Weight Loss Success Stories: Inspiring Before & After Pics | PEOPLE.com

Weight Loss Success Stories: Inspiring Before & After Pics | PEOPLE.com

Ann Wulff: Lost 207 Lbs. Credit: Ann Wulff; K E L S E Y L E E Wulff felt like pregnancy was “permission to just eat whatever I wanted,” the 39-year-old teacher tells PEOPLE. Through three pregnancies, she gained more than 100 lbs. and kept going from there, eventually hitting 360 lbs.   “I convinced myself […]

Weight Loss Success: Woman Loses 100 Pounds, Reverses Diabetes

Weight Loss Success: Woman Loses 100 Pounds, Reverses Diabetes

Lisa Laurion says it took a village for her to lose weight. She credits her transformation, from severely obese to a healthy body mass index, to strong support from the people around her — and a kitchen scale. The struggle with excess weight started when she was a child. She turned to food as a […]

High Rep Training for Fat Loss – Fitness and Power

High Rep Training for Fat Loss - Fitness and Power

You think heavy lifts equal only size and strength gains, while cardio is the ultimate approach to shedding fat? For a long time, cardiovascular training was the go-to option for anyone looking to lose weight, from bodybuilders to beauty models. But modern science pushes us to re-think this approach by repeatedly showing us that the […]

Why Exercise Is More Important Than Weight Loss for a Longer Life – The New York Times

Why Exercise Is More Important Than Weight Loss for a Longer Life - The New York Times

In other studies from Dr. Gaesser’s lab, though, overweight and obese people with significant health problems, including high blood pressure, poor cholesterol profiles or insulin resistance, a marker for Type 2 diabetes, showed considerable improvements in those conditions after they started exercising, whether they dropped any weight or not. Seeing these results, Dr. Gaesser began […]