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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 Under Armour fitness app's celebrity pitch 01/13/2015 02:23am • By Steve Winter, special for wtop.com LAS VEGAS -- When Baltimore-based Under Armour introduced its new mobile app-based connected fitness platform at last week’s international Consumer Electronics Show, they deployed a best-of-both-worlds strategy to herald the announcement  -- they combined Milk may be best recovery beverage choice 01/12/2015 04:46am • WASHINGTON -- Got milk?  It could  be the best way to rehydrate after strenuous exercise. In a new small study, researchers in Australia subjected 15 men to four grueling cycling workouts.  Each time, they were given a different recovery beverage -- milk, a milk alternative or the sports d How to Shop the Best January Deals 01/07/2015 07:00pm • At the start of a new year, many people resolve to clean up their finances, save more money and be cautious with spending habits. After a busy shopping season, the last thing you might want to do is spend more money. However, there are a few things that go on sale in the month of January that will s Fitness Tracker Faceoff: What I Learned Wearing 5 Gadgets for 6 Days 01/05/2015 07:00pm • I was even more self-conscious than normal walking into the gym. I began to sweat, despite it being below freezing outside. Although I was cloaked in my pea coat, I felt as if everyone had X-ray vision and could see right through it, weighing me down with their prying eyes (even more than the multip Easy Ways to Get 10,000 Steps Per Day 01/05/2015 07:00pm • Tips to get your steps in.So you bought a fitness tracker -- and now it's bugging you to be more active. These devices come programmed with a goal of 10,000 steps per day, a number said to help reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and more. And while that number may be easy to hit 13 Habits of Super Fitness Tracker Users 01/05/2015 07:00pm • Midnight was approaching, and Cheryl Thompson realized she hadn't reached her 10,000 steps for the day yet. So the 44-year-old accountant did what any fitness tracker user would do: She started looping around her kitchen and living room. "I hit 10,000 at 11:59," she recalls. "I was so obsessed with Garden Plot: Time to be sustainably resolute 01/02/2015 06:31am • So, how many New Year’s resolutions have you broken already? Thought so. Well, here’s a bunch of replacements that might be easier to keep than those ones about the doughnuts and 5 a.m. workouts—and that’ll be beneficial to boot!  Resolve to feed the birds Specifically, the birds that Doctors' top tips for a healthy lifestyle 01/01/2015 06:27pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a brand new year and a lot of us have resolved to ramp up our health and fitness. WTOP talked to the women of the Lady Docs Corner Cafe, a group of health professionals from Montgomery County, Maryland, who practice what they preach. They meet regularly to workout, share a nutrit