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Quit Making These 8 Weight-Loss Mistakes 01/09/2017 07:00pm • As I walked past a magazine stand the other day, I couldn't help but notice the barrage of sensational nutrition-focused headlines that promised weight-loss success. Doesn't it also seem that everyone -- from your news anchor to your hair dresser -- has an opinion about how to lose 10 pounds in 10 d Why Your Activity Tracker Isn't Helping You Reach Your Fitness Goals 01/08/2017 07:00pm • 'Tis is the season for resolution-making -- and, in many cases, that means vowing to get healthier and fitter. But if you're among the almost 80 percent of American adults who already don't meet the government's recommendations for physical activity (or essentially exercising moderately for at leas How to Exercise Outside This Winter -- and Make it Fun 01/08/2017 07:00pm • While some take refuge in warmer locales, winter brings the brrr for most in North America, with snow and ice to boot. That can make it all the more appealing to exercise inside. But passing a whole season sweating under artificial lights is a dreary slog. And you needn't run like Rocky through snow 8 Legit Fitness Stars to Follow on Instagram 01/08/2017 07:00pm • Real-live exercise professionals have a lot to say about fitness celebrities on Instagram. Much of it isn't good. "I have a hard time taking them seriously," since their advice isn't always on point and their credentials are difficult to verify, says Felicia Stoler, an exercise physiologist and reg Is Exercise Safe During Pregnancy? 01/05/2017 07:00pm • There are a few certainties about pregnancy: You will gain weight. Your body will change during and after. You may never be the same size again. Both genetics and lifestyle choices help determine the extent to which you'll experience all of the above, says Julie Wiebe, a Los Angeles-based physical Should you hire an online personal trainer? 01/04/2017 07:00pm • "Did you get plastic surgery?" The friend's recent question flattered, but startled, Sarah Henderson, a 44-year-old mother of two in Portland, Oregon, who had done nothing of the sort. "I was like, 'nope,'" Henderson recalls. "Just old-fashioned exercise." But not everything about Henderson's fit 9 Fitness Vacation Ideas to Jumpstart Your New Year's Resolution 01/03/2017 07:00pm • If you're a health nut who's vowed to get in tiptop shape and kick off the year with a getaway focused around fitness, there are plenty of places to put your New Year's resolution into action. Sometimes, all you need is a little inspiration to spark your motivation. Here's where to go to get started How to Make Any Workout More Body Positive 01/03/2017 07:00pm • Michele Burmaster used to live in a gym -- literally. Every day, the personal trainer in Huntington Beach, California, worked out for up to five hours, trained clients for close to 14 and spent the remainder sleeping in the gym's loft. All the while, she saw someone too big in the mirror -- even tho How to make Healthy dietary changes last a lifetime 01/03/2017 07:00pm • Wipe your plate clean and start fresh. Maybe a soggy, boiled Brussels sprout -- the kind that haunted your childhood plate -- comes to mind when you think about eating healthy. Or perhaps you think you'll have to forgo all your favorite foods and feel defeated before any substantive changes you p Hidden cost of gym memberships 12/31/2016 07:00pm • Another year, and you're another 10 pounds heavier. Or maybe the weight's staying steady, but you'd like to not be out of breath when you walk up a flight of stairs. Whatever your fitness goals, it's usually about this time of year that people start remembering, "Oh, that's right. I have fitness goa 5 rules for actually succeeding at your New Year's resolution 12/31/2016 07:00pm • It's that time of year again: when you hear countless stats on how bad Americans are at keeping New Year's resolutions. But, if you've ever made a resolution, you probably don't need any reminder there. FYI, 36 percent of resolution-makers give up by the end of January, according to research publ 6 Science-Backed Ways to Lose Weight Before You Even Get to Work 12/28/2016 07:00pm • Every morning, you get a fresh start to eat right and exercise that day. You also get a chance to make a big impact on your health right away: Mounting research suggests that healthy morning habits make it easier to lose weight and keep it off. Start with these six fat-blasting a.m. habits: 1. G 8 Experts Confess Their Biggest Health Regrets of the Year 12/26/2016 07:00pm • Do as I say, not as I do. As a yoga teacher and founder of the studio Yo Yoga! in New York City, Rebecca Weible comes across as fit and motivated. But at one point this year, she felt quite the opposite. "I realized I felt lazy and sort of out of shape," says Weible, who had let her hectic schedule 6 Resolutions That Will Actually Improve Your Athletic Performance 12/21/2016 07:00pm • A staggering number of highly-inspired people will choose to set lofty -- even unrealistic -- goals come January 1, largely because the media, fitness industry, coworkers, family or others have convinced them that the first of the year is a good time to do so. How convenient it would be if our natu 9 Ways to Boost Your Immune System 12/21/2016 07:00pm • Take care of yourself -- and your immune system will take care of you.Perhaps you're nursing a cold now -- loading up on vitamin C and zinc, maybe even sipping some warm chicken noodle soup. Taking time to recover is important to help your immune system do its work, says H. James Wedner, chief of th