For decades, conventional wisdom (and Jane Fonda) said cardio was the best exercise for weight loss. Then weights training muscled its way into the spotlight as the must-do move for revving your metabolism and losing weight in your sleep, prompting many exercise enthusiasts to join #TeamNoCardio. So...
Is your workout getting you nowhere? Research and lived experience indicate that many people who begin a new exercise program see little if any improvement in their health and fitness even after weeks of studiously sticking with their new routine. Among fitness scientists, these people are known as...
When you’re strapped for time, trying to carve out 30 minutes five days a week for your workouts can feel like an exercise in just trying not to go crazy. Unless, of course, your boss is cool with you blowing off work, someone else is cleaning your apartment or you suddenly have zero family obligati...
Meet Belmont’s latest More Than a Number, Christie! Have you always been involved in fitness or exercise? If yes, what have you done previously? I’ve attended the gym on and off. Did you have a goal when you first joined? Yes, to get my fitness back and lose the weight I gained during pregnanc...
Nutritional advice seems, at times, confusing. We’re told to eat like we live on a Greek island or perhaps to eat like a caveman. Sometimes the advice is to eat more protein or fat or carbs; other times it’s to eat less protein or fat or fewer carbs. Some diets say no human should be consuming any s...
