Weight Loss Articles

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Body Mass Index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight (pre-obese) when their BMI is between 25 and 30, and obese when BMI is greater than 30.

In a recent survey I conducted among four-hundred dieters, better health was the number one reason given for wanting to lose weight.   This is a good thing because your health truly is the best motivator for weight loss.  If you lose weight to improve your health, then you are doing this primarily for yourself and not because of social pressure or anyone else’s definition of beauty.

Some people are simply born with great legs and some of us are not.  If you weren’t born with long, lean legs, don’t despair.  Well-defined leg muscles are something that most of us have to work for. There are a number of exercises that are specifically designed to sculpt and strengthen your leg muscles that you can add to your healthy weight loss plan. These exercises usually combine fat-burning cardio to decrease body fat with strength training that targets and tones the leg muscles.

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Spring is here and our clothes get cuter, tighter and more flirty and this can motivate us to get in shape.  Maybe you have already started a healthy weight loss program.  If you are eating healthy foods and exercising you are off to a great start.  Most likely, you are probably seeing positive changes in your body.  But if you have that middle roll of flab that just doesn’t seem to go away, then you are not alone.  For many of us who are trying to lose weight, no matter how much we exercise or attempt to spot reduce belly fat, we just can’t get rid of that roll.  Belly fat is another one of the primary fat-loss trouble spots for most men and women.  Here are some insights you can incorporate into your healthy weight loss program so that you can have firm, sexy abs.

Do you avoid wearing cute, sexy, sleeveless tops or dresses – or refuse to take off your jacket because you are unhappy with how your arms look?  If so, you are not alone.  Arms are one of the most common fat-loss trouble spots, particularly for women.  But don’t despair.