42-Year-Old Mom of Four Shares Inspiring Story of Weight Loss & Running Marathons

Tuedon Morgan is a marathon runner with medals and accolades to show for it. Better known as Tee Morgan, Tuedon has 40 marathons scheduled for this year alone, and this is in addition to her family and a full-time job. Tee is almost 42 years old, and has a high level job as an education administrator. She has been married for 21 years, and has 4 sons - 20, 18, 16 and 8.

Tee's passion for running started when she joined a gym and began walking on a treadmill in her desire to lose the weight she had gained during and after her fourth and final pregnancy. Tee and her family have lived in Qatar since 2005, but she has over the past four years travelled the world in pursuit of her dream, and hopes to be the first Nigerian to run the North Pole. Read excerpts from her inspiring interview with BN below...

Couple Love - President Goodluck and Patience Jonathan Keep Fit Together

President Jonathan is going to lead Physical Training Exercise in Abuja tomorrow and his special assistant on media, Reuben Abati shared this photo of the president and his wife, first lady Patience Jonathan, keeping fit at the Aso Villa recently. Another photo below of the two at the gym.

As they say, the couple who work out together stay happy together. This must be a stressful time for them both, and no matter our politics, I wish them the best and may their love see them through...

Photos of 8-Month Pregnant Model With Flat Tummy Goes Viral

Model Sarah Stage has shocked many with her pregnancy baby bump which has made her Instagram photos go viral. The eight months pregnant beauty has been documenting her bump growth on her social media, and the picture above is one of her latest photos. At 8 months gone, many find it hard to believe she is even pregnant.

She spends most of her time in the gym and started off her pregnancy with completely toned abs. Some see that as a good enough reason for her small bump but others worry that the baby will be born underweight with health issues. Check out her progression from the time she was one month pregnant till date.

Khloe Kardashian Shows Off Toned Abs - Speaks On Weight Loss and Working Out

In the past, Khloe Kardashian was known as the fat one to her petite older sisters, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian. But Khloe now says that over the past few years since the split with her husband, Lamar Odom, she has been ridding herself of the extra weight.

Though still the tallest, Khloe has been rocking a more svelte figure with a slim waist and bootilicious backside to rival Kim's famous curves. Today, the reality star took to instagram to talk about and share pics from the weight-loss journey she's undertaking. See below...

Beyonce Works Out To Eye of The Tiger [Video]

Beyonce has just shared an Instagram video of herself working out in a private gym to the soundtrack of “Eye of the Tiger.” If you don't know the song by name, it is the theme song to Rocky 3 with Sylvester Stallone where he makes a comeback to the ring. Most of his training in the movie are scored to the song.

In Beyonce's video, she is wearing black T-shirt and striped yoga pants, and does standing side crunches, sit-ups with a kettle ball, punching with weights, lunges, high step squats and more. The video is to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Let’s Move, First Lady Michelle Obama’s national health initiative. The first lady was tagged in the post and has already reshared it on her own page. See video below...

Workout Video - President Jonathan Shows Us How He Keeps Fit And Healthy

President Goodluck Jonathan has always looked fit and did not pile on a lot of weight like some former heads of state and presidents. If you have been wondering before now how he's been able to do it even though the State House budgets Billions of naira for their food, wonder no more.

Today, as the campaign for the 2015 elections continue to heat up, the re-election team of the president have released a new video titled Keep Moving Forward Nigeria, and a segment of the ad shows the president working out. The president plays squash, runs on the treadmill, does aerobics and more. You must watch this!

This Girl Can! New Ad Encourages Women To Get Your Sports On

A new ad campaign by the English Sports Council aka Sport England aims to encourage more women to take up sports and be more physically active.

Tagged, 'This Girl Can' the campaign kicks off with a TV ad which was launched January 12, 2014 featuring women of all shapes, sizes and ages getting stuck into sport and exercise. It has already been followed by print and digital campains featuring the women from the video.

The 90-second video shows normal women – no models were used – giving it their all, to a sound track of Missy Elliott’s Get Ur Freak On.

Jada Pinkett Smith Opens Up On Fitness Routine And Bedroom Secrets

43 year old Jada Pinkett, actress, wife, and mom of two, has revealed to Shape Magazine how she keeps fit and what turns her on the most with her husband. Married to fellow actor Will Smith since 1994 and with two teenage children, Jayden 16 and Willow 13, she said of what inspires her to keep her body toned and fit;

"When my husband of almost 20 years can’t take his eyes off me? That’s amazing. But the number one reason I go to the gym is because it keeps me sane… I can deal with whatever’s coming at me."

Kate Henshaw Puts In The Fitness Work!

Kate Henshaw may be over 40 years but she is known for fit body, and she shares her workouts on her social media pages. Today, the Nollywood actress who has hosted a workout video shared some of her fitness routines in videos posted on Instagram. She captioned one of her videos

‘Tighten up that tummy…tone your arms too while at it….(10kg bar pulldown) No excuse cos its Christmas.. Do something before something do you….’

I'm inspired! Check out the videos below...

7 Ways To Stay Healthy While You Travel

By Chinelo Ngene

The vacation buzz is upon us finally! When you’re on vacation, you really just want to relax and throw all your dietary problems to the wind. For some of us, the last thing we want to be bothered with is watching what we eat but there are those of us who still remember to count the calories as they count the stars.

If you want to stay healthy on a business trip or vacation, these tips will show you how easy it is to do it. No, you don’t need to thank us. ☺

Doctors Develop Sitting Rising Test - Low Points Mean You're More Likely To Die Soon

Being able to sit down on the floor and stand up again without holding onto anything, could foretell how much longer you have to live. So says some doctors who have come up with a ‘sitting-rising test’ to measure patients’ flexibility and strength. The above diagram shows how to take the 'sitting rising test'.

The scoring system developed for the test found that people who scored three points or less out of 10, were more than five times as likely to die within six years, as those who scored more than eight points.

Missy Elliot Shows Off Seriously Slimmed Down Figure!

Wow, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this photo. I knew the Missy Elliot of the late nineties and early noughties as a thick lady, and now she is seriously slimmed down!

The rapper showed off her weight loss in a Twitter photo, which she captioned;

"Just got off stage thanks @ALEXANDERWANGNY and @hmusa for having me perform I enjoyed [muah!]" 

Weight Loss Journey - Nelly Agbogu Talks About Losing 40Kg [From Size US 28 - 18]

Nelly Agbogu is a blogger who shares about her weight loss journey on her blog, and it's quite inspiring to see her before and after pictures. I've visited her  blog a few times after seeing her comments on various blogs and been motivated as well as picking up a few tips.

In the latest episode of Glory Edozien's 'Inspire Series', Nelly Agbogu goes into details of how hard it was for her to go from US Size 28 to 18 and the continuing efforts to keep off the 40Kg lost and go even further.

Idris Elba - Man Candy Of The Week

Idris Elba is a favorite around these parts and this time, he is really showing off. The star actor shared a video on his instagram where he flaunts his chiselled chocolatey abs as he works out #beastmode. "Training for my next Film. Bastille Day. Grinding." he captioned the too-short 15 second clip. Check it out below...

7 Simple Tips To Help You Lose Weight For Your Wedding Day

Want to look trim and fit on your wedding day? Have you tried numerous beauty tips and none seem to work for you?

Here is a List of everyday beauty tips that help your skin glow and trim down the waist:

Ciara Loses 60 Pounds, Shows Off Toned Post Baby Body

Just 4 months after having her son, Baby Future Zahir, Ciara showed off this amazing post baby body on her Instagram yesterday. The mom of one says she has lost 60 pounds as she prepares to put out some new music. She wrote;

"After Delivering My Son I Feel Like There's Nothing I Can't Do. I Feel Like I Can Conquer The World. #ANewMe #NewMusic. So Proud To Rock #mycalvins 60lbs later!!"

I remember that she was also keeping fit while pregnant so that must have helped. Kudos to her!

Calling Someone Fat Makes Them Eat More And Less Interested In Losing Weight

Experts say that being criticised for their weight drives those who are already sensitive about it to comfort eat. Fear of ridicule may also mean they avoid exercise. Researchers from University College London said  public health campaigns should also avoid making people feel bad about their weight.

Lead author Sarah Jackson advises medics to avoid using the word ‘fat’ where possible and replace it with the terms overweight or obese.

The study, published in the journal Obesity, found that those who were victims of ‘fat shaming’ put on just over 2lb on average over the course of the study. They were also six times as likely to become obese.

Mbong Amata Shares Her Acne Story - How She Battled Depression, Spent Thousands of Dollars

It started with a work out selfie, above, shared by Nollywood actress Mbong Amata on her Instagram, followed by compliments. With requests for her secret to a smooth flawless skin also coming in, the young mother of one decided to share the story behind how she beat acne. She had captioned the picture;

Post workout selfie. Feeling great!!! #Intense #fitness #abs #AllSeasonFitness #lifestyle #MoreAbsNeeded #muscleMilkIn #instamood #happy #justbecause...

I remember watching Forgetting June which had featured Mbong Amata on IrokoTV and how some of the reviews on the site ignored the movie and focused on her terrible acne at the time. It's humble of her to open up on what must have really been a difficult time for her. Hopefully, others will benefit too.

Enjoy her story below...

Maternity Style - Kelly Rowland Still Working Out

Kelly Rowland is now in her third trimester of pregnancy, but she is still working out, and keeping fit. Wow, what dedication, I need some of that!

Kim Kardashian Reveals The Secret To Her Tiny Waist And Flat Tummy

Kim Kardashian has revealed the secret to her tiny waist and flat tummy. 

The mom-of-one has spoken out before on the diets that helped her lose weight after having her baby, but now she admits she had extra help in the form of waist trainers aka corsets aka body magic to get her famous hour-glass figure back.

She shared the picture above tagging it; "#hourglass #waisttraining #nophotoshopnecessary #whatawaist"

I may need to get myself one of these. See more pictures of the star showing off her amazing shape below..