Is Online Dieting Right For You?

Online dieting is not the weight loss program for every one, but it may be the perfect program for you. Many of them, like startyourdiet.com, offer free basic membership. Of course they have a deluxe package, and they don’t object to the idea of selling you something and making a profit, but at this and [...]

Safety Tips for Resistance Training

Emerging research leaves no doubt that building your body’s lean muscle mass increases your basal metabolic rate. That sounds complicated, but what it means is simple:
You can burn more calories (energy) while at work, at play, and even while sitting still watching a movie.
Sounds great, right? Now the big question is: how do I [...]

The Yoga Glow

Yoga, the process of harmonizing body, mind and spirit with the goal of realizing one’s highest potential, is one of the most extraordinary systems of human development ever discovered. The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit root yug meaning to join, unite or connect. In essence, this connection is experienced as serene balance in all [...]

Why You Want Muscles—and How to Get Them

Michelle Rivera never thought she would have muscles.
“I wanted to get healthier and stronger,” she explains, “the muscles just came as part of the package, I wasn’t going for them, but I’m happy to have them now.”
Two years ago Michelle was distressed about her weight, and her general lack of fitness and energy. “I had [...]

Choosing Fitness: Running or Walking?

You’d be hard-pressed to find a woman who hasn’t given in to either the running or walking bug at some point in her life. When you reach that transition in life after school, whether that’s high school or college, and “real” adult life with all its typical sitting-still comes to bear, it’s pretty easy to [...]