No exercise required. Is that really an ad for a diet plan? Yes, it is.
In this sedentary life that we live who wants to move? You know just because we may need to go up the stairs on our own someday and not get out of breath,or maybe carry our […]

So there is this debate as to whether or not swimming is a good exercise for weight loss. Some study from back whenever claimed that swimming was not good for weight loss. But later studies debunked that by stating that they studied swimmers who were swimming in cold water and that most people […]

As if you didn’t have enough “diet plans, information, books, strategies, etc, etc etc. Here’s another one to add to your list–The DASH diet.
This is actually health-focused rather than weight loss focused (what a concept!). DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Well that’s important as Hypertension is one […]

I’ve come up with a wonderful pasta alternative. I know pasta is not all bad! In fact it’s good, very good…and that is the problem. I eat way too much of it when my family has spaghetti. I even thought that getting whole grain or multigrain pasta made it better. […]

Apparently the “Jolly Fat” person is a myth (with the exception of Santa Claus, of course!). A recent study of over 9000 people adults found that mood and anxiety disorders including depression are about 25% more common in obese people than in non-obese people.
I don’t know why that would come as a […]

Weight training is very beneficial for both genders, yet there are still some women who resist weight training because they don’t want to “bulk up”.
The truth is that in order to “bulk up” a woman would have to work out extremely long and hard. The reason for this is that women have […]

The lower abdominal area seems to cause the most anguish among those who want a flat stomach. Pregnancy, childbirth, excessive beer, whatever causes it…..the lower abdominals seem to be the least responsive and the most trouble.
The fact is, however, that there is not “lower abdominal” muscles and “upper abdominal” muscles. There […]

Those big, colorful balls that you see at the gym can be very effective workout tools. Especially for focusing on your core strength and stability.
Core training is most effective when your body is placed in an unstable environment. Since your core muscles will reflexively adjust to maintain your balance the muscles […]