Some diet programs suggest very rigorous workout regimens. Others, encourage strength training and toning exercises, but they also believe strongly in the simple power of walking.

Make sure that you get 10,000 steps a day (tracked by a pedometer) and you’re well on your way to weight loss.

Prevention expert and host of Walk Yourself Fit Chris Freytag shares some tips on how you can walk off the pounds. (more…)

The most effective way to sizzle off fat is with high intensity interval training (HIIT). At the end of each brief interval you should feel as though you just outran a famished lion.

Myth: In order for cardio to melt fat, the motion must be done continually, with no interruptions.

Fact: Though a 24-minute HIIT running session may involve only four minutes of actual exertion — divided into eight “work intervals” — and 20 minutes of casual walking, HIIT is far superior to 60 minutes of sustained-state aerobics. (more…)

Alison Sweeney has been fighting a weight battle, which she won with a healthy diet and exercise program.

And that made her the perfect choice to host the fourth season of NBC’s weight-loss reality show, The Biggest Loser, premiering September 11. Here is how Alison lost all that weight

How did your weight struggle begin? I was 21. I had moved out of my parents’ house and didn’t learn to cook and was packing on the pounds.

I used to complain about my weight all the time and how unhappy I was, but I never did anything about it. I would just eat unhealthy foods. (more…)

So, you’ve known about this wedding, event or reunion for months, but suddenly the fateful day is here and your diet and fitness goals have not been reached.

We’ve all been there, wondering if there is anything we can do at the last second to look and feel our very best by tonight. Or maybe you just want to lose 5 pounds quickly and easily.

Whatever your goal is, here are some tips on what you should and shouldn’t be eating, the type of exercise that’s ideal for the big night, and even some fashion fixes that will have you looking and feeling fabulous in just a few hours. (more…)

What is gynecomastia? Gynecomastia is an enlargement of the breasts in men. This condition presents itself in a variety of ways.

Grade 1 is “a tiny enlargement usually confined to the nipple area,” says Dr. Roxanne Guy, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgery and can be left alone.

Grades 2 and 3 are defined by moderate enlargement, while grade 4 means “skin is stretched to a severe degree, the location of the nipple and areola is distorted and tissue is more firm,” says Dr. David Staffenberg, a plastic surgeon at the Bronx’s Montefiore Medical Center. (more…)

Continued from Healthy Diet Snack.

Hummus Like Americans’ affinity for chips and dip, dwellers of the Mediterranean and Middle East crave their hummus — and it just might be why they aren’t so plagued with an obesity epidemic.

Not only is it suitable for vegetarians and vegans, but it also contains a large amount of protein, dietary fiber, iron and depending on the recipe, varying amounts of monounsaturated fat. Try this with whole-wheat tortillas, baked tortilla chips or the traditional pita bread. (more…)

In a final break from her porno past, Jenna Jameson removes the implants that helped make her a star. She tells Us Weekly of the dramatic surgery.

On August 1, Jenna Jameson slipped through the back entrance of Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Garth Fisher’s office.

The reason for the visit: removal of her breast implants. It was part of a total life makeover that began when she stopped making adult movies.

Nearly two weeks after the three-hour surgery that took the 5-foot-6 Jameson from a D-cup to a C-cup, she sat down for an interview with Us to discuss her new body. (more…)