Fitness & Nutrition

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Dieting company WeightWatchers has signed a deal with fast food chain McDonald's to promote "rebranded" healthy meals in New Zealand and Australia.

10 Ways to Gain Muscle

Rachel Cosgrove Men's Fitness 12.10.2009
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Get the rewards for your efforts by following these must-do principles.


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The walking craze hits a monumental peak with FitnessMagazine.com's "Walk Around the World in 31 Days" challenge. Whether doing Nordic walking or walking for weight loss and fitness, walkers are invited to join the party. At http://walk.fitnessmag...

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When someone becomes a vegetarian, the questions can fly at them from every direction: "But how will you get your protein?" "Won't you miss meat? It's natural to want it!" or "Isn't that a quick way to become anaemic?" In today's meat-obsessed wor...


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As summer winds down, school schedules may not be top-of-mind for empty-nesters. But keeping with the spirit of the back-to-school season, September provides a perfect time to brush up on nutrition lessons, take stock of your medicine cabinet and ...

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A new video and snack recipes is now available to help people with food allergies, celiac disease or gluten intolerance from motivational speaker and cookbook author, Lisa A. Lundy, which you can download free from her website.


realbuzz.com Top 10 Diets

realbuzz.com 15.07.2009
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realbuzz.com is here to ensure that you have everything you could possibly need to live a healthy, active life and we've been looking at the most popular diets. So, before you pack that dreaded bikini or those too-tight shorts and head off for you...

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Now there's a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time, suggests a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers in Australia found that drinking fat free milk ...


How to get Michelle Obama's toned arms

Madison Park CNN 28.02.2009
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First lady Michelle Obama has a fashion following, with blogs tracking her daily garment choices. She's on the March cover of Vogue in a sleeveless silk sheath. Then there was the purple sleeveless Narciso Rodriguez she wore to the president's joi...

Gym sector facing new regulations

Bangkok Post 08.02.2009
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The Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is pushing for the imposition of tighter controls on fitness centres following numerous complaints from people.


Why Men Are Better Dieters Than Women

Jeffrey Kluger Time 20.01.2009
Why Men Are Better Dieters Than Women

You wouldn't think a diet would be a cause of marital discord. But it often is — at least when couples try to shed pounds together and, as often happens, the husband drops the weight a lot faster than the wife does. Well, guess what, guys? It's no...

Let’s Get Physical: Whatever your workout problem (excuse), we give you the solution

We’ve heard everything from, “I work 25-hour days” to “I would rather be having sex” given as reasons for not indulging in a workout. Bottom line is we all seem to come across (or is that come up) with a reason for not maintaining an effective exe...


Fit for good: Try Joy’s LIFE diet

Joy Bauer MSNBC  03.01.2009
Fit for good: Try Joy’s LIFE diet

Starting the first week of January, TODAY will be following two determined teams who are committed to losing weight in 2009. Teams “Motivated Moms” and “Fit Friends” will go head-to-head with the help of TODAY nutritionist, Joy Bauer, in the ultim...

New Year's Resolutions: Gyms aim to help people keep their resolve

Inside Fitness World II on Friday, Jim Justice alternated working his shoulders and abs, balancing a weight plate above his head while curling his body again and again into a crunch position.


Fight the Flab

Julianne Chou HK-magazine.com 02.01.2009
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It’s the start of January, and all that festive cheer has started to take its toll. That paunch you’ve been passing off as “jolly” is looking decidedly jiggly, and you’ve come to one conclusion: It’s time to get that flabby ass back into shape.

Nutritionist Reveals 20 Functional Foods to Increase Longevity

Broccoli has always been associated with a healthy life, but did you know that apples, cranberries, chocolate, tea and even coffee can increase your longevity and help lead an active life?


Relationships especially those with the opposite sex sure come with some ups and downs. We all have our share of going through some really good phases and some may be not so good. Yet we are up for the rollercoaster ride. A relationship however ha...

LEAKED: First Shots of iPhone Nike+ Interface

We've long known that Nike+ has been in development for the iPhone. Now we're finally getting a peek at the first shots of the interface.


10 Secrets to Detox at home

Lifestyle Hong Kong 14.08.2008
10 Secrets to Detox at home

Your weekends are slipping away in a blur and Monday morning meetings seem more brutal than ever. You can’t even remember the last evening you spent in your flat and your body is screaming for a break.

Low-fat diet not tops for weight loss, study finds

According to a new study published in Thursday’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, obese people on average lose between 6 to 10 pounds in a period of two years when put under strict dieting.