Blasting away that gut can seem like an arduous and almost impossible task.  Everywhere you look, someone is advertising…

Everyday we are blasted from all media outlets about how easy it is to lose weight.  Some commercials claim that if you buy their miracle pill you'll lose record amounts of weight almost over night.  While others have ultra-fit people saying that "if you just buy my workout dvd and do my workout routine or use the newest…

Have you ever waved at someone and when they waved back you could see the fat at the bottom of their arm waving at you as well? Maybe you haven't seen it but on occasion you can feel your ams being extra polite.  Either way, if you want to get rid of that irritating lower arm fat that hangs where you're…

I like to think of the human body like it is a walking diary: it communicates a lot about how someone takes care of their fitness and health overall. Here are some ways your body tells a story that you may or may not be comfortable sharing with people around…

We've all heard the buzz about green tea and its connection to weight loss. But does it really help you lose weight? And if so, how? 

Green tea "has been shown to have significant medicinal as well as therapeutic properties." (The Complete Guide to Natural…

One of the most popular areas that women want to lose weight is in the abdomen.  No matter what anybody tells you (especially those crazy infomercials), it is impossible to just target one area of your body and just lose weight there.  For example, some ab-blasting machine advertised on television may claim to trim your…

Water!  “Ugh, it has no taste.”  “I hate the way it taste.”   “It makes me want to throw up.”  “It’s such a boring drink.”  I know we’ve all heard or made these excuses about why we don’t drink enough water.  However, recent studies in the medical journal,…

Working out and losing weight seems like a daunting task for many of us. We’ve all walked into a gym excited by the prospect of getting in shape, only to be at a loss when faced with the scene of all of the available training equipment. Some equipment as simple as dumbbells and jump ropes and others look like…

You don't know how many times I've heard women say this statement: "I really like my butt, so I'm scared about losing weight", or "I really like my breasts, and I'm afraid that I'll lose them if I work out too much." I am aware that curves are "in style" (and have been in style for a while), but many women are fooling themselves into thinking that they will lose their curves by incorporating fitness into their everyday lifestyle. If you already have a sizeable chest and/or butt, you can…