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Strategies for Surviving the Holidays
Four exercise tips to keep in mind during the holidays.

From Fat Gain to Fat Burn
You tried hard to resist temptation, but the gingerbread cookies and chocolates got the best of you. It's time to burn the fat gained over the holidays.

Emergency Downsizing
Need to fit into that little two-piece number before your tropical vacation in three weeks? Here's a couple of workouts that'll help with any downsizing dilemma.

Weight Loss Made Simple
Instead of feeling guilty every time you fall off your weight loss plan, follow these two simple rules and reach your goals effortlessly.

Yoga and Pilates... and Weight Loss?
Learn what yoga and pilates can - and can't - do for you, then test your yoga knowledge with our quiz.

Adam and Eve Hit the Gym
When it comes to working out and losing weight, men definately have an unfair advantage over women. Find out why and then learn how to level the playing field.

Muscle Myths and Fat Facts
Have you ever wondered how long and how intensely you would have to train to turn all that loose body fat into toned muscle? When you stop training, how long will it take before the muscle turns back into fat?

Time-Efficient Workouts
Pressed for time and can’t get a workout in? Next time you are at the gym, give the following tips a try and see how much time you can save.

Cardio Report Card
Burning calories, toning muscles, boosting endurance - whatever your fitness goal, see which machines make the grade.

 
Weighing the Truth About Scales
Every day we look down at the numbers, hoping to see the needle drop. While a scale is a pretty good indicator of weight loss, every once in awhile it tricks us; that is, the increase or decrease we read on the dial doesn’t necessarily correspond to an increase or decrease of fat.

8 Simple Exercises, 8 Minutes a Day
Lose fat, increase your muscular endurance and define your body by performing eight simple exercises for eight minutes a day, six days per week. Get ready to feel the burn.

Get Back in Shape after March Break
If you were lucky this March break, you got on a plane, landed in a foreign country and basked in the sun for six or seven days on a sandy beach, eating and drinking to your heart’s content. Follow these simple tips and suggestions and you’ll have your pre-vacation body back in no time.

The At-Home Upper Body Workout
Feeling guilty because you didn’t make it to the gym for your regular workout? Try this simple upper body routine that requires absolutely no equipment, little space and is just as effective as hitting the gym.

The At-Home Lower Body Workout
Didn’t make it to the gym again? No problem, as the follow-up to last week’s At-Home Upper Body Workout, here is the most effective lower body workout you can do at home.

Breaking Through a Plateau
You’ve been working out consistently and seeing great results, and then all of a sudden it happens—you hit a plateau. Take it to the next level with our top three tips.

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