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Spend time in the sunshine to lose weight 04/25/2014 05:11pm • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic WTOP Q&A: John Turturro does the right thing in 'Fading Gigolo' 04/24/2014 05:35pm • WASHINGTON -- He's worked with some of the best directors of his generation: Spike Lee in "Do the Right Thing" (1989), Peter Weir in "Fearless" (1993), Robert Redford in "Quiz Show" (1994) and the Coen Brothers in "Barton Fink" (1991). But John Turturro has also directed himself for decades with Fitness Wisdom: Spring Resolutions II 04/24/2014 12:40pm • Editor’s Note: This column is sponsored by FitnessWise (4801-B Montgomery Lane). Visit their Facebook page for more. So it looks like spring is here to stay. And hopefully you have started that Spring Health Fitness Resolutions that we talked about in our last column. It i The Scratching Post: Easy Ways to Enrich Your Cat’s Life 04/24/2014 12:00pm • Editor’s Note: The Scratching Post is a new column that’s sponsored and written by the staff at NOVA Cat Clinic. Fuzzy mice. Feather wands. Your toes. Are these some of your cat’s favorite toys? These toys, among many others, are considered a type of enrichment — a big 5 reasons your workout isn't getting results 04/22/2014 05:15pm • WASHINGTON -- Nothing is more frustrating than going to the gym but not seeing any results. But most of us are guilty of running on the treadmill for 30 minutes and expecting to lose weight instantly. Nardia Norman, a personal trainer and author of "Fat Attack: The Secrets Behind the World's B Airlines seek ways to save weight, cram in more passengers 04/22/2014 04:09am • WASHINGTON -- You'd think it wouldn't be possible for the airlines to squeeze more people onto flights, but you'd be wrong. The Los Angeles Times reports that the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo, held in Hamburg, Germany, hosted 500 exhibitors, many with new ways to make planes lighter and to p Silver Spring Transit Center opening could slip into 2015 04/21/2014 05:52pm • WASHINGTON -- The troubleshooting continues at the problem-plagued Silver Spring Transit Center. The facility's completion, already way behind schedule, could slip into early next year. Disagreement remains over whether the center's interior concrete beams must be reinforced against torsion, or Is sleep that important? 04/18/2014 12:01pm • WASHINGTON -- We spend one-third of our lives doing it, and our children don't do it enough. But without it, our mental and physical health would suffer. So yes, sleep is pretty important. "The single most important behavioral experience that we have is sleep," says Russell Foster, a professor What the polar vortex means for the stink bug population 04/17/2014 09:11am • WASHINGTON -- Many residents are holding out hope that the unusually cold, harsh winter reduced the number of ticks, stink bugs and other pests that will be buzzing and crawling around this summer. A local expert says no such luck, however. "We were hoping that the polar vortex put the beat-down Runner on 8-day marathon of marathons stops in D.C. 04/16/2014 05:22pm • WASHINGTON -- They call him "Johnny Marathon." It's just one of those nicknames that really fits. Bostonians and out-of-towners, runners and the flat-footed have all taken part in tributes ahead of this year's Boston Marathon. But Johnny Clemons' effort is unique and more physically demanding t Off the 8s: WTOP staffer recounts 'Bachelor' audition 04/14/2014 02:56pm • Chris Cichon, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- It's Gameday baby. Those were the first three words that popped into my head when I woke up without an alarm last Thursday morning. Later that night, I would audition at Maryland Live! Casino for a role in future seasons of either "The Bachelor" or "The Bac Don't waste your time in the gym: 7 fitness myths 04/11/2014 03:59pm • By Josef Brandenburg WTOP Fitness Contributor WASHINGTON - If there's one thing frustrating in the fitness industry, it's seeing people put a lot of time and effort into their routines only to be disappointment by a lack of results. Don't be fooled: Here are the seven biggest myths when it comes Fitness Wisdom: Spring Resolutions 04/10/2014 12:20pm • Editor’s Note: This column is sponsored by FitnessWise (4801-B Montgomery Lane). Visit their Facebook page for more. It looks like Spring is FINALLY here! It was a long, tough winter. And let’s face it, while New Year’s Resolutions sound like a good idea, in reality, the new year Tough Temple CrossFit Coming To Rugby Avenue 04/08/2014 11:45am • John Weeks and his partners saw a lot more potential than most in an old warehouse in Woodmont Triangle. The former Allied Rental space at 4907 Rugby Ave. will give Weeks a unique amount of space to start his Tough Temple CrossFit studio. Spread over the gym’s 4,800 square feet will be a MacBooks suffer under weight of decorative shells 04/07/2014 03:42pm • Jamie Slater, special to WTOP.com WASHINGTON - Walk into any local coffee shop and you'll see a sea of MacBooks with hot pink, teal or other brightly colored covers. The decorative hard-shell cases are sold in Apple stores across the country for their protective qualities, but they might be doi