Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – those online calculators that tell you exactly how many jumping jacks you need to burn 500 calories? They’re basically making educated guesses about your body.

You know that friend who seems to eat pizza and stay skinny while you gain weight just looking at carbs? The same thing happens with exercise. I have a buddy who can knock out 200 push-ups and burn ...

Looking to spice up your workout with something that will a) challenge you and b) burn major calories? The tuck jump is where it's at. As a plyometric exercise , a tuck jump requires you to use your ...

Running and biking are two of the most popular ways to get some healthy physical activity in your day. But whether you should be running or cycling is a surprisingly complicated question to answer, ...

It's a piece of exercise "equipment" most people overlook, but that staircase can do more than get you from Point A to Point B. If you've wondered about the average number of calories burned climbing ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you’re a lifelong marathoner or you just joined a run club yesterday, lacing up your sneakers and ...

The first human-tested weight-loss drug that burns calories through creatine-based heat generation, without reducing appetite, has successfully completed its Phase I trial. Scientists from the ...

Back in the 1800s, obesity was almost nonexistent in the United States. Over the last century, it's become common here and in other industrialized nations, though it remains rare among people who live ...