A few years ago my husband and I decided that we both needed to lose a few pounds. I have struggled with my weight my entire life, but my husband has only started to add a few pounds as he reached middle age. I have been on diets with girlfriends and co-workers, but I thought…
To me, exercise ball exercises seemed like a stupid trend. One of my good friends is getting into them, and I was very surprised. You see, he is what you might call a man’s man. He never goes for that kind of thing. For him, a workout exercise program means jogging, push-ups, sit ups, and…
Finding effective wieght loss can be difficult. Sure, you can spend your life at the gym, obsessively exercising ends dieting every moment of the day to lose 10 pounds in a couple months, but who wants to do that? What I want is safe and effective weight loss, preferably in pill form. I know that…
People go to great lengths to diet. Although there is disagreement on how to lose weight most effectively, nearly everyone wants to do it. From the skinny to the hugely obese, the desire to lose weight is one of the biggest common factors for almost all Americans. Yet there are few people who approach it…
When you want to lose some weight, or even to make sure you can maintain your current weight, you have to learn about nutrition. Diet information is everywhere, but you have to be careful about what you believe. There are many fad diets that come and go, but nothing works better than a moderate reduction…
I grew up in the generation of junk food – eating anything and everything unhealthy for me. I turned out fine. I’m incredibly healthy, despite the fact that I practically survived on candy bars and potato chips. Nowadays, there’s a major obesity problem going on in the world and everyone wants to point fingers at…
A sleek, sexy and healthy body is something that we all want and work hard to achieve. However, if you’ve ever tried sculpting that perfect body, you come to realize it’s more difficult than you were led to believe. This difficulty can be ascribed to the lack of core strength. The famous Pilates program identifies…
People always worry about weight nowadays. They want to be thinner than their friends, be able to fit into clothes that they could not fit into since high school, and look like the celebrities on TV. Weight, however, is not the issue. Body fat is. If you have too high a body fat rating, you…
Around the New Year, it is not uncommon to hear people proclaiming, “I need to lose weight” or “I need to get in shape,” or the all familiar, “I need to get rid of this tummy!” But in our generation where people are focused on appearances and health, the New Year is not the only…
No pain no gain! Work it! Come on; just a few more! Don’t give up just yet! You can do it! Ahh yes, we’ve all heard this routine before. Whether it’s from our parents, personal trainer or spouse, it’s always annoying. None of us truly want to work hard to stay fit! It’s just not…
