Weight Loss And You

Welcome to the first in a series on MyFitnessPal looking at the latest in recovery trends. We kick off with the hottest thing in a cramped place: floatation therapy. Looking for a moment of pure, quiet, therapeutic bliss? You could try sealing yourself in a dark tank of warm water, effortlessly floating with no lights […]

Summer is here, and runners everywhere are sweating buckets. But just because the heat is on doesn’t mean you’ll be forced to skip runs or stay chained to the treadmill for the next three months. We spoke with Under Armour® marathoner Nick Arciniaga — who lives and trains in Flagstaff, Ariz. — for his tips […]

It’s one of those common fitness misconceptions you hear all the time when it comes to weight loss and working out: “Muscle weighs more than fat.” Bad news. It’s not true. A pound is a pound — both a pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same. The good news? One takes […]

Exclusive offer to MyFitnessPal members: Use discount code MFPWALK10 to get 10% off select Leslie Sansone DVDs on amazon. Valid from April 1-April 30, 2015. If the weather isn’t cooperating, it’s dark outside, you can’t get a babysitter … whatever the reason, you can take your walk indoors. It’s so easy to get a fitness […]

Healthy eating efforts can often end up looking like a pendulum swinging from one extreme to the other, passing through the middle ground with staggering force. Oftentimes, deprivation and bingeing happen in a cyclical pattern. Like a pendulum, these absolute behaviors ultimately lead us to overcompensate, with a powerful force that sends us flying off […]