Michelle Spindler

Stepping on the weighing scales can be downright depressing at times. It’s the time when you want to forget about healthy eating and exercise especially when the numbers are pointing in the wrong direction. In times like these, it helps to have a few motivators to drive away the blues and keep going. The right motivators will give you renewed energy and enthusiasm to stick with your weight loss program. Here are 25 ways to stay motivated and reach your weight loss goal. To see the tips click here!

Explosive plyometric jumps and lifting huge racks of weight may be impressive, but those exercises aren’t for everyone. Lack of strength and flexibility or simple inexperience can quickly turn athletic bravado into a visit to the emergency room. In fact, there are a number of moves that the best trainers generally refuse to do themselves. Here’s a rundown of the exercises you’d never catch top trainers and fitness pros doing — and why.

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Most of us can enjoy the occasional junk-food splurge without doing too much damage, but making a habit of eating unhealthy fare can lead to health issues over time. Modern food-processing techniques and the availability of foods lacking in nutrients and high in calories, added sugars and sodium are contributing to many of today’s chronic diseases, including diabetes, obesity, heart disease and some cancers. Read on to learn about the 10 worst foods you can buy.

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You got the message: You need to exercise. Maybe you’ve made it part of your daily routine, even a big part of your life. Then something happens. Your knees start hurting, so your doctor tells you to cut down on the daily runs. Maybe you’ve developed a touch of arthritis. The problem now becomes finding a way to stay fit and keeping up your cardio workouts without the impact on your body. Here are some suggestions of gentler ways to stay in shape — with a caveat: You get from low-impact sports what you put into them. To read more click here!

Who needs a gym when there’s the living room floor? Bodyweight exercises are a simple, effective way to improve balance, flexibility, and strength without machinery or extra equipment. From legs and shoulders to chest and abs, we’ve covered every part of the body that can get stronger with body resistance alone. To read more click here!

This sad Standard American Diet is lacking in essential nutrients that can easily be provided by eating more healthy whole foods. Unrefined foods — fruits, veggies, grains, and other natural products that go through little to no processing — provide high levels of antioxidants and other nutrients (since they arrive to you in the form nature intended). They’re also nutrient-dense, meaning they pack in beneficial nutrients and minerals and contain no added sugars, fats, starches, or sodium, making every calorie worth something very useful for the body. These healthy, natural foods are packed with essential nutrients such as potassium and fiber, which can protect against chronic diseases, aid in digestion, and even improve muscle development and physical performance [1]. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the average American diet lacks the appropriate intake of these powerful nutrients (and a few others) and the under consumption of potassium, dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamin D has become a ‘public health concern.’ Adding these nutrients to your diet (or making sure you’re getting enough of them) can help your body recover from exercise better, improve digestion, and just be healthier overall. To read more click here!

We’ve all been there: It’s late, we’re hungry, and the drive-through window is beckoning. But before you grab the keys (or call for delivery) check out this list of less food-coma inducing late-night fare. It may require a little more work than swinging through a fast food joint, but the payoff is the seriously delicious satisfaction of knowing you’re feeding yourself well (and making healthy leftovers for tomorrow). To read more click here!