proclaimed oasis in the city, BLUE MedSpa offers a style of day spa unmatched in Atlanta. When I visited the spa for the first time, I was immediately met with a taste of the company’s attention to individualized service. Upon arrival, new guests are greeted by a staff member who directs them to a chair where he or she sits down to...

July 01, 2010
Sally Kilpatrick

Sometimes husbands have the memories of elephants. Once upon a time I was watching an episode of Entertainment Tonight featuring the exotic dancing fad and Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease. “That looks like fun,” I said to my husband in passing. Four or five years later he gifted me with a certificate to swing around a pole.

This...

June 13, 2010
DN

The String Bikini
One of the most popular swimwear styles on the market happens to be the one with the least amount of fabric. But what do men really think of the skimpy suit? 74 percent were fans of the triangles-and-string ensemble, while 26 percent thought it looked too revealing and left little to the imagination....

May 25, 2010
DN

There's nothing quite like the confidence and joy you feel upon fitting back into a pair of "skinny" jeans, but toning your lower body has other benefits as well. When you strengthen your quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves, you are more likely to engage your legs -- instead of your back -- when lifting the kids or the laundry. A toned lower...