Every year we purchase gadgets hoping they’ll magically make us thinner. If we buy this pedometer, or those cool sneakers we’ll have solved our problems and be skinny forever. We all know that’s not how it really works, here’s what I’d really like on my Christmas wish list this year …

I have love/hate feelings for the Biggest Loser. Here are my thoughts for Season 8.

Valerie perfectly demonstrates two points. You have to up your game if you want to continue to lose weight and you can’t get really tone without weight training.

Reality TV is crossing over into reality and people are getting hurt.

If you’re going to get your Irish on this St. Patty’s Day you need to know how much damage you’re doing. What will it actually take to burn off a couple of pints ‘o Guinness?

The ACSM recommends performing 8 to 10 resistance training exercises 2 to 3 times per week, but don’t fully explain what muscles those exercises should target.

what exactly is a balanced fitness plan, where should a beginner begin? . . . moderate activity is between 3.5 and 7.0 calories per minute and intense activity is higher than 7.0 calories per minute.