A new study published in the Journal of Physiology has shown that exercising before breakfast can negate the pitfalls of high fat, high calorie diets. Belgian researchers recruited 28 healthy, young men, and divided them into 3 groups. All 3 groups consumed a diet that contained 50 per cent more fat and 30 per cent [...]

Have you noticed yourself gaining fat, while your Body Mass Index (BMI) rating has somehow managed to stay the same? Or, have you noticed your waistline getting bigger, yet it not affecting your BMI rating? It can be a confusing time, but that’s mainly because there’s not enough widespread knowledge about the index or even [...]

When you think of your adolescence, what immediately comes to mind? For some, the answer is obvious: Limitless potential, high-school sweethearts, championship games, hitting the books, long summer vacations and hanging around having fun with your buddies. For others, the answer is considerably different largely because of the stinging rejection they suffered having grown up [...]

When it comes to your health, do you think that all you have to concern yourself with is the numbers on the bathroom weight scale? If so, think again. According to a study by the American Cancer Society the larger your waist size, the greater your risk of death regardless of your actual weight. The [...]

It’s called weight cycling, or yo-yo dieting, but no matter which name you call it, one thing is certain: it’s all bad for you. It happens like this: people get on a diet, loose a little weight and then shortly after gain the weight back (usually even more). They become depressed at their failure, feeling [...]

A recent study of Australian adults shows that each daily one-hour increase in “couch potato” sitting time while watching television upped the rate of metabolic syndrome in women by 26 percent — regardless of the amount of exercise they did.   Metabolic syndrome is the presence of three or more heart disease risk factors including high [...]

Losing weight initially is like winning one battle in a long war. The joy of the victory is great, but you want to win the war and maintain your weight loss too. Adding a bit of exercise to your routine is an effective way to keep the weight off, and, as new research shows, it [...]

Men who jog, swim or engage in other high-intensity activities on a regular basis may have a lower risk of suffering a stroke than their less-active peers, according to recent research. Regular exercise is a well-established way to control body weight, blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and other risk factors for stroke. Some studies have [...]

As little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to prevent regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss, according to physiologists at the University of Alabama.  Unlike subcutaneous fat that lies just under the skin and is pretty noticeable, visceral [...]

Don’t get me wrong, exercise is good for you and should definitely be regularly included into your regime, however according to this article obsessive exercise can also become a roadblock. How you ask? Let me explain. Exercise burns calories which in turn makes you lose weight however exercise has another side-effect: it stimulates hunger. This [...]