Tag Archive: Fitness

First Time Mommy Chronicles: Losing Baby Fat

Three weeks, two mom boobs, and one fupa later, I am standing in the mirror looking at my new body. We are so pressured to snap back. There are a million articles on how to "lose weight fast after your baby", that women are not healing properly. Granted I have always been a bigger girl. But If you know me, you know something I'm extremely proud of is the fact that I lost over 80lbs before and swore to myself I would never see 275 on any scale again. Although I had gained some of my weight back before Read more [...]

Radio/Television Personality JJ Simmons Announces College Tour For Freshmen Girls

  Houston, TX- August 15, 2017- Radio/Television Personality and founder of JJ’s I’m Me Foundation, JJ Simmons is thrilled to launch the first I’m Me Tour: College Edition at the Texas Southern University August 26-27, 2017. The 2-day experience will include workshops, motivational sessions, guest speakers, and empowering freshmen young ladies to continue their journey of success while adjusting to the collegiate life. JJ’s I’m Me Tour is filled with 14 workshops that are designed Read more [...]

Celebrating 15 Years of Women’s Health & Fitness

Today, we are celebrating 15 years of women's health and fitness. September 28, 2016, an estimated 50,000-80,000 women of all ages will participate in local health and fitness events at more than 500 community locations across the country as part of the 15th Annual National Women's Health & Fitness Day. This day was inaugurated in 2002 by The Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information professionals. In addition to the Women's Health & Read more [...]

Dance Fitness Event Aims to Make Wellness a Fun Family Affair

Enjoy celebrity trainers, live music, healthy foods and more at the DFPH kick off March 5th at the George Foreman YCC ​HOUSTON (March 1, 2016) - One of the most revolutionary health and wellness movements to hit Houston invites individuals of all ages and fitness levels to join forces for a healthy cause. Dance Fitness Party Houston (DFPH) celebrates the launch of a nationwide family fitness initiative at the prestigious George Foreman Youth and Community Center from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Read more [...]

Celebrate Spa Week by visiting Shrink Studios!

Today kicks off a celebration of 10 years of wellness with SPA WEEK! Spa’s nation wide is participating by bringing affordable $50 services to the masses for the week of Oct.20-26. Normally when you think of a spa service, you imagine facials, massages, & saunas. While these services bring relaxation and rejuvenation, these are not the only services that one can sample during spa week. It has been quoted by many that we live in the era of fitness. No, not the late 80’s where people wore fitness Read more [...]

S. Epatha Merkerson Challenges You to Know the ABCs of Diabetes

Numbers have and will always be an essential part of life. At an early age you learn how to count, and then you put into memory birth dates, phone numbers, etc. As you get older, some numbers become more important than others such as SSN, driver’s license or weight. Well there is another number you can commit to memory and that is your A1C. Do you know your A1C number? Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and 4-time NAACP Image Award winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson says that it is a very important number Read more [...]