Fat Loss

The public was told that longer duration low-intensity exercise, like a jog on a treadmill or a steady session on a stationary bike, provides the heart rate that is optimal for burning fat. Wrong!

Want to know the trick behind toning any body part, even the most troublesome "stubborn fat" areas like your hips, thighs and stomach?

You know what they say opinions are like, and it's no different when it comes to opinions on weight loss: Everyone has one. But what actually works?

Keeping your body healthy and well nourished with healthy food choices will keep your metabolism working most efficiently. Combine this with a calorie deficit and watch your fat cells shrink. It all works together!

Why is it that some days your motivation is high and it seems easy to get to the gym and eat healthy, and other days you have to fight yourself all day to stay on course?

Woman have all heard that high repetitions with lighter weights tones muscles, but is there a more effective way to get the results you desire?

Your body's most efficient energy source is fat. Just one pound of stored fat can provide about 3,600 calories of energy, which is far more than most people actually burn in a single day.

The majority of workouts that advertise themselves as high fat-burning can be broken down into three different categories: cardio, resistance and cardio plus resistance. So of these three types of workouts, which burns the most fat?

Wouldn't it be fabulous if you could take one area of your body, like your butt, your abs, the back of your arms, or your thighs, and make all the fat in that area disappear by doing one magical exercise?

Are you looking to put on a little extra pudge to keep warm, or maybe your boyfriend wants to see "more" of you?

The question I want to ask so many times when I head out for a run or to the stairs to do cardio intervals: What are you doing?

Ask yourself: is your doctor or nurse practitioner (NP) comfortable having a conversation about weight with you, or do they beat around the bush in order to spare your feelings?

In Journalism 101, we learned the importance of the Five Ws (and one H) in gathering information. What would happen if you applied them to your weight loss goals?

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You can lost more than 2 lbs a week if you increase your calorie deficit by reducing calories taken in through food or by increasing your activity level to increase the number of calories burned.

If a woman stays at her 25 year old wedding day weight of 130 pounds until she is 50, she is pleased with herself. However, should she be?

If you are not healthy, due to poor diet and lifestyle choices, then you can change that. Take control. Educate yourself about food, calories and healthy eating.