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Barack Makes list of fittest guys

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama has already nailed one nomination. He's cruised onto a list of the fittest guys in America. His 16-hour days on the campaign trail, early morning workouts at hotel gyms, brisk 45-minute runs and pick-up basketball games put him in some super-fit company, according to the list compiled by Men's Fitness magazine. Golfer Tiger Woods is in first place. More»

She's 'hurting millions of fat people in America:' distributor

(NEWSER) - Jessica Simpson wants to ban a workout video from being released, MSNBC reports, after the star apparently showed up to shoot it in less than top condition. “Jessica was a mess during that shoot," a source says. The owner of the video company charges Simpson would be "hurting millions of fat people in America," if she put the tape on hold. More»

Six tips to help keep you from sabotaging your fitness regimen

(NEWSER) - All that work, and still no six-pack? Newsweek tips you off to six ways you may be hurting your results—and your body.

1. Reading while exercising: You need focus for results.
2. Excessive sweating: Losing water weight is not the same as losing fat.
3. Skipping resistance training: Lift for long-term results.

Probiotics may help her stay healthy

(NEWSER) - If you’d like nothing more than to remain as perpetually youthful as Madonna but you don’t have $86,000 to spend on your face , good news: There is another way. Madonna fancies fiber-rich foods and probiotics, or "good bacteria," an alternative diet touted with aiding digestion, fending off disease, and generally improving health, Bloomberg explains. Think fermented soy beans, whole grains, and seaweed, while staying away from animal products, processed food, white sugar, and coffee. More»

Hollywood star admits to history of 'sexual favors': lawsuit

(NEWSER) - John Travolta is one randy (and rather rude) massage client, according to a new Hollywood lawsuit. A masseur hired by Travolta claims the movie star took him to a Beverly Hills Hotel bungalow, stripped to nothing, appeared semi-erect, and touched the masseur's scrotum and penis during the massage, TMZ reports. When the masseur declined to fool around, Travolta cried, "Come on dude, I'll jerk you off!" Travolta then completed that very deed, but on himself. More»