By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Dieters who exercise lose 3 to 5 pounds more over several months than those who only diet. To help you lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks with the USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge, reporter Nanci Hellmich worked with fitness expert Mark Fenton to adapt a quiz and program from his book, The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness. He says walking “should be at the core of everyone’s active lifestyle.”
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5 Tips to Avoid Plateaus and Metabolic Slowdown
By Tom Venuto
www.BurnTheFat.com
QUESTION: Tom, Is it possible to not lose body fat because you’re eating too little?
-Linda
ANSWER: Yes and no. This gets a little complicated so let me explain both sides.
Part one of my answer: I say NO, because if you are in a calorie deficit you WILL lose weight.
Most people have heard anecdotes of the dieter who claims to be eating 800 calories a day or some starvation diet level of intake that is clearly …

By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
About 100,500 new cases of cancer are caused by obesity every year, according to the most comprehensive attempt ever to estimate the cancers attributed to extra weight.
The analysis, released today by the American Institute for Cancer Research, is based on updated cancer data and a report released earlier this year by a panel of experts. Among the types of cancer most strongly linked to excess body fat:
•Breast, 33,000 cases a year caused by obesity.
•Endometrial, 20,700 cases a year.
•Kidney, 13,900 cases.
•Colorectal, 13,200 cases.
•Pancreas, 11,900.
•Esophagus, 5,800.
•Gallbladder, 2,000.
“The list …

Almost everyone is looking for a Plan B right now! Do you have yours?
As a company, Advocare is up about 30% from last year (ytd recruiting and revenue), a striking contrast to most other businesses…
Personally, our organization is up over 50% this year from last year (and last year was pretty good)…
Why?
An article in Saturday’s Daily Sentinel shed some light… at a recent economic conference, a presenter gave tips on remaining viable during these “tough” times…
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Carry a Niche/Specialty Product: don’t compete with Walmart and Target, offer …

Great question! One that is so often confused! When it comes to exercise, your goal is to create the stress that causes change, than rest, allowing your body to recuperate. Two hour gym sessions! Come on! Unless you are chemically enhanced your body cannot possibly respond properly to this!
Have you been practically living in the gym in the hopes that the payoff will be huge?  Well, if you’ve read that you don’t even begin to grow muscle until you’re half an hour into your workouts, you may be spinning your wheels.  …

No magic pills! No magic formula! No overnight results! If you have any desire whatsoever to better your overall health and wellness, you must read this…..
Be Conscious of What Matters Most in Your Fitness Endeavors
Don’t put the cart before the horse! Heard that one before? Well I am here to tell you that this phrase has never been more meaningful than when it comes to the way most of us handle our fitness, health or weight management goals! So many of us are looking for that magic pill! That quick …

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com

The secret to getting super lean – I’m talking about being RIPPED, not just “average body fat” – is all about mastering the art of “peaking.” Most people do not have a clue about what it takes to reach the type of low body fat levels that reveal ripped six-pack abs, muscle striations, vascularity and extreme muscular definition, so they go about it completely the wrong way.
Here’s a case in point: One of my newsletter subscribers recently sent me this question:
Tom, on your www.burnthefat.com website, you …

OK! Something a little different for Round Table #3 folks! We are going to reach out to all of those poor souls out there that have a difficult time putting or keeping weight on! I’m sure there are many bleeding hearts for these individuals (just kidding)! Seriously though, our two-part question to ponder this week is “If you had a female client who fell under this scenario, looking to add healthy weight, what would your first nutritional suggestion be? And secondly, what would your first exercise recommendation be for her? …