Before Miss Indiana was crowned Miss America 2009, TV viewers watched and envied the bodies of 15 in-shape young women strutting across the stage. How do these college-aged women keep their fabulous figures while juggling classes and life in the dead of winter?

The new queen, Katie Stam went home with a $50,000 scholarship and $1,000 for a preliminary swimsuit and fitness award. This basically was a check for having the hottest body. How does the new queen stay fit? You might be surprised.

On Miss America’s official website Katie cites a favorite hobby as working out on a Power Plate!

According to Power Plate’s manufacturers, if you stand on the machine’s vibrating plates for 10 minutes a day and three times a week, you will lose weight, increase bone density and improve your overall health. The whole idea is trying to keep balance on the vibrating platform while you tense and release your muscles 30 to 50 times per second during strength-training moves like squats or bicep curls. There are more than 30 private studios and fitness centers across the nation offering total-body training classes which typically last 25 minutes.

Unfortunately, most gyms still do not carry Power Plates, and many experts are weary of them. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get a Miss America body. Read More »

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(Get it!? Fish Issue? A Fish-ue? HA!)

I have a love/hate relationship with David Beckham.

I love him because: he’s f-ing hot, he plays soccer, his abs are ridonkulus.

I hate him because: I can’t have him, he’s almost too perfect.

Not anymore! Becks has a flaw (besides the fact that he’s taken): fishy breath.

Is it weird that I love him more for it? I mean, let’s be honest – would you toss this guy out of your bed because of a slight breath issue?

By now you’ve probably heard that fish is good for you—really, REALLY good for you! Besides being a lean and healthy form of protein, lower in saturated fat than poultry or beef, fish contains omega 3 fatty acids, sometimes referred to as fish oil. Although “fish oil” sounds kinda gross, it’s good for your heart, and may even contribute to healthy skin and strong immunity. Good stuff.

But how the heck do you cook it? A lot of fish is breaded or fried (or both), which sort of defeats the purpose of it being a health food (kinda like tempura. Seriously people…fried veggies?) However, one of the healthiest ways to cook fish is also one of the easiest.

Have tinfoil and an oven? You can cook fish. Read More »