So, You Want to Learn to Dance. Now What? Alex Borodko
Whether you’ve been thinking about it for a while, or just decided last weekend, you’ve finally made the decision to learn how to ballroom dance. You have a number of options for learning – you could ask a friend to teach you, look for ballroom videos on the Internet, watch people at clubs and try to copy them or, you can opt for the most reliable way – take ballroom dance lessons at a dance studio. But with so many dance studio choices, it can be overwhelming trying to determine which will be the best fit. Below are some suggestions to keep in mind when you’re searching for your ballroom dance studio and instructor.

Fitness Myths Busted! By Lucy Danziger
MYTH: Muscle turns into fat
MYTH: You need to exercise 30 minutes straight to get fit.
MYTH: Overweight people have a sluggish metabolism.
MYTH: Lifting heavy weights make women bulk up.
MYTH: You can’t lose any weight by swimming.
MYTH: Stretching before exercise prevents injuries and enhances performance.
MYTH: You burn more calories exercising in chilly weather.
MYTH: When your body gets used to an exercise, you'll burn fewer calories doing it.
MYTH: The calorie readout on machines is accurate.

The Benefits of Ballroom Dancing. Alex Borodko
Of course, there’s the obvious – you learn a new, beautiful skill. But have you considered that ballroom dancing also…
* Boosts your self-confidence?
* Reduces discomfort in social settings?

 

Expert Advice on selling "previously loved" ballroom dresses. Natalka Cap
The purpose of this article is to help the reader get the most out of selling their dance competition attire. Running my consignment website www.artrhythms.com, has given me a world of experience from which to draw from. Let me begin by offering a few tips regarding purchasing your dresses which will help you during the aftermath of trying to sell your dresses.
1) Know your dress budget & make your decisions accordingly
2) Consider consignment dresses first before spending a bundle on a brand new or custom-made dress.
3) Most importantly,...

Why losing weight is so hard and gaining weight is so easy. By Brett Blumenthal
You just went away for the weekend and you came back to find that you gained 5 pounds over the course of 3 days. In your disbelief, you quickly curse the Weight Gods for being so cruel. Sound familiar? This was me last weekend.  This inspired me to discuss the seemingly unbalanced equation of weight gain vs. weight loss, the facts that surround the issue and how losing the 5 pounds feels so much harder than gaining them:

9 Fat-Burning Eating Tips. By Liza Lillien
Now don't get all excited. We don't have any magic wand solutions that will take the place of exercise and eating right. But we do have a few foods that could help you on your journey to rid yourself of excess flab. Hungry Girl's here with the scoop...