Avoid Common Fitness Pitfalls

While exercising isn’t complicated, it’s very easy to make mistakes. Oftentimes, mistakes are made because of a lack of proper technique training or simply due to rushing to get the workout completed. Regardless of the reason for the mistakes, they can lead to...

No Time For The Gym?

Dorm Room Exercises Combat College Weight Gain As you have undoubtedly heard, college students around the country are gaining weight at a rapid rate. A recent study by Cornell University found that on average, college freshman gain about 0.5 pounds a week, which is...

Look! It’s a Fat Person!

Perhaps like you, I’ve become more aware of the IMAGES I see in publications. I publish ezines and websites for myself and others and choose graphics and photographs for these. Marketing fundamentals tell us that “like attracts like” and since as far as I know none of...

Ten Ways to Prevent Obesity in Our Families

Children are our future and we as parents need to help them attain their highest potential. If we want to have a strong and healthy future. Today's diet is high in simple carbohydrates, sugar, and fat. Soft drinks, cakes, candy, and junk food are constantly bombarding...

Childhood Obesity

Obesity has become a potential health hazard for people all over the world and what is alarming is that children too have joined this dangerous trend. Childhood obesity is considered to be more of an epidemic in various parts of the world and brings along with it a...

Body Composition Versus BMI

In this day and age, people have come up with a lot of ways to either lose weight or gain muscle mass. Fad diets have come and gone, all promising to give you a healthy body. Some even get into these diet plans without extensive research, all with the hopes to achieve...

Determine Your Stage and Plot Your Weight Loss Course

by Editor | Jun 9, 2011 | Weight Loss

We all know that losing weight and improving your overall fitness are things that don’t happen overnight. But, did you know in order to be truly successful that important steps need to be taken before you even start a diet or exercise program? The first thing you...

The Most Misunderstood Aspect of Weight Loss

by Editor | Jun 9, 2011 | Weight Loss

If I were asked what is the most difficult thing many people find when they start a weight-loss program, I would have to say right near the top is this...drinking enough water! Few people realize at first just how essential water is to the success of their weight-loss...