interval training

Make a short list of things you want less of. Now make a short list of things you wish you could have more of. Chances are, if we were to cross-check all of your answers, Fat and Time, respectively, would be very common responses. The good news is that they both also happen to be be very attainable, thanks to what's known as Tabata intervals.

A very exciting study has just been released demonstrating that vigorous exercisers are 30% less likely to develop breast cancer. Here are the details - reported in the journal Breast Cancer Research.

So you've lost some of those extra pounds you've been carrying around since you started college/your career/a family/addiction to reality TV... Congratulations! Now get on that treadmill... for an hour! A new (and not terribly surprising) study has shown that it takes about an hour a day to maintain at least a 10% weight loss. I'll breakdown the study and offer some opinions/advice.

Suppose it's time for your workout and you realize you are so not in the mood. And you haven't been for quite a while. Skipping out is looking awfully tempting... but after all the progress you've made, are you in danger of getting out of the habit?

Some people love every aspect of their fitness routine and can keep it up for decades without whining. Others of us have to resort to sneaky tricks to keep the momentum going.

"Cardio is useless, a waste of time, it eats muscle, it's boring...." The majority of fat loss experts are now swinging away from long slow distance type cardio as part of a weight loss intervention and overall health.

In theory (and it would seem in practice, too), the concept of HIIT (High intensity interval training) as a superior method for blubber-burning is valid. But is the pendulum swinging too far?

Researchers have discovered a 20 minute exercise technique that results in three times as much weight loss as a moderate 40 minute session on a stationary bike.

What is it?

Weight management and health is so much more than diet alone. Unless you have an active occupation then - in all honesty - you need to give your exercise routine some thought.

Gyms the world over fill up over January as people attempt to get some exercise into their life.

The word "gym" is enough to make many of us groan and reach for another packet of "cheetos" - but it doesn't have to be this way.