Weight Loss contains 159 articles
The Water Diet
Categories: Weight Loss

The average person uses two to three quarts of water for basic bodily functions like temperature control, metabolizing food, and maintaining health in their joints, muscles and organs. Unfortunately, most people don't get enough water to replenish their bodies and keep them hydrated. On average, people need 8-12 glasses of water a day, and even [...]

Using Elastic Exercise Bands for More Powerful Sit-Ups
Categories: Fitness

Sit-ups build powerful abdominal muscles, a flat stomach and a stronger lower back. But if incorrectly done, the hip flexor muscles are used instead of the abs. If you increase the difficulty of your situps by keeping your feet flat on the floor, forcing your abs to work harder, you will use the correct muscles [...]

5 Practical Ways To Lose Weight Naturally
Categories: Weight Loss

So many people continue to be frustrated because they spend so much time on their diet pills and programs, but they only end up with despair and tears during the process. Most of these people don't lose fat at all. What they lose is money they spent on all the latest fad diets on the [...]

4 Weight Loss Myths Uncovered
Categories: Weight Loss

When it comes to dieting and weight loss, there are as many plans, pills, liquids and devices as there are people who want to lose weight. Most dieters will tell you they have tried everything on the market and are sure this latest one will work. The truth of the matter is the only way [...]

Do Household Chores Help Me Lose Weight?
Categories: Weight Loss

Good news for those of you who dread stepping into the gym for fear of being put off by super-slim gym regulars or of the massive fees some of them charge for membership. You can shed weight in the confines of your home as you make the most of the calorie-burning opportunities presented by mundane [...]

Weird Celebrity Fitness Tricks
Categories: Weight Loss

Who doesn’t want a celebrity waistline? Fashion magazines are chock full of extreme Hollywood diets and fitness regimes. It’s a mad religion out there, with women across the world attempting to avoid all manner of dieting sins. It seems like everyone and their mother is trying to get a flawless body. Looking at the celebs, [...]

3 Exercises to Prevent Knee Injury
Categories: Fitness

We seemingly hear news about knee injuries everyday. Some famous athlete or rising star gets sidelined due to torn ACLs or MCLs. It has become an everyday occurrence that is part of competing in sports. According to some experts there has been a rise of knee injuries in the last decade. This might be because [...]

The Jack of All Trades – An Intro to General Physical Preparedness
Categories: Fitness

Whether you’re a serious athlete, first responder, health fanatic, or just one of those weekend warriors, everyone has one thing in common: everybody has to deal with a thing called Life. When it comes to living life, you don’t always know what you’re going to come up against, so it’s a good idea to be [...]

Lose Weight and Have Fun: 4 Mobile Apps that Turn Getting Fit into Play
Categories: Fitness

Did you know that mobile apps can help you get fit? Not only can they get you in better shape, they can help you have fun while you're doing it! There are a variety of mobile applications for Android, iOS and other platforms that will keep you set on your goals, remind you when it's to [...]

4 Fitness Fads That Have Damaged The Health Of Some People
Categories: Fitness

Exercise is a well-known way to stay healthy both mentally and physically. To maintain a high fitness level there are many different types of exercise. So many in fact, that it makes it difficult to know which is best for your needs. For this reason, many people turn to the latest fad filled with promises [...]