I just saw another miscontrued web article on ABC/Yahoo! News titled, "Jennifer Aniston Touts 'Yogalosophy' for Stunning Figure". A celebrity favorite, yoga has claims spread all across the Internet that it can shed pounds, tone and lean out muscles (whatever that means). But, what does the research say about it? Benefits of Yoga Before I get too far, yoga is great for a number of reasons...just not for weight loss. Check out some of the potential...

Many of us have incorrect assumptions on how much physical activity it would take to improve or maintain our health. We assume that it will take hours on hours of grueling exercise, sweat, pain and spandex to improve our health. But, are these correct assumptions?  The general recommendation1 to maintain health and reduce any risk of chronic disease (for healthy adults under age 65) is: Moderate intensity cardio 30 minutes a day, five days a week (150...

I wanted to share this research article with those folks that think it takes too much time to exercise. Weight training has been shown to boost your 24-hour metabolism and energy expenditure in as little as 6 months, using 11-minute sessions at 3 days per week. The Study Dr. Kirk and colleagues (2009) randomly assigned 22 overweight and sedentary young adults into a weight training group of only: 9 exercises3-6 repetition maximum1 set only for each...