Health and Wellness

You want to lose weight, but you just don’t have the time. You work eight hours in the office, and when you get home there are too many chores waiting for you. Dinner, kids, housecleaning…and by the time everything is done it is time for bed and the new day, where everything starts all over […]READ MORE

As a fitness instructor, I meet a lot of people who want to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. I watch people work out for weeks, take the weight off and sometimes put the pounds back on. So when I meet someone who’s managed to lose 50 pounds – and keep it off for […]READ MORE

Losing weight requires motivation and commitment. Sometimes, it takes a health crisis or a wake up call. Whether it’s knowing how much you weigh or whether the extra pounds are leading to diabetes, taking responsibility for your health can be the first step on your weight loss journey. On The Biggest Loser show, that moment […]READ MORE

One of the best feelings when you’re losing weight is when you pull on a pair of jeans that used to be tight and they fall right off your hips. Maybe you try to wear them with a belt. But when they get so big that even a belt won’t work, it’s time to donate […]READ MORE

Did you watch The Biggest Loser this week? It’s back again – for its 12th season. You have to wonder why this show is still compelling. It’s pretty much the same each season. People struggling with obesity exercise for hours on end, learn how to carefully choose nutritious foods and portions and ultimately lose a […]READ MORE

Most people I know who stay at a healthy weight or can drop unwanted pounds have to carefully monitor what they eat. But maybe we should be thinking more about where we eat. And with which hand. Eating, it turns out, is not just about what tastes good and whether you’re hungry. Your brain has […]READ MORE

Every week at the gym where I teach, someone will come up to me and ask me what they should do to get rid of their muffin top. As a fitness instructor, I believe there is no magic to weight loss. It’s exactly what most health professionals preach: eat healthy foods, exercise regularly and increase your […]READ MORE

Gaining weight your first year in college is so commonplace in American society, we have a nickname for it: The Freshman Fifteen. Long study hours leave less time for exercise. Bowls of buttery popcorn and other meals that simply require a microwave don’t help either. It should not come as a great surprise that a new […]READ MORE

Maybe you only need to lose 10 to 15 pounds. Maybe you need lose more. When you have several pounds to lose, the stakes get even higher. High blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease: these are some of the diseases connected to obesity. A new study gives us another reason to lose weight before […]READ MORE

As a fitness instructor, I meet a lot of people at the gym where I teach. I will often see the same people for weeks and then they are gone. Sometimes they never come back. Many of them return after a couple of months. They are often trying to lose the weight they gained back […]READ MORE