Should Young Adults Have Weight Loss Surgery?
Should a young adult undergo weight loss surgery or should he or she keep working at diet and exercise to lose the weight naturally? […]
Best Weight Loss Workouts for Obese or Overweight Women
Don’t give up hope; it’s a matter of working out correctly, not “fat genes.” Let me show you how to melt the fat safely and get super fit. When I was a personal trainer at [...]
Can Obesity Cause Joint Injuries from Strength Training?
Are you very plus size and wondering if lifting weights can harm your joints, due to your obesity? There are various exercises that plus size women and men do that are more threatening than lifting [...]
Why Obese Women Should Do Free Weight Workouts
Obese women absolutely need to do strength training, especially with free weights! I continue to see a severe shortage of obese women lifting weights, i.e., strength training, especially in the free-weight area. The free weight [...]
Why Some Obese Women Are Scared to Exercise: 6 Reasons
There's an incredible formula that makes exercise success possible for ANY obese woman. Overweight women cannot fail with this exercise approach. Many plus-size women are reluctant to begin an exercise program due to fear of failure. If you’re [...]
What Are the Best Exercises for Obese Older Adults ?
What is the best exercise for the older, obese adult? Being old and obese is no excuse for avoiding exercise. However, considerations must be made in terms of what kind of exercise is best for [...]
Kettlebell Workouts for Obese People: Burn Fat, Get Fit
Here are simple but very effective kettlebell workouts for obese who want to lose weight and get fit. […]
Stationary Bike Exercise Guidelines for Heavy Beginners
Here are ALL the indoor cycling tips for the obese or overweight woman or man who wants to pedal for fitness and fat loss. Indoor cycling including the spin class can burn a substantial amount of fat [...]
How to Choose a Personal Trainer if You’re Obese
Plus size people must know the warning signs when hiring a personal trainer or they’ll waste their money and never lose weight. Here's how you can know how to choose a personal trainer. I’m a [...]
Inline Skating Guidelines for Plus Size Beginners
If you’re plus size, don’t begin inline skating ‘til you read these complete guidelines. Inline skating can be so very fun for overweight or plus size women and men! I’ve been inline skating for years, [...]
Should Obese People Do Barbell Squats?
Obesity is no excuse for avoiding the barbell squat, yet very few people at the “squatting cage” qualify as obese. […]
Exercises that Replace Pushups for Obese Women & Men
Pushups are very difficult for obese people, but if you’re plus size and want to strengthen your chest, shoulders and arms, there are substitutes you can do instead of pushups. […]
Should Obese People Do Pushups?
If you consider yourself “fat,” could you benefit from doing pushups? When I was a personal trainer I had many overweight clients. You may want to hold off on pushups for a while. [...]
Why It’s Okay for Obese People to Focus on Weight Loss
A growing movement insists that it’s harmful for overweight and obese women and men to focus on weight loss, but here is why they are very wrong. […]
Should Obese Individuals Do Only Cardio Exercise for Weight Loss?
Should fat men and women stick to ONLY cardio exercise for their weight loss attempts? If you’re obese and you’ve been grinding away hour after hour, week after week, on cardio machines–and doing nothing else [...]
Should Obese People Lose Weight Before Joining a Gym?
If you’re obese then STOP waiting to lose weight before joining the gym! To wait till you lose weight before joining a gym is one of the biggest mistakes you'll ever make. A gym will [...]
Obesity HIIT: Medical Tests You Need for Exercise Clearance
If you’re obese and want to do HIIT, it’s wise to have medical tests for clearance, as you may have a problem you're not aware of. Obesity, in and of itself, does not contraindicate high [...]
Exercises that May Be Harmful to Obese and Overweight People
There’s two reasons that an overweight or obese man or woman should avoid particular exercises. There are exercises that personal trainers actually have their obese clients doing. These are exercises that people of very large [...]
Why the Obese Should Avoid Sit-Ups
If you’re obese or have lots of weight to lose, stop doing sit-ups, and here’s WHY you need to avoid this useless exercise for fat loss. […]
Wall Climbing if You’re Plus Size: How to Get Past Fear
The biggest fear of overweight climbers is often thinking everyone else is staring at them… […]
Best Exercise to Start Off To Lose 100+ Pounds
Do you know the ONE, single exercise to start off your 100-pound weight loss venture? I do! Can you say DEADLIFT? You can lose a hundred pounds with the help of this multi-joint, whole-body exercise. [...]
Can You Be Too Fat to Jump Rope for Exercise?
You’re not too fat for ANYTHING if you can do it, including jump rope for exercise. Just about anything, of course. As a fitness expert, I wouldn’t recommend that an obese person take up skateboarding [...]
Overweight & New to the Gym? Best Exercises for Losing Fat
Overweight, even very fat, people CAN lose a LOT of weight once they start doing specific exercises at the gym that will melt off pounds. […]
Which Gym Machine Is Best for Flattening the Stomach ?
One machine stands out for shrinking fat stomach. All the time people used to ask me when I was a personal trainer at a gym, “What machine will get rid of this?” as they then [...]
Best Weight Loss & Confidence Exercises for the Morbidly Obese
There are plenty of exercises for morbidly obese people to do. Nevertheless, a morbidly obese individual might be wondering what the best exercises are for his or her size. […]
Do Floor Exercises Really Burn Fat for Obese People?
Obese people need to stop spending so much time on the floor; this will do next to zero for weight loss and improving physical fitness and stamina. […]
How to Do HIIT if You’re Fat: Do Not Let Size Stop You
Here's a guide for fat people who want to do HIIT: high intensity interval training. Yes, fat people can do HIIT safely and lose tons of weight this way. When I was a personal trainer [...]
Why Can Fat People Lift Heavier Weights than Skinny People?
Here’s a reason why it seems that the fat people at a gym can lift heavier weights than the thinner people. I was inspired to write this article after reading a question in a fitness [...]
Have Plus Size People Really Tried Everything to Lose Weight?
This article explains why “I’ve tried everything to lose weight” is a myth, and what obese or overweight people CAN do for permanent fat loss without surgery. “‘I’ve tried everything, but nothing works,’ is a [...]
Do Obese People Only Go Through the Motions with Exercise?
Many obese people insist that they exercise as much as any lean person. About 80 percent of personal-training clients are overweight women. But the truth is, the percentage of clinically obese individuals at health clubs [...]
Do Obese Women Strength Train Differently than Thin Women?
Obese women indeed strength train differently than thin women, and this is one of the reasons they can’t lose weight. Obese women strength train a lot differently than their lean counterparts, and while this creates [...]
High Intensity Interval Training for Overweight People
There is no medical reason why an overweight person cannot or should not do high intensity interval training (HIIT). However, the modality of the exercise would certainly come into play for an extra heavy body. [...]
Why Fat People Can Bench Press So Much Weight
Find out the truth behind why it seems that fat people can bench press more weight than smaller individuals. On a general Q & A site, someone asks, “At my school, the people who bench press [...]
Is the Deadlift Dangerous for Obese People?
Getting into position for the deadlift. Obese people should perform the deadlift (above) to burn fat. The deadlift is one of the best fat-burning exercises a person can do, yet extremely few obese [...]
Lose 100 Pounds with Three Strength Training Exercises
You need only three strength training exercises to drop 100 pounds of unhealthy body fat. There’s nothing gimmicky about what I’m going to tell you. If you’re a hundred pounds overweight, or weigh 450 pounds [...]
Are Hoarding and Obesity Linked? Can Hoarders Self-Treat?
Is there a link between hoarding and obesity? Seems that most, if not all, hoarders are obese; you may have drawn this conclusion after seeing TLC’s “Hoarders: Buried Alive,” or even mere previews to this [...]
Substitute for Pull-ups for Overweight Exercisers
Seeking a pull-up substitution if you are obese or overweight? There are several substitutes for pull-ups that overweight or clinically obese exercise enthusiasts can perform. Keep in mind that doing an actual pull-up is NOT [...]
Why Obese People Should Lift Weights to Lose Fat
Lifting weights is the best thing an obese person can do to lose weight, to burn as much fat as possible; the beauty of weightlifting is that many fat-burning routines can be done while [...]
Why Obese Women Can’t Lose Weight on a Treadmill
Just because you haven’t lost weight despite all the time you’ve spent walking on a treadmill doesn’t mean that you can’t change this outcome. I’ve worked with many heavy women who wanted to lose large [...]
How Obese People Can Use Treadmill Desk to Reduce Sitting Time.
If you’re obese, don’t let that stop you from using a treadmill desk to help offset the "sitting disease," which is as dangerous as smoking. If you’ve been thinking of getting a treadmill desk to [...]
