In true celeb fashion (with Blackberry in hand!), actress Summer Glau, 27, went for a walk near her neighborhood in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.

The former star of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" rocked a natural face paired with cute-and-casual athletic attire.

She is looking good, no?

That doesn't sound very accurate does it?

A boat of sports scientists, including Martin Gibala, PhD, chairman of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, believe this to be true.

But like everything, it comes with a catch!

Gibala and his team of scientists conducted research on two separate groups of healthy, fairly active college students and found startling results: one group rode a stationary bike for 90-120 minutes and the other group rode the stationary bike for a total of 6 minutes at hard 20-30 second intervals.

While both groups exercised three times per week, Gibala and his team found that both groups showed almost identical increases in their endurance and indentical molecular changes that signal increased fitness.

"The number and size of the mitochondria within the muscles of the students had increased significantly, Gibala says, a change that, before this work, had been associated almost exclusively with prolonged endurance training. Since mitochondria enable muscle cells to use oxygen to create energy, “changes in the volume of the mitochondria can have a big impact on endurance performance."

So, like anything else, if you want the results in no-time, you need to possess a hard, well-earned effort.

That's not to say you can't exercise for an hour six times a week, though. It tends to be more enjoyable to go at your own pace and revel in feeling your muscles work instead of grinding yourself to the core!

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According to the "New York Post," Christian publisher Zondervan has decided to press the pause button on Kate Gosselin's cookbook, "Love is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories."

The book was originally scheduled for release come November.

According to the publisher's site, the book jacket boasts the phrase "an inside look at one of America's most close-knit families."

Now, with Jon and Kate's recent decision to separate, such take-home points are obviously not ringing so loud and proud. Looks like Kate and her publisher will have to make some last minute changes.

Maureen "Moe" Girkins, CEO of Zondervan, says the publisher plans to "work with Kate to reassess the schedule for her next book."

Do you think Kate should release the cookbook as is or tweak its message? Do you think it will sell?

Wal-Mart has undergone heaps of criticism and skepticism over its low wages and next-to-nothing benefits for its employees - and rightfully so!

After the construction of such websites as walmartwatch.com and the release of the shocking documentary "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," the "evil-doing" company may be scheduled to receive a wake-up call it simply cannot refuse.

The administration is calling for super companies like Wal-Mart to begin supplying health care to its workers. It's about time, huh?!

While the cost of supplying health care to its workers would certainly put a financial blunder in the corporation's bank account, I'm sure it could manage. They drag in billions of dollars per year and our people deserve justice, no?

What do you think of the Wal-Mart controversy?

Even though Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie enjoyed a beautiful fun in the sun vacation in Hawaii last week, where Hil showed off her bikini body - it seems the couple actually didn't get all that much sun!

Whether it's because they're cautious about skin cancer, or they were enjoying more of each other's company than the sun's...Eonline.com outed the couple's fake tan!  

Right after returning from a sexy Maui vacay, the pale pair were tanned, airbrush-style, at Hil's Toluca Lake house with Fake Bake, which makes emergency house calls to the stars!

Well it's better off, skin cancer is no joke, at least their skin will be healthier for it.   I would totally do the spray tan if I didn't come out looking so orange, or unless I had the money to have a celebrity tanning service spray me up!   

Starbucks® Ice Cream has recently launched their new line of delicious super-premium ice cream - so now some of your favorite coffeehouse beverages like: Caramel Mocchiato, Mocha Frappucino, Java Chip Frappucino and Coffee come in ice cream flavors.

I've had the honor in indulging in these yummy flavors at the Summer House (yet again!) in Nantucket.  It was basically Starbucks® Ice Cream heaven with a freezer full of each flavor screaming at me, "pick me, pick me!"  Each flavor was oh, so good - especially the Mocha Frappucino, my favorite out of all.  

Oh, and if you're thinking, well some of these beverages aren't so healthy so the ice cream must have an insane amount of calories - think again!  

Per Serving Serving size ½ Cup (102g), 4 servings per pint

Calories 240, Calories from Fat 120, Total Fat 13g

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