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Tan now, pay later — protect your skin from sun damage

April 28, 2015

Summer is the time of the year when everyone wants to have a beautiful glowing skin, and the only thing that comes to people’s mind when you hear glowing skin is tanning. However, what most people don’t...

Lift… snap… lift… snap… Gym seflies are part of our workouts

April 14, 2015

Type in #gymselfie or #gym on any social media site, and there they are: selfies of men and women with pulled up shirts, showing abs, short shorts, toned legs and sweaty selfies that show they work out...

FGCU Spring Physique Show- ‘Mr. Perfect’s’ journey to success

FGCU Spring Physique Show- ‘Mr. Perfect’s’ journey to success

March 31, 2015

From romance to a ravishing comedy, all the way to an electrifying drama, the play “Mr. Perfect” gave the audience a powerful laugh and overall excitement when it premiered March 20 at the Florida...

Stretching — not just for yoga

Stretching — not just for yoga

February 24, 2015

What do you think most people skip during their workout? Is it a certain a body part? Or is it cardio? Or maybe it is resistance training? It’s none of those. It’s stretching. Stretching before and...

Stephen Giuffrida bench presses dumbells  while Kathryn Brewer spots him through his last set

Students pumped for amateur physique show

February 11, 2015

Lifting weights, doing cardio six times a week and counting calories has been the training plan of Stephen Giuffrida and Kathryn Brewer since the end of last year. They’ve been dedicated and committed...

Start a diet and stick to it: Celebrity best-selling author tells you how

Start a diet and stick to it: Celebrity best-selling author tells you how

January 21, 2015

Spring break will be here before you know it, so it`s about time to make sure all those holiday meals and Christmas cookies leave your waistline for good. Data from a Nielsen survey done in January 2015...

Keep off holiday pounds with FGCU alum on Olympus Trainer app

December 4, 2014

We are in the middle of this year’s big holiday season. With Thanksgiving right behind us and Christmas just around the corner, we can’t help to think about all those indulgences we get to enjoy. However,...

Straighten to avoid long-term pain

November 5, 2014

Do you want to avoid chronic headaches, neck and back pain and several other long-term health issues? The solution is easy: stop slouching. Holding a bad posture throughout your day doesn’t only make...

Debunking the myth that women bulk up from lifting weights

October 2, 2014

When it comes to weight training, you might have heard girls say, “I don’t want to do it because I don’t want to look bulky and manly.” Or that’s maybe even your own excuse for avoiding those...

Five tips to avoid getting sick

September 24, 2014

Do you have students in your classes sniffing, sneezing and coughing? Summer is slowly fading away and we are getting deeper and deeper into fall. Although it comes with cooler weather that Floridians...

Get a full workout at home

September 17, 2014

Don’t feel like driving to the gym? Or just don’t feel like waiting around for equipment? Stay at home. All you need is your own body in order to get an efficient workout. Paul Hernandez, National...

How to stay fit and motivated

September 17, 2014

Motivation is the key to successfully achieving your fitness goals. But when Murphy’s Law is hitting you down and your plans just don’t seem to work out, then it’s indeed not an easy task to stay...

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