10 Gym Things You’re Doing to Lose Belly Fat that Won’t Work
If you’ve been unable to lose your belly fat, check this list of 10 useless things many people do to shrink their gut but will never work. […]
How to Boost Testosterone without a Doctor’s Prescription
There are seven ways you can boost your testosterone levels on your own without having to see a doctor. Maintaining a healthy testosterone level is crucial for optimal health and performance. Many men believe that [...]
How to Burn More Fat if You Have a Slow Metabolism
Is your metabolism freaking slow and preventing you from losing weight despite your daily efforts? I’ll bet the farm that you have not tried the very exercises that will fire up your lethargic metabolism. [...]
How to Lose the Last 10 Pounds of Stubborn Fat
Why isn’t that last 10 pounds of fat coming off, after you’ve already lost 20, 30 or even 50 or more pounds? There are things you can do to get rid of those last 10 [...]
Weight Gain vs. Belly Fat in Menopause: Is There a Difference?
Weight gain doesn't always mean more belly fat, and new belly fat doesn't always mean weight gain, even in menopause. A woman's scale weight may stay the same, while her body composition changes over time, [...]
Exercises with No Equipment that Work Best for Overweight Teen Girls?
If you’re a teen girl trying to lose weight, you’ll get the best results from these exercise routines–even if you think you’ve inherited “big genes.” No equipment is needed. […]
Skinny but Stomach Still Fat? Exercise vs. Diet for Solution
A thin person who’s healthy should not have a fat stomach. Usually, the excess belly fat in an otherwise thin individual is caused by a problem with their exercise routine. This article is about healthy [...]
How a Diabetic Can Get Six-Pack Abs
Here are the basic guidelines for how someone with diabetes can get six-pack abs. The good news is that for diabetics who want six-pack abs, there is nothing different they need to do as far [...]
Why Do Men Slam Heavy Weights with the Seated Crunch Machine?
What is it with middle age men and the seated crunch machine? They put the pin at the bottom, then yank with their arms and let the weight stack crash at the bottom, rep after [...]
Are There Ab Exercises that Don’t Target the Abs?
Stop wasting time doing 1,000 crunches a week and camping out by all the abdominal machines; there are non-ab targeting exercises that will shrink your stomach. To lose fat in the abs, you must create [...]
Workouts for Six-Pack Abs: You’ll Be Surprised what Works Best
Some men who have a six pack just happen to have one, but it seems that women must work harder to get six pack abs. […]
Cardio Exercise vs. Diet for Ripped Abs?
If you want hot abs, you might be wondering if diet might be better than cardio, or the other way around: Perhaps cardio wins over diet when it comes to getting great abs. To understand [...]
How Men & Women over 45 Can Get a Six-Pack
You can get a six-pack even if you're over 45 and have never had one. But first, here's what you should NOT do in your quest for a six-pack -- these will only waste your time: [...]
If Crunches Don’t Flatten a Fat Belly, Why Is this Recommended?
Scads of articles online advise doing crunches to get rid of belly flat or to flatten a paunch. As a fitness expert, I’m flabbergasted at the volume of incorrect information in cyberspace about how to [...]
Myths About Big Bellies in Men: What Makes Gut Grow with Age?
Why is it that as men get older, their gut gets bigger? Some men look like they’re in their fourth trimester. Some men with big guts have thin legs and arms. […]
Trouble Falling Asleep? Losing Belly Fat Can Help
If insomnia plagues you–and you happen to have a fatty belly–losing some of that fat can help you sleep more like a baby. Say so-long to your trouble sleeping. […]
Belly Fat Is Independent Risk Factor for Colon Cancer
Now you have more motivation than ever to get rid of your dangerous belly fat: colon cancer. Even if you take other measures to prevent this disease, a big belly is bad news. [...]
Can Food Alone Flatten Your Belly?
You’re heard of “belly flattening foods,” right? While LESS food can shrink fat cells in your stomach, what about a particular food that actually shrinks fat cells? […]
Five Squat Exercises for Women Including Postmenopausal
Learn four different squat exercises that ANY woman can choose from to lose weight, improve bone strength and fitness. […]
Blast Off Belly Fat 8 Minutes a Week, 4 Minutes at a Time
Do you have belly fat that won’t go away, no matter how much you exercise? There truly is a secret to burning fat, and this fat-loss technique has been proven time and time again with [...]
What Are the Best Barbell Exercises for Overweight Beginners?
Here are great but simple barbell workout routines for beginning fitness enthusiasts. When I was a trainer I had my beginner clients performing these inviting barbell routines during their workouts. […]
Cause of a Thick Waist May Be a Popular Ab Exercise …
There’s a good chance you’re doing an ab exercise that actually makes your waist thicker–and is THAT what you want, a thicker waistline? This exercise builds the sides of your waist if you do it as described [...]
Why Crunches with a Fitness Ball Will NOT Flatten Stomach
Don’t get your hopes up with that bouncy stability ball and all of those endless crunches; they will not flatten your bulging belly or tighten your abs, and here’s WHY. […]
THIN BUT BIG BELLY? 4 Exercises to Flatten Your Stomach
You don’t have to keep suffering with spindly arms and legs and a big belly any longer! Pay attention very carefully, because I’m about to tell you something that’s the opposite of what you probably [...]
Lost Weight but Still Have Fat Belly: Cause, Solutions
The weight is all lost but the fat in your belly remains, but once you know the cause you’ll be able to cure this problem. I’m first going to tell you the solutions to the [...]
Get Rid of Love Handles with Three Types of Workouts
What are the best exercises for replacing unsightly love handles with a tight trim waist? If you hate your love handles, I have exercises that will get rid of them. You don’t need to do any waist [...]
Should Beginners in Strength Training Do Barbell Squats?
If you're new to lifting weights, don't let this stop you from doing the barbell squat, one of the best strength training exercises around. When I was a personal trainer I had my clients--who'd never [...]
WHY Exercising Your Abs Every Day Will Waste Your Time
It makes ZERO sense to work your abs every day, so stop this madness! You should not work your abs every day. This is senseless. As a personal trainer I never endorsed this mad practice. [...]
Will Using Weight with Ab Exercises Thicken or Slim Waist?
WARNING: Your waist may be getting thicker when using weight with ab exercises. What exercises work best for bringing out abdominal cuts? Obviously, low body fat percentage isn’t enough. We’ve all seen thin people with [...]
Sore Abs After a Workout: Three Things You Should Know
Just because your abs didn't get sore, doesn't necessarily mean that you didn't work them effectively. You may have worked them quite efficiently, but ... due to these muscles being adapted to the routine, they [...]
Speed Up Fat Loss with Anaerobic Cycling: Lose Belly & Leg Fat
Never underestimate the power of stationary bike workouts for melting off excess fat in your stomach, thighs or anywhere else -- as long as you do it anaerobically. Because pedaling a stationary bike is so [...]
Can’t Rid Belly Fat Despite Cardio 7 Days a Week?
What's REALLY going on when you can't get rid of your belly fat despite doing cardio exercise seven days a week, week after week? There's a reason why the fat won't budge. And the stomach [...]
Back Cracks During Sit-Ups: Causes & Solutions
Find out from a chiropractor, not a layperson or “fitness expert,” why your back cracks during sit-ups and what to do about this annoying and to some people, unnerving response to the exercise. A personal [...]
Why Old Men Have Skinny Arms & Legs but Big Bellies
It's common to see old men with thin arms and legs, but fat bellies... Ever notice how many old men have skinny legs and arms, but plenty of fat in their bellies? In fact, as they [...]
Cable Crunches: How to Do Them Right for Toning, Trimming Abs
Cable crunches are often done wrong. Instead of actually crunching, people bow to a statue. This will not deliver the results they want. "The abs do not get worked this way," I'd tell people at [...]
Teen Girl Is Overweight, Overeats: Is this an Eating Disorder?
Overeating in a nation that makes it easy for teens to overeat -- and be overweight -- doesn't always mean an eating disorder. Now keep in mind that in a culture where fast-food restaurants, bakeries, [...]
Can You Get Six-Pack Abs from Cardio or 1,000 Sit-ups a Day?
So which is better for getting six-pack abs: 1,000 sit-ups every day or a regular program of cardio? After all, who doesn't want six-pack abs, right? Cardio beats 1,000 daily sit-ups any day for getting [...]
