Everyone knows just how important exercising is not only for dieters, but for everyone. Exercising has great health benefits in your quest for weight loss or just to stay healthy and in shape. If you are like me you prefer exercising outdoors. Whether it is walking, biking, jogging or what have you, there is just something invigorating about doing your exercise outside in the wide-open space and fresh air. In some parts of the world this is not always possible due to inclement weather. Where I am right now it is 10 degrees and snowing so going outside is not … Continue reading →

My Journey As a new discoverer of Leslie Sansone, I am thrilled. Not only is she inspirational and motivational, her workouts can be done all in the privacy and comfort of your own home. I know that when I get home from working all day the last thing that I want to do is get ready to go back out of the house to go to the gym. For most people, myself included, there are just not enough hours in the day and time is precious. In order to fit all that I have to do into my day, I … Continue reading →

My Dieting Journey My diet and fitness journey started a little over three years ago when I made a conscious effort to get healthy. I will admit, my impending health problems helped to prompt this newfound effort and I went at it in full swing. With determination and perseverance, I dieted and exercised faithfully for about 2 hours each and every day. I cut myself no slack and even one day a week without exercise was out of the question for me. I had made up my mind that I would become healthier and nothing would stand in my way. … Continue reading →

That Awful Jiggle You do not notice it until you go to wave good-bye to someone and then to your dreaded horror, you look down and see it. It is that flap of skin that jiggles back and forth on the underside of your arm. You say to yourself, “Where did that come from? I have never had that there before.” No, you probably did not, but that was before you turned 40. Although it can appear at anytime in anyone with excess weight, it is more common in the middle years of your life. That is the time when … Continue reading →

My Journey Jogging or exercising on a mini trampoline empowers many benefits to your body. A fun way to exercise and lose weight and inches, the minutes will fly by without even batting an eyelash. This relatively new exercise is called rebounding and is becoming more and more popular. Rebounding or jogging on a trampoline is a great form of exercise for everyone alike that will help you to shed pounds. It employs the laws of gravity and unlike jogging on hard surfaces; it is easy on the joints and thereby decreases stress, especially of the knees and ankles. Jogging … Continue reading →

Two new research studies that I read this week suggest that moving longer, but not harder is the magic key to exercising for weight loss. 48 Minutes to a Slimmer You When it comes to taking off weight, researchers are saying that it is better to move moderately for longer than it is to move more intensely. A University of Pittsburgh study recently published reports that women who exercised for 48 mintues per day at a moderate intensity lost 500% more weight than did women who exercised at a high intensity for only 20 minutes per day. To put that … Continue reading →

We’re always looking for a magic cure to weight loss. If this statement weren’t true, then the new drug Alli wouldn’t be flying off the shelves. As a society, we tend to look for quick fixes. Surely it cannot be as simple as diet and exercise. . .or can it? A researcher at the University of Colorado has poured over dozens and dozens of research papers and has put forth 3 ‘truths’ if you will for weight loss. Here are the three magic bullets that you need to know before you begin a weigth loss journey. If you are morbidly … Continue reading →

This came across my desk today and I had to take a second look. I get the whole concept of wearing flattering clothing so that you look thinner. I think I live in black shorts so that my rear end looks just a tad smaller. But this takes that concept to a whole new level. AbsAthletic has just launched a whole new line of FIRE clothing. What exactly does FIRE stand for you ask? That would be Far Infra Red Energy. It claims that exercising in FIRE clothing will boost your metabolism and you will burn more calories. How It … Continue reading →