Today we will give the number one weight loss tip of all time! Stop drinking your calories... Yes, it really is that simple. If you cut out calorie containing drinks altogether you will save a ton of calories every day. Think about it. What do you drink each day? Even some things that you might consider healthy like fruit juice will do more harm than good in a weight loss plan. Here is a typical days worth of drinks for the average person. Cup of coffee with milk and even

Do you want to continue burning calories well after you’ve finished exercising? There’s no need to finish burning fat as soon as you finish your workout. You could burn extra calories and fat for hours, or even up to a day or two after your workout. It’s all possible through a process called EPOC, or Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption. When we work out, we use oxygen to fuel our muscles. There’s a reason why you start breathing harder as you exercise. The harder you ex

How to Burn More Calories Want to know the best way to start burning more calories? Start focusing in on your strength training instead of your cardio workouts. In fact, a new study out of Arizona State University suggests that resistance exercise (aka strength training) may actually burn twice as many calories as we once thought. These researchers hypothesized that the energy-expenditure equation traditionally used to determine the calories burned during resistance training

Quick tips to lose weight this month! Tip 1: Eat it, don't drink it Want to instantly drop a dress size? Conduct a quick inventory of what you eat and drink every day, and then remove all of the beverages not named water. Now add up the calories. If you’re like most, you’ll find that you can cut your non meal calories by more than 50 percent, according to The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In fact, 65 percent of Americans indulge daily in calorie-rich beverages, and

What you think about a diet and what is actually the truth about a diet are usually two very different things. Below we will examine 3 diet misconceptions and shed some light on the truth. Mistake Number 1: The quicker, the better... You see the headline on the cover of the popular fitness magazine that says lose 30 pounds in 30 days. What do they know that you don't? Well, really the only thing they know is how to sell a magazine. Losing 30 pounds in 30 days if even

Do you know that the secret to great abs may be this amazing cardio workout? Now you may ask yourself how is a cardio workout going to improve my abs? Well, when someone tells us they want to improve their abs they are not saying they want to lift heavy objects with their stomachs, they are saying they want a leaner look. All that means is they want to remove the fat that is covering the muscle. Face it, your abs are already there. Some of us just have a few extra layers

Which is the best for burning fat, strength training or cardio? The best answer is both, but there is a bit more to it. You're going to burn a lot more fat if you're strength training and pumping your heart on a regular basis. But, for those of you who really must know, weight lifting will give you more fat-burning power for your efforts. Here's the long answer: cardio tends to burn more calories while you're doing it. That's why you tend to get hot and sweaty during yo