How much can a person shape up in a month or so for spring break? It’s not a lot of time to reshape your body, but you can make some noticeable improvements if you exercise the right way in combination with eating a healthy diet....

Spring Break is rapidly approaching. Whether you’re a high school or college student planning to go on the annual trip in search of warmer weather and fun, or simply want to shake off the winter rust and extra pounds, here are some tips to trim...

[caption id="attachment_3025" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Spri Step360™ step pro aerobics platform (MSRP $149.98) is a new way to burn calories and lose weight at home."][/caption]Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series on how to build a home gym. Today, we take a...

[caption id="attachment_3022" align="alignright" width="195" caption="3G Cardio AVT 3.0 Vibration Machine (MSRP $2,499, $1,999 AHF price)"][/caption]Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on how to build a home gym. Today, we take a look at how to put together a mid-priced gym. Do you...

[caption id="attachment_3017" align="alignright" width="267" caption="Octane is a fitness leader after year after year, and nowhere is that fact more evident than in the flagship Q47 Series Elliptical cross trainers."][/caption]Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series on how to build a home gym....

The Octane Fitness Q37ci elliptical machine is one of Oprah Winfrey’s favorite things for 2012 — and it’s available at At Home Fitness. [caption id="attachment_3012" align="alignright" width="293"] The Octane Q37ci (MSRP $3,299, AHF sale price $2,999) is a total body complete workout machine.[/caption] Octane took all the...

Functional trainers have increasingly gained popularity as they are often less expensive than Home Gyms and take up less space. Functional Trainers have weight stacks on their base, similar to home gyms, but the main difference is in the cable systems that come with different...

[caption id="attachment_2999" align="alignright" width="227" caption="Functional trainers such as this Torque Fitness F1 offer a great way to meet your specific workout needs and take up less room than home gyms."][/caption]Some of the biggest advances in the fitness industry in recent years have come in the...

This is one of the worst cold and flu seasons many people in the U.S. can recall. Doctors have told me personally that in many instances the flu shot vaccine isn’t even helping. There is no cure for colds and flu, so preventing it is the...

If you’ve been tested and told your cholesterol is too high, your doctor will likely recommend diet changes. Here are some healthy tips from HealthCare.gov to lower your cholesterol: * Eat less saturated fat, which comes from animal products (like regular cheese, fatty meats, and dairy desserts)...