Diets in Review
Traveling can be a great source of relaxation, but sometimes it can be rather stressful and a pain in the rear. That’s where exercise comes into play! Exercise has been proven to reduce stress levels as well as clear your … Continue reading
While watching an older episode of The Biggest Loser, I heard something amazing, something I’d never really thought about before. While counseling a contestant, Jillian Michaels said that you can be so afraid of your success that you sabotage your … Continue reading
Update: Congratulations to Paige for winning the Brooke Siler Pilates Prize Pack! At DietsInReview.com, we’re welcoming our new Chief Mom, Carmen Staicer, and celebrating the long-awaited arrival of Spring with a giveaway. The Brooke Siler Pilates Prize Pack is valued … Continue reading
People often focus on crunches and sit-ups and forget about the obliques. Crunches and sit-ups work the rectus abdominis while not really isolating the oblique muscles. The obliques consist of the internal and external obliques and are often referred to as … Continue reading
I don’t know if the findings in the study I’m about to mention are funny, sad, pathetic, or all the above. Researchers have found that people who are obese tend to almost never move. And by almost never, I mean … Continue reading
Have you put on a few extra pounds after giving birth? Well, in all honesty, you need to begin the exercise process before you become pregnant. This will help prepare your body for labor and the recovery. If you were pre-occupied … Continue reading
Looking for a fun and inexpensive way to make your workouts more interesting? Try this playing card tip from Jillian Michaels. Take a deck of cards and do the number of repetitions that appear on that card: 2 through 10 … Continue reading
What is metabolism and how does it work? Metabolism consists of hormones and enzymes that convert food into fuel and also effects how efficiently the body burns that fuel. The fuel is converted into energy for the body to do … Continue reading
UPDATE 7/22/10: Josh Graston will be one of the contestants on VH1’s new weight loss competition series, Money Hungry. Today’s guest blogger is Josh Graston, a fitness enthusiast and triathlete from Sioux Falls, SD who remains active in a variety … Continue reading
When I first decided to try to lose weight, I knew that I had one big problem. (Well, maybe TWO big problems, if you were to count the size of my behind. Ahem. Maybe let’s not go there just yet.) … Continue reading
When Biggest Loser season seven began, Nicole Brewer and her fiancee Damien Gurganious walked on to the campus with the expectation that they’d be there for several weeks, training to lose weight. In week one, Nicole weighed in at 269 … Continue reading