Topic: burning calories

The Hormone Diet: 4 Ways To Boost Your Body’s Thermostat For Spring

With Spring officially here (at least according to the calendar, if not yet the weather), there’s a certain level of excitement to ditching the winter clothing and getting your mojo going for the sunny season. Here are five sure-fire ways to boost your body’s thermogenic rate so you can burn more calories and get your metabolism working like a fine oiled machine. More »

Burn, Baby, Burn: Scientists Calculate Calories-Per-Click Of Your Mouse

Finally, ladies: Someone has calculated how many calories one burns by clicking a computer mouse. And here you thought you were just blogging, looking at porn, uploading cat photos or responding to your backlog of LinkedIn requests; really, all the while, you’ve been working out!
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Fact Or Fiction: After Skipping Your Workout, Add Extra Cardio

If the holidays have sidelined your workout routine and added up to one too many days of gym-skipping, you may be tempted to go hard on your first day back. But does packing in extra cardio to make up for the days you took off help you get back on track–or is it a waste of time? More »

Fact Or Fiction: Does Exercising In Cold Weather Burn More Calories?

If holiday weight gain is at the top of your “naughty” list this season, you may be looking for extra ways to rev up your metabolism and keep your egg-nog-and-turkey-loving self in check. And if this healthy holiday regiment includes chilly outdoor runs (either at home or while visiting friends or relatives), you may be wondering about an age-old rumor: that exercising in the cold burns more calories. But is it true? More »

Study: More Women Turn To Sex For Weight Loss

What would you do to burn a few hundred extra calories? According to a recent study, 76% of women are more inclined to have sex if they think it will help them lose weight. Not only do women see it as a cheap form of exercise, but nearly two-thirds of females who frequent the gym said they were happier having sex than a traditional workout. More »

Exercise In Bed: Sex Is Good For You

Taking relationship advice from Samantha from Sex and The City may not be a wise decision, but occasionally, Sam got things right. She once explained to her friends that “sex is a barometer for what’s going on in the relationship.” And while we might not agree on all counts, when it comes to health benefits, she did have a point.

Sex is just plain good for the body, and may even be on par with diet, exercise, and genetics when it comes to living a healthy life. More »

Morning Links: 4 Surprising Facts About Fish Oil Supplements

Not the Nachos! – How well do you really know the calorie counts of movie concession stand candy, popcorn, and other faux-foods you like? (FitSugar)

Be a Quitter – 5 million people die every year from smoking tobacco. Here’s why it’s so difficult to quit the filthy habit. (GOOD)

Mysteries of the Sea – 4 surprising facts about fish oil supplements. (EcoSalon) More »

Gallery: 8 Winter Fitness Activities That Burn Calories

As the thermometer’s mercury (or digital reading) drops, likely so will your desire to spend time outside. For many of us, the days of picnicking in the park have been replaced by dark days of scraping ice off windshields and applying lip balm to hopelessly chapped lips. But chances are you didn’t always associate winter with being miserable. Think back to your elementary-school-self. What two words did you look forward to hearing more than anything else? Snow day, of course. If you can reclaim that enthusiasm for the freezing cold, you can also burn some serious calories (something you never had to worry about back when your metabolism was a well-oiled German machine). So bring on the snowsuits and mittens (just don’t lick any frozen poles), and walk, run, shovel, skate, or sled in a winter wonderland: More »