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Eat This to Burn 50% More Fat When Working Out A new study shows that what you eat beforehand could affect the calorie burn during your workout. What foods could help you burn as much as 50% more fat? 5/15/2009 10:16:52 AM
Habits of Fit People: Mix It Up! Coach Nicole shares one of the tricks she uses to make exercise a habit in her own life. 5/15/2009 5:43:30 AM
Folic Acid Important for Health Getting enough folic acid is important and recommended. Can it be harmful to get too much? 5/14/2009 1:00:09 PM
Caterers Turned Web Divas Share Their Summer Party Recipes Over the last year or so, we've watched as local caterers grew and became a fun online site. Please welcome Cooking With Caitlin and their recipes to the dailySpark! 5/14/2009 6:00:18 AM
Show Your Spark This Summer and Win Prizes! Show Your Spark Weekend begins Friday, June 26! Wear your SparkPeople gear to a local SparkRally, take a photo, share it with us and you could win prizes! 5/14/2009
Confession of a Flip-Flop Addict: Are You One, Too? Summer is just around the corner, and many of us will release our feet shoes and socks and begin wearing our beloved flip-flops. How bad are these shoes for your feet? 5/13/2009 4:32:13 PM
Gear Up: SparkPeople Fitness Apparel We've added pants, tank tops and performance shirts to our SparkPeople store. Revamp your workout wardrobe! 5/13/2009 10:47:43 AM
Will You Ride Your Bike to Work This Friday? SELF magazine is celebrating National Bike Month this May by showing how bicycling can slim you down, save you money and safeguard the environment. 5/13/2009 5:00:00 AM
INTERVIEW: How Ellie Krieger Developed Her 'Healthy Appetite' for Life Ellie Krieger, host of the Food Network's Healthy Appetite, talks with the dailySpark about vitamin D, getting kids to eat well and her foolproof quick dinner plans. 5/12/2009 1:49:21 PM
Study Shows 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by 90% A study from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that 90% of new cases of diabetes in those over 65 could be prevented by 5 modest changes in lifestyle. 5/12/2009 6:00:00 AM
What You Missed at the First-Ever SparkPeople Convention Hundreds of SparkPeople members gathered for the world's first Spark Your Life Convention. We've summarized the day with the words, photos and videos of our members so you'll feel like you were right there with us! 5/12/2009
VIDEO: ''Today, I'm Nearly Half My Size!'' ZIRCADIA, a SparkPeople member, shares her 125-pound weight loss story! 5/12/2009
VIDEO: ''How I Lost 114 Pounds and Counting'' WOLFKITTY, a SparkPeople member, created this video to share her 114-pound weight loss story. Find out how she did it! 5/12/2009
VIDEO: ''I Lost 55 Pounds and Gained My Life Back'' SparkPeople member SPRING4FAL made 3 simple changes to lose 55 pounds and improve her life! 5/12/2009
VIDEO: ''Those 95 Pounds Will Never Weigh Me Down Again!'' SparkPeople member STACEY-P is a mother of 5 who lost 95 pounds with SparkPeople. Check out here amazing video! 5/12/2009
VIDEO: ''3 Lessons from My 70-Pound Weight Loss Journey'' One SparkPeople member shares her weight-loss story, plus the 3 habits that helped her reach her goals. 5/12/2009
On Mother's Day, Have a Heart-to-Heart about Family Health It’s important to research your family’s medical history, and there’s no better way to start than by asking your mother. This Mother's Day, start the conversation. 5/10/2009 12:02:44 PM
Safety Tips for Runners and Walkers In a day where many people are forced to walk or run on busy roadways, it is essential to follow good safety rules and know of them well before heading out the door. 5/9/2009 5:30:39 AM
Weekly Links: Homemade Nut Butters, How to Cook Oats and Eating on Food Stamp Budget We spent plenty of time this week surfing the web for the most interesting, entertaining and educational stories. 5/8/2009 2:37:06 PM
Confession: Motherhood Has Changed Me With Mother's Day approaching this weekend, I've been thinking a lot about my fitness goals and how much they have changed over the past 2 ½ years. 5/8/2009 8:55:06 AM
Nutrition 101: Are You Overdoing the Zinc? Zinc is an important nutrient to include in your diet every day. But what if you are getting too much? 5/7/2009 1:00:00 PM
We Tried A Bakers Dozen Yogurts--So You Don't Have To! We're changing up how we review food on the dailySpark. We decided to try all the yogurts at the supermarket--to save you time and money! 5/7/2009 5:31:36 AM
A Day that Changed my Life: Reflection on the First SparkPeople Convention There are days we all remember--for me that day will be May 2, 2009- the day of the First SparkPeople Convention in San Diego. A day that totally transformed my life! 5/6/2009 4:52:33 PM
Get to Know the Most Optimistic Person at SparkPeople Our office manager, Kelly, shares a bit of her optimism and a few fun facts about her job and her life. Go behind the scenes at SparkPeople! 5/6/2009 5:08:00 AM
Mother-Daughter Weight Loss Buddies In honor of Mother's Day, we found four mother-daughter "buddies" who are using SparkPeople to improve their bodies and tighten their bonds! 5/5/2009