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RG3, fan engage in social media feud on Instagram 02/10/2015 11:53am • WASHINGTON -- It may be the NFL offseason, but Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is back in the news this week after sparring with a fan on Instagram. After posting a seemingly innocuous video of himself singing and swaying to the Michael Jackson hit “Billie Jean” from his car on the wa Is 'Fitspiration' Doing More Harm Than Good? 02/08/2015 07:00pm • Considering that only 20 percent of adults get regular physical activity, most of us need a good dose of exercise motivation. An emerging trend is to use fitspiration (short for fitness inspiration) to get us off the couch and into the gym. But just how motivating are these fitspiration? Fitspirat Yoga in your living room? D.C.'s on-demand app offers in-home lifestyle services 02/03/2015 01:19am • WASHINGTON -- Dinner, coffee and a ride to work can all be delivered to your door with a simple swipe of a smartphone. And now, your next workout is just as convenient. With D.C.’s latest app, down-dogs are on demand too. Washington native Susanna Quinn describes her new company, Veluxe, as From basic training to fashion fitness: finding an effective workout 02/02/2015 07:00pm • When I worked for the British military, I could look out my window and see the training exercises. The troops would be running in their boots with loaded backpacks in the rain or crawling through the mud while a sergeant barked (not necessarily encouraging) words at them. These drills came to mind w The most important 20 minutes of a workout 02/02/2015 04:32pm • - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer 6 frugal ways to exercise with young kids 01/29/2015 07:00pm • Are you a parent with little ones at home? If you answered yes, there's a good chance losing weight is on your New Year's resolution list, especially if you're still rocking the pregnancy (or sympathy) pounds. However, working out when you have young children can be a struggle, not to mention exp WTOP news personalities cycle for breast cancer 01/28/2015 02:11pm • WASHINGTON -- D.C. newswomen are coming together to cycle and dance their way to breast cancer awareness. On Thursday, WTOP's Hillary Howard along with Lauryn Ricketts and other notable D.C. newswomen, will gather at SoulCycle Bethesda for a 45-minute full-body bike workout. Tickets are sold o Cardio isn't dead yet 01/26/2015 07:00pm • Why exercise for more than 10 to 20 minutes at maximum intensity (AMRAP, for time!) when CrossFit tells you that's all you need? Why work out for more than seven minutes when "science" says that 11 percent of an hour, and 4 percent of the week, did the job just fine? In fact, for the Tabata set out 5 Ways to Save on Your 2015 Weight-Loss Goals 01/22/2015 07:00pm • On Jan. 1, you woke up ready to achieve your weight-loss goals. You were excited to get a start on the new you for the new year. You may have even bought a gym membership or some brand new workout gear in preparation. But with only an estimated 12 percent success rate on achieving New Year's resolu Bringing Some Romance Into Financial Planning 01/21/2015 07:00pm • Jonathan Rich has an early valentine for you: Instead of dreading the annual financial planning talk you and your spouse typically endure, try cuddling over a nice warm spreadsheet. He's serious. Rich, an Irvine, California, psychologist and author of "The Couple's Guide to Love and Money," says Cheaper alternatives to gym memberships 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Are you sick of the same monotonous routine of going to the gym? I'm not one to dismiss gyms because they do serve a purpose and many do see results. I have many family and friends who have gym memberships and they'll tell you it's worth every penny. But there are those like myself who can't stand g 7 Ways to Slim Your Waist, Not Your Wallet 01/19/2015 07:00pm • January has a way of inspiring many of us to set our fitness goals in motion and losing weight tops New Year's resolutions lists year after year. If your list mirrors what I've said, you should know that you can start your workout program without spending a ton of money. Don't go all out with a pric Cold severity will determine when you should work out 01/19/2015 06:43am • WASHINGTON -- It's the prime time of year for the common cold. And a fair number of people who have likely been going through days of tissues and chicken soup are probably going a little stir-crazy, wondering when they might be able to exercise again. The answer depends on their symptoms, the sev Basketball about the Beltway: Can anyone beat Kentucky? 01/17/2015 11:28am • WASHINGTON -- While the DC area college basketball teams are in the middle of conference races, a group of men who haven't played in almost 40 years are watching to see how a certain power fares. WTOP's Dave Preston on this weekend's NCAA match-ups: Kent Benson has to be nervous.  Bobby Wilk I Overdid It At the Gym. Now What? 01/15/2015 07:00pm • January is here, and with it comes a fierce determination to get back to the gym. Perhaps the holidays caused you to neglect your workouts. Maybe you haven't been back to "your" gym since you signed up last January. Whatever the reason, you put on your gyms shoes and said hello to the weight room a