New companies such as DNA Fit, Vitagene and Profile are popping up promising to offer a personalized diet based on your individual genetic makeup. The idea behind it is you receive an at-home ki
It can be hard to change long-standing beliefs about anything, and that’s definitely true when it comes to fitness and nutrition. For example, some still believe lifting weights will cause women
Athletes use visualization to help them mentally rehearse and prepare for competition. Now “if you see it, you can achieve it” might be the mantra when it comes to weight loss as well, according
Everyone loves to predict trends for the new year, including what we’ll be eating in restaurants and buying at grocery stores. But like many fads, just because things become popular doesn’t alwa
Most people dread a weight-loss plateau, but when the scale won’t budge, you may actually want to celebrate. “It may be your new equilibrium,” says Tim Church, MD, MPH, professor of preventive m
Picture what you think a fitness instructor should look like. Then walk into any big box gym, boutique studio or other fitness facility and compare the instructors to what you had in your mind.
New Year’s resolutions tend to be about physical health — lose weight, eat healthier, stop smoking. Often overlooked is what’s underneath it all: our emotional outlook. Yet, mental health is jus
Although Dr. Barry Sears developed the zone diet in the 1980s, one of its main selling points makes it sound like it could have been developed recently: It’s an anti-inflammatory diet that follo