One Fit Job: Teaching Tennis Pro


Updated 06/29/10 2:52 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

What It's Like to Be a Tennis Pro

After getting to play Nike Field Reporter for a day, I started wondering what it would be like to have another type of fit job. Obviously, my job is fitness-centric, but I'm still sitting at a desk most of the day. So as the pros face off at Wimbledon, let's take a look at another kind of tennis pro: the teaching professional. Both the pros you see on TV and the pros who teach lessons and Read more

Teach For America Gets Surge of Wannabe Volunteer Teachers


Updated 05/15/08 4:44 AM · Posted by LibertySugar · 27 comments

Teach For America Gets Surge of Wannabe Volunteer Teachers

Teach For America (TFA), a nonprofit that places the best and the brightest college grads in understaffed and troubled schools for two years, is seeing a surge in applications. Next fall, 3,700 newly trained teachers will be placed in schools, up 28 percent from the year before. These teachers were chosen from an application pool of 24,700, which is 37 percent larger than the previous pool! TFA, Read more

Celebrity Trainer Adam Ernster Teaches You the
"Reverse Lunge"


Updated 05/23/12 3:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Celebrity Trainer Adam Ernster Teaches You the "Reverse Lunge"

Celebrity trainer Adam Ernster took a break from helping Hollywood's A-list look their best to share these simple yet powerful workout moves to help shape and tone your lower body. Whether you are just getting into a gym routine or consider yourself a fitness pro, these moves can help you look and feel your best. Click here to learn more about looking and feeling your best with Muscle Milk here. Read more

Yogini Kristin McGee Dishes on Bethenny Frankel's Fave Pose and Getting Ready For Beach Season


Updated 05/23/12 12:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kristin McGee Interview About Vinyasa Vibes

I was lucky enough to take a class taught by Manhattan-based yoga teacher Kristin McGee right here in San Francisco! Although one busy lady, Kristin traveled across the country to teach Vinyasa Vibes (a new offering at The Sports Club/LA), a flow-based, powerful yoga sequence enhanced by music. The most musical part of the practice? During Savasana, the class culminated in a live sax solo by Read more

Eyeliner Tips, Curly Hair Must Haves, and More


Updated 05/20/12 2:19 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

BellaSugar's Most Popular Stories Week May 14 to 20, 2012

Makeup artist Mally Roncal teaches you how to improve your eyeliner skills These moisturizing products are ideal for curly girls Add definition to your eyes with this contouring tutorial Are you warm or cool? Get perfect makeup once you discover your undertones You'll never look orange again with these self-tanner tips Steal hair accessory inspiration from these gilded stars See these subtle Read more

Battleship: Needs a Lifesaver


Updated 05/18/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Battleship Movie Review

I don't remember aliens making an appearance in my own childhood sessions with Battleship, but I suppose when you try to make a toy into a feature-length film, you're afforded a few liberties. Unfortunately, the producers of Battleship may have spent too much time finding creative ways to explode things and not enough time on a plot, ending up with underutilized actors, in a wishy-washy Read more

Growing Through Arts' Music Series: Kid-Friendly or Are You Kidding?


Updated 05/17/12 1:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Opera and Musicals For Kids

We're all about exposing kids to fine arts, but is opera asking a bit too much? Not according to Growing Through Arts, a company founded by former pro dancer and Harvard grad Aleksandra Efimova, which creates educational children's books and toys. The company just launched its second series of books (the first focused on ballet), breaking down some seriously highbrow stuff for kids ages 2 to 6. Read more

Get the Dish: Magnolia Bakery Cupcakes


Updated 05/16/12 9:50 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Magnolia Bakery Cupcake Recipe Video

Have you ever wondered how to make a signature dish at one of your favorite restaurants? Well, get excited because our video series Get the Dish teaches you how it's done! When it comes to cupcakes, there's nothing like Magnolia's classic vanilla cupcake. It's the treat that started the cupcake craze — so we went inside their bakery in LA to learn the technique to making perfectly delicious Read more

Geek Grad: How to Land a Web Developer Job


Updated 05/16/12 12:40 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Get a Web Developer Job

Tech-minded 2012 grads are eager to pursue a job in web or computer programming, named one of the year's top 10 best jobs. We spoke to a web development recruiter for tips on landing that first entry-level job. From the most important coding languages to industry expectations, check out these tips to get closer to your web developing dreams. Education Earn the degree: Almost all web developers Read more