If you’re a woman, you’re probably aware of the fact that men seem to lose weight faster than women do and how completely unfair that is. There are some very good reasons that there’s such a difference between men and women when it comes to weight loss, and most of them are physiological reasons that we simply have no…
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1 The Best Ways to Use Your Fitness Tracker Daniel Ingold / Getty Images The best fitness tracker for you is the one that you wear on a regular basis to help you reach your fitness and weight loss goals. But just wearing the device won’t help you slim down. In fact, many dieters invest…
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How many times have you given up on exercise? If you’re like most of us, probably more times than you can count. There are plenty of reasons we find it hard to stick to an exercise program. Sometimes we give up for reasons beyond our control—an illness, for example, or an injury. Sometimes there’s no…
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One thing I’ve learned after years of training clients is that trying to squeeze in exercise while staying at home to raise the kids is not easy. Even the best-laid plans can be flushed down the drain for any number of reasons. But, it is possible to get some exercise in, even on your busiest…
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Are you overweight? Guilty of starting and quitting more diet plans and exercise programs than you want to remember? If so, you may be wondering what’s wrong with you…are you lazy? There are plenty of lazy people in this world, but most of us don’t fall into that category. Here’s why you don’t exercise. There’s…
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Hot flashes, irritability, fatigue, depression, insomnia, dry skin, feeling crazy, hating everyone and everything and last, but not least, weight gain. These are just some of the symptoms we experience when going through perimenopause or, as we usually call it, plain old menopause. The worst symptom of menopause, of course, is the weight gain. It’s…
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You probably feel like you burn hundreds of calories at SoulCycle. The wildly popular indoor cycling classes have long waiting lists and fiercely loyal fans. Riders often leave sweaty and exhausted. But do the trendy boutiques provide the workout you need to lose weight? There is no doubt that the classes at SoulCycle and other…
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1 Exercise Tips for Weight Loss Hero Images / Getty Images Have you set a goal to lose weight? If so, you might be ready to start a diet and exercise program for weight loss. After all, that’s what weight loss experts recommend, right? Not really. In fact, if you start a diet and exercise…
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Losing weight can be a frustrating business. You have to eat healthily, start exercising and then wait. And wait, and wait and, sometimes, wait some more. Sometimes you see a little progress and, other times, nothing seems to be happening. So, if you’re exercising and you’re watching your calories, why isn’t the scale moving? 1.…
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If you’ve been working toward the goal of losing weight, you may be surprised by how hard it is. Do you ever feel that just as you start to see progress, your body seems to stop responding to the changes you make in your diet and activity levels? Or maybe you’re on a maintenance diet…
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You know that if you want to lose weight, you have to exercise. Diet can help, but it’s not enough. The problem, of course, is that finding an exercise program you can stick with is not always easy. Oftentimes, you will be all gung-ho about a new fitness plan only to burn out six months…
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Whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle or increase your endurance, it’s important to tailor your workout to fit your goals. That seems obvious, but almost everyone who starts working out eventually finds their enthusiasm waning as their goals get further and further away. One way to avoid giving up on exercise is to…
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