Su Reid-St. John

Su Reid-St. John is Sharecare's Senior Fitness Editor. Before joining the team, she spent over a decade on Health magazine's editorial team, overseeing all things exercise-related during the majority of her time there. She lives in Birmingham, AL with her husband (Eric), daughter (Zoe), and cat (Lucy), and can be found inline skating, Nordic walking, cycling, doing yoga, and strength training (TRX is her new obsession) whenever time allows.

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5 Experts’ Tips for Family Fitness

Posted by: | September 28th, 2012 | 0 comments

Here's a pair of things guaranteed to perk up your day: exercising and spending fun time with the family. And just like chocolate and peanut butter, these two go fabulously well together. In honor of Family Health and Fitness Day, I turned to some of Sharecare's top fitness experts and trainers for their most inspirational ways to get moving with the kids. Ready? Set? Go! View Full Post

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Menopause: To Sweat or Not to Sweat

Posted by: | September 11th, 2012 | 16 comments

When you're suffering from hot flashes, the last thing you want to do is work up a sweat. But research shows that it could be just the ticket to sailing through menopause with fewer symptoms. View Full Post

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6 Myths of Stretching—Busted!

Posted by: | September 10th, 2012 | 2 comments

To stretch or not to stretch, that is the question. Well, one of the questions. There's also when to stretch, how to do it, how long to hold each stretch—you get the picture. View Full Post

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60-Second Workouts

Posted by: | August 31st, 2012 | 2 comments

You can do a lot in 60 seconds, like whip up a smoothie, update your Facebook status or find out if that plastic stick you just peed on is going to turn pink and change your life forever. But get a full-body workout? Yep. View Full Post

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Hot Yoga: Healing, or Hazardous?

Posted by: | August 28th, 2012 | 0 comments

Summer might be wrapping up, but where I live, the heat is still in full force. So it's hard to imagine choosing to spend my yoga class in a hot oven of a room instead of an air-conditioned studio. But given the growing popularity of Bikram and other hot yoga classes, it’s obvious that plenty of yoga enthusiasts think differently. To try to understand the allure (and find out if all that sweating is really safe), I checked in with yoga instructor and NASM Elite Trainer Michelle Carlson. View Full Post

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