Along with fats and carbohydrates, protein is a “macronutrient”, meaning the body needs relatively large amounts of it. It plays a vital part of every tissue, cell, and organ in your body. A common misconception is that protein is just for men and bodybuilders to get big and bulky. Actually, it is very important to […]

Resistance training for women is extremely important, but not enough women are being proactive about it. Most active women pretty much stick to aerobic exercise during their weight loss journey. The major problem with that: our goal should not be to “lose weight”; rather, it should be to “lose fat and gain muscle.” While aerobic […]

Skipping meals is one of the biggest reasons people have high body fat levels. If losing body fat is the goal, the method to obtaining that goal should be to maintain blood sugar levels through the consumption of small, frequent meals. Skipping a meal and going several hours without food will cause excess production of […]

One of the major key factors for weight loss and healthy weight maintenance is to increase your basal metabolic rate – the energy your body expends at rest – and to keep your metabolism consistently revved up throughout your lifespan. While this concept is well known, many struggle to find out how to increase metabolism […]

You may have noticed that you could eat a lot more when you were younger and not gain weight. As you age, metabolism slows down and fewer calories are burned throughout the day. Luckily, there are changes to help prevent weight gain and you can still lose weight regardless of age. For example, when you […]

It is well known that in order to lose weight, one must expend (or burn) more calories than calories consumed. Most individuals understand this concept and fall into “fad” low-calorie diets, lose the weight initially, then find it nearly impossible to sustain the weight loss and ultimately gain all the weight back (and then some). […]

Aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise are both effective in promoting weight loss while improving overall physical fitness and well-being, but there is debate over which exercise mode is more effective. An alternative mode of exercise (which may be considered a combination of the two) is interval training, which has also been shown to be effective […]

Protein supplementation is beneficial for gaining muscle mass when consumed following exercise, but new research indicates that whey protein can actually enhance fat loss. In fact, it has been reported that whey protein can help reduce belly fat more so than other protein sources due to its high-branch-chain amino acids (BCAA’s). Whey protein (100 grams) […]

Resistance training for weight loss has become equally, if not more popular, than traditional aerobic exercise among many exercise physiologists. Resistance training involves applying overstress to the musculoskeletal system in order to increase muscular strength and endurance, and it has been shown to decrease fat mass and aid in the maintenance of a healthy body […]

There are several forms of exercise (aerobic, anaerobic, circuit training, interval training, etc.) and even more theories as to which type of exercise is best for weight loss. Many exercise science specialists believe that aerobic exercise is the most important component in weight loss (specifically in fat loss), while others believe that anaerobic activities and […]