| Prepare your body for Spring Break
You have four weeks to get in shape for Spring Break. That's 16 workouts, which equates to about one day of solid training before you hit the beach.
Unfortunately, I'm not a miracle worker. I'll do my best to guide you on this rocky stretch, but we're not going to be losing 100 pounds in four weeks or turn your average Joe into an Austrian Oak.
You've got to want it. You have four weeks to get in shape. Every workout counts.
If you're looking to lose weight, you're going to follow a four-week nutrition schedule adapted from Muscle and Fitness gurus Chris Aceto and Eric Velazquez.
During the first week, you're going to cut your carbohydrate intake in half for four days. The remaining three days, you will intake foods rich in grains, wheat and fiber.
The 6 best islands to extend your life
What is the secret to prolonging your life? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Could it be that there is a fountain of youth? Or that a regimented diet of noni fruit will keep you young and healthy? Or is it better to take a glass of Italian table wine each night before bed? We definitely vote for island living as a way to bring happiness and decrease stress. Before you make that plunge, however, here are some of the world's best spots to partake in island-life rituals that'll keep you young at heart. Okinawa, Japan
Per capita, Japan has the highest number of centenarians, so we decided to start here. Even more surprising is that Okinawans tend to live longer than any other ethnic group in the world. Out of every 100,000 people in the United States, 10 make it to age 100; in Japan the number is 20 - on Okinawa, it's 50.
Commonsense tips to keep fit
It's always the same. At the start of every year we give up all the things we love - booze, chocolate, and the rest of life's delights - but by now for most of us that resolve has crumbled. Wilting willpower means a quarter of us broke our promises about dieting, exercising and other healthy lifestyle aims within the first week of January while the rest of us are falling off that self-denial shelf fast. The good news is it needn't be that hard. Nutritionist Kellie Collins has a package of easy, common-sense tips - some of which take only minutes - to appeal to all those who want to look and feel better but don't want to live in a pleasure-free desert. They're all in her new handbag-size book, 501 Easy Health Tips and Kellie explains: "I think people will be surprised at how easy it is to improve your overall health by making a few small changes to your lifestyle - gradually.
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