Aerobics

from nytimes.com

IF Debbie Hollingshead hadn’t fallen in love with Cathe Friedrich’s hairdo — a soft, feathered pixie cut evocative of Dorothy Hamill — her life would not be what it is today.

After stumbling across a photograph of Ms. Friedrich in a fitness magazine in 1999, Ms. Hollingshead showed the picture to her stylist and asked him to replicate it.

"Physical Beat" ~ dj fitMixer

How do you beat the heat? Try the Physical Beat, 40+ minutes of pulsing dance tracks mixed to help you reach peak workout velocity. Outrageous, relentless rhythm drives you toward your exercise goal. Download Physical Beat. Your sweat glands will thank you.

from e3nin.nintendo.com

Wii Fit: The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board (name not final), which comes packed with Wii Fit. The board is used for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games.

from wired.com

Exercising is a problem for Tokyo gals. Manga club meetings and cram school fill up their free time, and there's no money for a gym membership after paying for cell phone bills and Pocky snacks. No wonder conbini fitness is hot. Taking its name from the Japanese word for convenience store, these health outlets offer coin-op workout stations for impulse exercising.

The question is, Can You Feel It ? And the answer, according this relentless 8 minute groove from independent composer GHOST, has just gotta be "YES!." Download now for a thumpin', bumpin' workout motivator that holds steady at 136 totally club-mixed BPMs. fitPod members: look for his tracks in the fitMusic free track download library.

"Runaway" ~ dj fitMixer

You can run...but there's no need to hide. Download Runaway, one hour of fittingly original tracks mixed especially to help you keep your pace--and your attitude--all the way up.

"Lightning Strike" ~ dj Meridian

They say lightning never strikes the same place twice. Download Lightning Strike , a 50 min. remix of searing dance/electronica that's all available in the fitMusic download library, and hit your exercise stride again and again.

TurboBliss Lite ~ dj fitMixer

The endorphins kick in...again. Get your short burst with TurboBliss Lite , a 30-minute fix mixed to induce the release of hormones and activate the body's opiate receptors. Download TurboBliss Lite --one half hour's worth of magnificent Magantune music--and activate a higher state of workout enjoyment.

Wicked Strong Remix~ dj fitMixer

You've heard some of these amazing Magnatune tracks in other fitPod mixes. Now, Wicked Strong Remix restacks 40 minutes worth, paced for exertion. Download Wicked Strong Remix , and go. Just go.

BALLISTIC Lite~ dj fitMixer

More amazing Magnatune music: BALLISTIC Lite. 30 minutes of alternative, electronic, world, and punk tracks to help you achieve exercise velocity faster. Fire up your 30 minute workout...Download BALLISTIC Lite ...great new music from Magnatune.

from MSNBC.com

Hmmm..."Fit List"...we've heard that SOMEWHERE before!

Celebrity fitness trainer Jeanette Jenkins says high-energy tunes are key to busting exercise boredom. She shared her workout playlist in The Fit List. (Songs by Fergie, Ludacris and Justin Timberlake help get her clients pumped, she says.)

"Space Pace" ~ dj Meridian

Mix one hour + of energizing psychedelia, acid jazz, rock, and dance/electonica...and you've got the Space Pace . Download Space Pace ...it's like a workout on Mars.

from thatsfit.com

Video games have long been an enemy of those trying to get kids active, and away from their television and computer screens. But the high level of physical activity involved in one popular game might give both kids and parents something to be excited about.

West Virginia University recently conducted a study on 35 children, aged 7 to 12, and found that "Dance Dance Revolution" helps kids improve heart health and fitness.More