In addition to aerobic exercise and strength training, a well-rounded fitness routine will include stretching. Stretching regularly helps increase flexibility, improve your range of motion, and relieve stress. Find out how to get the most from your stretches while avoiding injuries.

Six Tips for Proper Stretching

Target major muscle groups. It’s important to give your whole body [...]

For many people, emotional eating is at the root of their inability to lose weight. Emotional eaters, or people who turn to food to deal with emotions, tend to take in far more calories than they need because they’re using their emotions, rather than their body’s natural hunger, as their guide.

Sharing a meal is one of the oldest and most popular ways to socialize. With the holiday season on the horizon, invitations to food-oriented events are bound to multiply. Developing a strategy for coping with social eating is key to maintaining your weight loss goals. 
How you handle dining out will be determined in part by [...]

When asked why they overeat, most dieters commonly confess that they eat when they are under stress. Considering the numerous stressful situations people encounter in modern everyday life, it’s no wonder so many of us are battling the bulge. If you suspect stress plays a significant role in your eating habits, learning more about stress [...]

Self Esteem. It’s a term we come across frequently in the media and in self-help books, but when asked to define it, most Americans have difficulty pinpointing its meaning. Many think of it as body image. While body image does influence self-esteem, it is only one of several such factors. Self-esteem is a person’s sense [...]

Singer Carnie Wilson, known as the face of weight loss surgery after her gastric bypass procedure was broadcast live on the Internet, has made headlines again by confessing to Oprah that she gave up food but took up alcohol. Carnie is not alone. Addiction treatment centers like the Betty Ford Clinic in California report that [...]

Each year, millions of people vow to make important life changes like losing weight, quitting smoking, starting an exercise program, learning a new skill for career advancement, or controlling their spending. Yet, many of them never realize their goals, despite their seemingly sincere desire for change.
People who find that losing weight causes them to move [...]

Having bariatric surgery does not guarantee that you will achieve your weight loss goal or the desired changes in health and quality of life.
Successful bariatric surgery patients recognize that while surgery is a potent tool for creating significant weight loss, their success ultimately depends on their ability to make lifelong changes in their eating and [...]

Obesity is known to increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and even sleep apnea. However, the impact that carrying extra weight has on people’s skeletal systems, including their joints, muscles, and connective tissue, is often overlooked.
Physicians frequently hear overweight patients complain of foot, knee, and back pain. While analgesics can provide [...]

An abundance of inexpensive, ready-to-eat food items that have been specially formulated with high fat and abundant sugar and salt have made it easy for people to use food as a tool to manage their moods. Food is so easy to come by that many people are not even aware of the fact they turn [...]