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Keep Your Resolutions with These 15 Health & Fitness Essentials You have the motivation, but do you have the tools? Boost your chances of success by stocking your New Year's resolution toolbox. 1/4/2017
Experts Predict 29 Health Trends for 2017 What will be the hottest health and fitness trends this year? Industry experts share their predictions. Which do you agree (or disagree) with? 1/3/2017
Not Your Mama's Diet: 8 New Ways to Lose Weight Deprivation-based, calorie-restricting diets are out; healthy eating habits are in. Learn how to adopt sustainable, beneficial patterns in just eight easy steps. 1/2/2017
Doctor's Orders: Lose Weight to Live. Now What? Although it's not something anyone wants to hear, getting a negative or even scary report back from your doctor might be the very thing you need to hear to regain control of your life.  12/30/2016
15 Goals Health Experts Recommend Making Tired of making and breaking the same resolutions every year? Here are the top goals that trainers and nutritionists wish their clients would set. 12/29/2016
100 Upbeat Songs to Fuel Your Best Workout Ever Bored with the same old music? This curated list of 100 heart-pumping, fast-paced songs is just what you need to fuel any workout. 12/28/2016
How to Organize 10 Empowering Weight-Loss Challenges Discover 9 new ways to organize a challenge with yourself, a buddy, significant other or coworker to help make healthy habits stick around for good. 12/26/2016
7 Tips to Boost Your Body Confidence Body confidence is so important, especially on the journey to weight loss. Learn how to embrace your body, flaws and all, with these seven tips. 12/26/2016
Spark Success Stories: Where Are They Now? Success stories don't stop after the weight comes off. We checked in with four of our previous featured members to find out where they are now. 12/24/2016
10 Ways to Get a Quality Workout in a Jam-Packed Gym Nearly half of people make resolutions, and many of them will join gyms. Here are some strategies for conquering the crowds with your workout intact. 12/22/2016
6 Essential Pieces of Weight-Loss Advice for the Halfway Mark The journey to weight loss can be a lengthy one. If you're right in the middle of it, you might start to feel your motivation levels dip and your determination slip. These six pieces of advice will get you right back on track! 12/21/2016
26 High-Protein Lunches That Aren't a Sandwich Who says lunches have to be limited to sandwiches? Curb afternoon cravings by thinking outside of the bread with these high-protein, lower-carb lunch recipes. 12/20/2016
Your New Year's Resolution Toolbox You don't need fancy or expensive gadgets to get on the path to a healthy lifestyle, but investing in a few useful products can help to remove any obstacles along the way. 12/19/2016
11 Surprising Mistakes Stalling Your Weight Loss Think you're doing everything right, but still not seeing results? You cold be making some of these hidden weight-loss mistakes. 12/16/2016
Is a Full-Body Workout or a Split Routine Your Best Bet for Success? There are pros and cons associated with both types of training, of course. And because you can see results with both options, the one you choose will depend on a number of different factors. 12/15/2016
SparkPeople Premium's Advanced Reporting: the Best Tool You're Not Using The Advanced Reporting options available in SparkPeople Premium is the best part of Premium. Getting to know yourself helps you improve yourself! 12/15/2016
6 Stretches for Runners After Crossing the Finish Line Think you don't have time to stretch? This 10-minute routine targets all the muscles runners use most. 12/14/2016
Winterize Your Workout by Knowing the Facts Is it safe to work out in winter? With the right precautions and planning, you can keep up with your fitness program through even the coldest months. 12/14/2016
10 Kitchen Tools That Help You Prep Like a Pro Make healthy eating easier with these 10 kitchen items that help you measure, prep, store and perfectly portion. 12/14/2016
13 Mistakes That Cause Weight Loss Resolutions to Fail Are any of these bad habits keeping your New Year's resolutions at bay? 12/13/2016
A 5-Step Action Plan for Achieving Your Goals Everyone has a dream--learn how to make yours a reality in 5 steps! 12/12/2016
Sticking It to the Pain: The Truth About Dry Needling Does a needle a day keep the pain away? Find out what it's really like to get dry needling -- and whether it really works. 12/12/2016
SparkPeople Mobile Gets Apple Watch Integration and Premium Data Export (for all)! The iOS version of SparkPeople Mobile now supports Apple Watch integration! See calories eaten, calories burned, and more. Track water consumption from your wrist! :) 12/9/2016 4:00:00 PM
The Top 100 Running Songs of All Time The votes are in! Check out our list of the top 100 running songs of all time, as voted on by SparkPeople members and dailySpark readers! 12/8/2016 12:00:00 PM
8 Exercise Options for Runners Who Can't Run Anymore If you've been bit by the running bug, getting sidelined by injury can lead to withdrawal. Here are some ways to recapture "runner's high" without pounding the pavement. 12/8/2016