Burn More Calories

When researchers at the University of Southern Maine used an advanced method to estimate energy expenditure during exercise, they found that weight training burns as many as 71 percent more calories than originally thought. In fact, the researchers calculated that performing just one circuit of eight exercises can expend up to 231 calories. The more [...]

The Facts Of Cravings

Once a week, you should indulge and cheat on your diet—   but how can you fight off the urge for sweets at other times? Go outside—taking a short stroll can weaken chocolate cravings, according to U.K. researchers. In the study, regular chocolate eaters didn’t eat the treat for 3 days, and then either took [...]

Healthy Chicken Dinner

Eating right is hard at the best of times, add to this the usual temptations of winter and becomes even more difficult! Here is an easy idea which will keep you on the right track diet wise and still taste like a naughty treat. Rotisserie chicken is an amazing thing. Not only does it look [...]

Boost your metabolism by 9 percent today!

What do hamburgers, pizza, and chocolate all have in common? If you think that they’re all junk foods that you shouldn’t eat, you’re wrong. Turns out, all of these “bad” foods can actually be part of a healthy diet that will rev up your metabolism and blast fat. Don’t believe us? Consider this: A study [...]

Food for Fitness

Don’t let your hard work in the gym go to waste. The food you eat doesn’t just give you energy – it fuels your muscles, helps you burn fat, and even boosts your cardiovascular health. Chow down on these 8 power foods before and after your workouts, and you’ll see results in no time. Pineapple [...]

Eat More Eggs!

Today’s tip: Eat more eggs (… and salmon and tuna). Why? A recent study from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis found that those with higher vitamin D levels might have better chances of losing weight. Doctors measured both the active and inactive levels of vitamin D in 38 obese patients before and after an [...]

Build a Stronger Back

Your poor back. It helps you lift heavy things and carry your kids, but it probably feels a little inferior due to your quest for a six-pack. Since it works so hard, chances are you’re in the 80 percent of men who suffer from back pain. Here are just a few ways to carve your [...]

Exercise Anywhere

Push-ups are about the most convenient way there is to build up your chest, not to mention your shoulders, arms and upper back. Here are five variations that you can do anywhere, anytime. Your goal: 10-15 repetitions of each. Focus on proper technique: Straight back, tight stomach and butt, continuous movement and full extension of [...]

5 Fruity Winter Boosters

This is a perfect time to branch out to bolder fruits, and some of the best hit their peak just in time to snap your tastebuds out of their winter funk, not to mention ward off the cold and flu. Many offer a great combination of sweet flavor and an acidic tang. They’re refreshing and [...]

Don’t Die Young!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men—and it’s not just an old-guy nemesis, young men can also lay the groundwork for—and die from—the silent killer. Michael Jackson was 50 when he died, of cardiac arrest. So consider that threat now, before your anguished relatives ask themselves what they (and you) should have [...]