Yo-Yo Diets the Dark Side

To lose weight quickly by doing a diet, then regaining it by eating as you used to, then starting all over later with another diet to lose weight, regaining weight again, losing it again, then putting on weight over and over during several years is called the yoyo effect. With the years passing by, people who do these…

Stress the weighty issue!

For most of us, stress is a fact of life. Unfortunately, research reveals that it’s also a fact of fat. Even if you usually eat well and exercise, chronic high stress can prevent you from losing weight. Here’s what happens: Your body responds to all stress in exactly the same way. So every time you have…

Overtraining and weight gain

In our more-is-better world, it’s easy to get caught in the overtraining trap. But when it comes to your workouts, it pays to do less. Here’s 6 reasons overtraining is hampering your weight loss: 1. Your muscles grow when you rest. Lifting weights creates tiny tears in your muscles that can only repair during rest. This repair…

Quick Fixes to get you out the Stress Trap

When your feeling stressed and tired, the last thing you need is more things to do or think about. But life happens and it’s your reaction that counts. So if you can increase your energy levels, achieve a calmer state of mind and build up a greater resilience, then you’ll be better equipped to deal…

Can a Fitness Tracker help you lose weight?

Get on the right track!! Fitness trackers are wearable instruments that can calculate everything from steps taken to calories burned to amount and quality of sleep achieved each night. But just exactly how can they help you lose weight? Fitness trackers keep you honest – They record everything and track the amount of activity you…