She’s trained a host of high-profile celebrities such as Kelly Rowland, Queen Latifah, Tia Mowry, Paula Patton and Kimora Lee Simmons.  Even longtime fitness guru, Jane Fonda knows she’s on top of her game.  

Many of us know 112 group member Q Parker for hits like “Cupid”, “Peaches & Cream” and “Only You” with bandmates Slim, Michael and Darion.  He’s  also noted with receiving esteemed Grammy and ASCAP awards during his music career.  Screaming fans all over the world have seen him grow and excel into a well-respected figure […]

Well Elev8-ers, I spent some time now providing you with fitness information/workouts, now it’s time to get serious again and talk health and wellness. There’s no better way to start things off than with a little controversy, so here it goes. I found a four part interview with one of the world’s most highly respected […]

Champion boxer and Dancing with the Stars Alum, Laila Ali and husband Curtis Conway are expecting their second child spring 2011. She recently teamed up as a celebrity blogger with US Magazine to chronicle her pregnancy and share her journey the second time around.

In this week’s installment of “The Bitter & The Sweet,” Kandi has 2-4 weeks to slim down and get in shape.  She has enlisted celebrity trainer Tissilli Brandi to help her lose the weight and breaks down the difference between TV fine & hood fine.

Let’s face it: A walk in the park over the summer can be brutal with this heat. You are saved as soon as you get that tiny breeze (even if it feels like a hairdryer being blown on you). So why don’t you let yourself get some more air while also getting a workout? Buying […]

VIA: Elev8.com Having trouble figuring out when to put get your workout in? Well, fitness experts suggest there are benefits to working out in the morning: Burn More Calories– Exercising early in the morning jump starts your metabolism, keeping it elevated for hours, sometimes for up to 24 hours. As a result, you’ll be burning […]

One of the reasons I hate working out is because gym gear has become so boring - shapeless, lifeless, dull, and completely unsexy. But model Reina Montero shows us that a simple pop of color can change all that.

VIA: MSNBC.Com Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it’s crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say. “People tend to do the same thing over and over again, without varying it, without taking adequate rest, without building slowly, and they end up with an overuse injury,” said […]

Via: Diet.Health.com If you are someone with a busy lifestyle that includes working, taking care of family and always being on the go, it can be difficult to find time to work out. When you manage to get a minute for yourself, all you may want to do is sit down and relax. Regardless, it […]

Mayor Foxx will participate in the longstanding tradition of Mayor’s Ride To Work. He will bike from his home to the Dowd YMCA where he will join other prominent Charlotte leaders including Charlotte Center City Partners CEO Michael Smith. Foxx, Smith along with other bike enthusiasts, including elected officials, will ride to the Wachovia/Wells Fargo […]

VIA: FITNESS.COM   Building good exercising habits can be a bit of a lifestyle change, but with these exercises it is plain to see that anybody can do them. You have no excuses to not create a more healthy lifestyle through exercise because you should not have to leave your house to do this. These […]