healthy living

Healthy Living on The Digest Diet [One Month Challenge]
I have never been one to give into diet fads and crazes, but when I heard about The Digest Diet I figured — since it is so popular and since the author is highly regarded — I might as well try it.
5 Tips For 1/2 Marathon Training [One Month Challenge]
While my one month challenge with CollegeCandy is now at an end, my half marathon training is not. I am on a 10 week program that will only continue to get more rigorous.

Training For a Half While On Vacation [One Month Challenge]
Last weekend I was in Boston, and while it was tough to wake up before my brunch loving crew to get a run in, I did it. This weekend I’m in Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival.
Molly’s Special K Challenge: The Weekend Woes
So it’s been like four or five days since I’ve started the Special K Challenge. At first it was going really well, and I was excited about the idea of prospective weight loss, but now that I’m in the middle of it, I’m bored.
Molly’s Special K Challenge: Bumps In The Road
Let me preface this by saying that I’m the type of girl that dives into a pool headfirst and then worries later if it was a bad idea.
CollegeCandy’s Molly Mahannah Does the Special K Challenge!
CollegeCandy paired up with SHAPE magazine to give us the opportunity to write about our experiences with the Special K Challenge!
35 Easy Tips For a Healthier You!
It’s just about summer time, which means bikini season is upon us. We’re all going to be half naked in front of strangers any day now.

100 Push Up Per Day – Week 4! [One Month Challenge]
And so it is, just like we knew it would be. The end of the road for this 30 day exploration and experiment to accomplish a great feat of discipline for one as undisciplined as myself: 100 push ups per day. Did I make it? You damn skippy I did!
100 Push Ups Per Day – Week 3! [One Month Challenge]
Week 3. Life’s been throwing my schedule curve balls left and right. I can’t even keep track of what day it is right now I’m juggling so much. And that’s really the challenge isn’t it? It’s not about how many push ups I can do, but that I can find a way to maintain the discipline to continue doing them at all.
One Month Challenge: Eating Clean, Week 3
Well, another week has come and gone – I can honestly say that I have done my best to stay away from fried foods, microwaveable meals, simple carbs and all of those things that critics claim are causing America to be fat. …And what have I discovered?
Body Blog: Core Essentials
One of the biggest misconceptions about getting fab abs is that you need to do 100,000 crunches a day. Although that is definitely a mid section burner, it’s not the most effective way to go. There are several muscles in our core, including the rectus abdominus (hello, 6-pack), transverse abdominus (deepest side muscle), as well as the internal and external obliques (love handle central). That’s why planks are known to be one of the best core stabilizing moves because it incorporates all of these muscles.
Intro to Cooking: Veggie Pockets
Hot Pockets. Tiny capsules of molten hot cheese and questionable meat products and even more questionable vegetables. For a quick lunch, they aren’t terribly satisfying. They’re also packed with fat… even the low calorie varieties are packed with salt and MSG flavorings that aren’t too good for you. You know what’s an easy, healthy solution? Making your own at home.
Body Blog: Mid-Year Resolutions For a Healthy Life
When it comes to fitness resolutions, it’s hard to stick to every little detail. There are days when you may feel tired, a date comes up, or you find any excuse (“Judge Judy is on!”) to justify yourself. But that’s only hindering you, and while it may seem easier to just give up sometimes, sticking to a plan to reach your goal isn’t as hard as you think.
Body Blog: Resolve to Be a Healthier You in 2011
Finals are done, break is here, and Christmas songs are a playin’. Life is as sweet as mom’s home-made apple pie. As we enjoy this holiday season, with the glistening, bright lights, beautifully decorated Christmas trees, and much needed home-cooked food, it is also time to start planning those annual New Year’s resolutions.
Body Blog: Love and Health
I’ve recently come across tons of articles telling us how important love is. MSN even cites a University of Pittsburgh study that showed women who were in a healthy marriage had lower risks for cardiovascular disease. Another study states that in a good relationship, participants were shown to have less anxiety, lower blood pressure and even a longer life.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month May Be Over, But Breast Cancer Isn’t
Breast Cancer. It’s a word most of us don’t spend too much time pondering about. After all, we are busy college students with plenty of other things on our minds and problems to address. Problems that seem significant or monumental as they occur in our little bubble world of college.