Living - July 13, 2009
Brookdale Weigh awards losers
For the first time, Brookdale Senior Living launched a nationwide, employer-sponsored weight loss competition called The Brookdale Weigh. Turns out, the Milwaukee office cleaned up in the competition with 134 participants representing 31 teams that lost 1,292 pounds collectively.
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Living - March 24, 2009
Milwaukee Adventure Camp boots locals into shape
Catherine Andersen's four-week program involves a series of indoor and outdoor activities to introduce the body to a rotating series of activities including hiking, kickboxing, yoga, Pilates and weights. By constantly changing up the cardio and strengthening schedule, Andersen believes her program prevents both muscle lethargy and participant boredom.
Tags: milwaukee adventure boot camp, catherine andersen, bradford beach, spencer ellis, jillian michaels, weight loss, work out, exercise

Sports - Jan. 7, 2009
Elite fitness wants your fattening food
Drop off any leftover holiday snacks to the holiday goodies return table at one of Elite's four locations throughout January, and you'll receive a free fitness counseling session from a Elite personal fitness coach and you might win a three-month family membership to any location.
Tags: elite fitness, work out, holiday treats, fitness, weight loss, exercise

Living - Jan. 4, 2009
Get the skinny on today's popular diet plans
If shedding pounds is on the top of your to-do list for 2009, you're far from alone. Millions of Americans put themselves on diets of all shapes and sizes each year, yet according to the National Weight Control Registry, 90-95 percent of dieters re-gain the weight they lost, or more, within five years.
Tags: diets, weight loss, weight watchers, south beach, low carb, biggest loser, best life diet, protein shake, oprah

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 9, 2007
NBC comes looking for losers
NBC comes to Milwaukee looking for contestants for its "Biggest Loser" reality show on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Tags: Biggest Loser, Rock Bottom Brewery, weight loss, diet, reality TV, NBC

Living - Sept. 27, 2009
ChinaDoll's Profile
  Hello, everybody. I am Malena from China. I am a positive-minded person who loves to make friends from all over the world.   Trading is something I do everyday. Beside this, I like to write my own blog to share information about health & beauty.   Ame...
Tags: health, fitness, exercise, sport, weight loss, vitamins, minerals, nutrition

Living - April 9, 2009
Bring on the Brown Fat
Everyone is looking for the weight loss silver bullet. Or at least I am. Well I think I found it. I didn’t pay $199 for an energy-inducing, fat-burning, magic pill. It isn’t a new celebrity-promoted Pilates program.  Instead it is something that is in our bodies already. We hav...
Tags: Brown fat, weight loss, cold, spring in Wisconsin

Living - March 13, 2009
Baffled by Protein Powder
My customized meal plan arrived in my Inbox last night and one of things I need to change in my diet is to add more protein. Time after time, I would rather eat the potato than the chicken. But during these 12 weeks I am going to change. Rather my taste buds -- like it or not – are going ...
Tags: Protein Powder, boot camp in Milwaukee, weight loss

Living - Jan. 5, 2009
New Year, New You!
New Year, New You! How many times have you seen this cliche headline (or some version of it) on the cover of a magazine? Cosmo, Mademoiselle, Self, Glamour, Men's Health, GQ - I guarantee that all of them have used this tag line to lure in desperate people seeking the promise of a life change in ...
Tags: new years resolutions, weight loss