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Professional secrets for a summer stomach, Part 2 04/22/2013 11:53am • Josef Brandenburg, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - In Part 1 of "Professional secrets for a summer stomach, Part 1," I revealed why "core" or "ab" training should not be your primary focus when working on perfecting your stomach. In the second half of this series, we'll touch on how to achieve What to look for when hiring a personal trainer 04/21/2013 06:28am • WASHINGTON - A personal trainer may be able to help people fit into the perfect bathing suit or find a better workout, but there are some traits that should be avoided in a personal trainer. Eric Adams, senior editor of Men's Health, says the right time to spot a bad trainer is before someone Off the 8s: Returning to running 04/16/2013 11:25pm • Rachel Nania, wtop.com Editor's Note: Off the 8's is a WTOP Living feature, in which staff inside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center share personal stories from their lives. WASHINGTON - I've been in a serious on-and-off-again relationship for 12 years. It's complicated. But amidst the high time Professional secrets for a summer stomach, Part 1 04/14/2013 10:23pm • Josef Brandenburg, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - The Great Unveiling (Memorial Day weekend) is just days away -- and the body part most people are concerned about is the stomach. One of the biggest reasons that so many people are frustrated with their lack of progress in trimming the middle Working out the Amish way 04/08/2013 07:04pm • Alex Beall, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Imagine throwing an 80-pound bale of hay overhead into a loft, swinging a 12-pound axe repeatedly to chop wood and moving bags of feed from side- to-side for seven hours a day. Talk about a workout. Bucky Mitchell thought so, too. He grew up Amish Rhoades Whitehill, the man counting Md.'s votes 04/08/2013 08:35am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. - "Shame on you!" shouted one lawmaker as the debate over new gun restrictions wore on in Maryland's House of Delegates. Hours of impassioned debate continued, then finally, it was time to take a vote. Speaker of the House Michael Busch struck the podium with his gavel and boomed Spring forward to your summer body in 30 minutes or less 04/07/2013 05:45pm • Josef Brandenburg, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Believe it or not, spring is officially 25 percent over, which means summer is right around the corner. And with summer comes the beach, the pool, bathing suits and that frequently asked question, "Do I look fat in this?" For years I avoided Exonerated LB Banks signs with the Atlanta Falcons 04/03/2013 12:57pm • ATLANTA - Brian Banks has signed with the Atlanta Falcons after the former Southern Cal recruit's football dream was derailed when he was convicted of rape and kidnapping charges a decade ago. The linebacker will participate in Atlanta's offseason workouts with a chance to resume his career. Get a workout and help the hungry at the D.C. Protein Food Drive 03/28/2013 05:50pm • Josef Brandenburg, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - How would you like to get a fun, intense and safe workout that will leave your metabolism boosted for 24 to 36 hours, and help a hungry family in D.C. at the same time? That's the focus of the Protein Food Drive. Most food drives collect a lot Monday, March 25, 2013 03/25/2013 03:28am • 8:20 p.m. Dan Deevy, The Cinema Source Download What's coming to the box office this weekend 7:50 p.m. Greg McBride, Bankrate.com Download Americans aren't cutting back spending after payroll tax hike 7:20 p.m. Robert Barnes, Washington Po Sunday, March 24, 2013 03/24/2013 03:30am • 4:20 p.m. Danielle Kurtzleben, U.S. News & World Report Download In debt? Maybe you should wait to do your taxes 1:20 p.m. Andrew Cohen, CBS News Legal Analyst Download Gay marriage goes before the Supreme Court 12:50 p.m. Nycci Nellis 5K Fridays Return to Crystal City 03/22/2013 10:45am • The days are getting longer, and that means it’s time to prep for the Friday night spring race series in Crystal City. Every Friday in April, roads will close down for the Crystal Run 5K Fridays races, which begin at 6:30 p.m. “The 5K Fridays Race Series is one of our most popular progra Channeling India's Bollywood, thousands try Doonya classes 02/27/2013 06:46pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com WASHINGTON - As they spin and pivot in sync, the whole class stops on beat and kicks in the air. This is not your average exercise class. It's Doonya. Old and and young, men and women jump along to songs straight from the Bollywood movie sets of India. The high-inten Danica Patrick's workout regime 02/25/2013 06:40pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Spring training blog: Newest Nat shows up in camp 02/22/2013 08:27pm • VIERA, Fla. - Right-handed pitcher Chris Young showed up to Nationals camp today after agreeing to a Minor League contract on Thursday afternoon with the intent of adding more pitching depth to the club. Young pitched for the Mets last season and went 4-9 in 20 games with an ERA of 4.15. In the p