Pumping iron builds muscle and revs up the metabolism -- two things that can help metabolize fat and achieve that ideal body weight. See how it works with these tips.
Getting rid of the spare tire around the waist is problematic for many people. One way to tackle it is with high-intensity weight training.
Book review. The End of Overeating - Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David Kessler. MD.
A review of The Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto. 5 Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscle, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight
Weight loss has a mythology that has grown up around it over the years. Weight loss myths are strategies that either don't work or are overstated beyond their importance. Here are 10 weight loss myths.
When you're starting out trying to lose weight and you haven't exercised for a while, it can be tough. This program show you how to get going with weights and aerobic work at home or gym.
Many personal trainers concentrate too much on the physical aspects of eating and training while neglecting the very important psychological elements in successful health and fitness achievement.
The body converts food into energy that we use for our daily activity. From exercise to just sitting still, the body burns calories. This is called metabolism. How can we increase the rate at which we use energy in order to stay slim?
Knowing your body fat percentage is useful for sports purposes and to keep track of weight loss efforts. If you lose fat and increase muscle with a weights program, your total body weight may not change. Check out your options for keeping track of what happens to the fat in your body and what the various percentages mean for health and fitness.
The popularity of fad diets or extreme diets is evidenced by the large number of books sold. How suitable are diets like the Atkins diet or the Ornish diet for people with regular exercise programs?
Eating certain foods called functional foods, refraining from eating other foods, timing various meals and building muscle are all touted as a way to lose weight. Some of these ideas have a basis in fact even though they are exaggerated and some are better ignored.
How to burn fat and lose weight is one of the most asked questions in fitness and weight loss exercise forums. Do we make it too complicated? Find out about facts and fallacies of weight loss exercise.
When should you do cardio in a session that includes weight training -- before or after? Find out in this article.
Circuit Fit is a combined weights and aerobics program designed for easy implementation at home, the gym or away. It targets fat loss, muscle and strength building and heart and lung fitness.
Knowing how to maximize your bodybuilding diet is one of the key ingredients in adding muscle to your body in conjunction with a weight training program.
Fat burning and how to do it. Weights, weight training, muscle building, high-intensity, low-intensity, fasting before breakfast, aerobics, cardio and the best methods of fat burning.
How to burn more fat with less effort describes a new study in which sprint training burns more fat than steady exercise.
Good strategy advice from Hugo Rivera.
