A fitness tracker is an excellent complement to a weight loss program, but it won’t magically make the pounds fall off. A fitness tracker can give you valuable insight about your health habits, if you use it the right way. But in order to reap those health benefits, you need to know what the statistics mean and how to use them to move forward and reach your weight loss goal....
Over the years, two key indicators have measured a person's health risk due to weight: pounds (or kilograms) and body mass index (BMI). While that still holds true today, research has determined that these factors alone do not tell the whole story. In order to accurately assess your true health risk, you need to know your body's composition. That is, a reading of fat, muscle and water percentage will give you critical information for creating an effective strategy for safe, long-lasting weight loss....
Obesity leads to the development of other serious chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and even cancer. We can't heed that warning enough. While excess weight is often cited as the root cause of many chronic conditions, there's actually another sinister agent contributing to the development of obesity itself. Once called "the secret killer" by Time Magazine, chronic inflammation has become a major concern for medical providers and their patients in achieving good health and wellbeing....
As a follow-up to our celebration of National Women's Health Week in May, we are happy to do the same for National Men's Health Week this month (we said you would get your turn, guys). As a male CMWL program participant myself, I can easily identify with the challenges men face when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off. If you are a man, or are concerned about the health of men in your life, I strongly urge you to consider this information as you make decisions in your everyday life....
The saying "youth is wasted on the young" might just hold the most meaning when talking about weight loss. In our early years, we rarely give a second thought to the consequences of splurging on late night milkshake and fries. It may create temporary uncomfortable feelings, but we can bounce back the next day with fairly little effort. And then we do it again and again, because our young, energy-efficient bodies give us the runway to do so. How wonderful, right?!...
Obesity can hurt us, and not just with greater risks of serious health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. It affects our bones, joints, ligaments and tendons, which we need for optimal mobility in our busy daily lives. When our skeletal and muscular systems are compromised, physical injuries are more likely to occur....
As we near the end of August and my children plan their return to the classroom, I’m busy preparing my practice for all those parents returning to their post-summer weight loss efforts. With the kids in someone else’s hands for the better part of each day, they can, and should, reclaim time to focus on their health....
You're running late to an important meeting and as luck would have it, you miss the elevator. Being late is not an option, so you decide to walk up the two flights of stairs. You make it on time with a few seconds to spare, relieved that you beat your boss to the room. What you may not realize is that you've just burned about seven times more calories than you would have had you taken the elevator....
It seems like new methods for weight loss make headlines every day, many of which may sound like a load of poop. But new research from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is actually exploring how said poop may in fact become a weight loss aid in the future....
The season of love is finally here. As we prepare for Valentine’s Day by giving flowers and other symbols of affection, let’s remember to show our own tickers some tender love and care. As February also marks American Heart Month, we here at CMWL would like to remind everyone of just how important weight loss is to protecting your heart....