You already know that a regular exercise regimen that includes both cardio exercises and resistance training is the best way to lose weight. The problem is that you just can’t motivate yourself to do it, right?

[Eating tons of hot dogs may be fun and it may be tasty, but one thing it isn't is burning fat!]

Well if I told you that regular exercise, combined with eating foods that burn fat would help you achieve healthy weight loss results, would that motivate you? Then keep reading to find out which foods burn fat for weight loss. Click here to continue reading

It’s no big surprise that successful weight loss requires regular physical activity, but many people just do a variety of exercises without a second thought to if they’re helping fulfill those fat loss goals. Weight loss workouts must include both cardio and resistance training.

[Just because you dress for the gym and go to the gym, doesn't mean you're working out for weight loss.]

Keep reading to find out which weight loss workouts best fit your weight loss goals. Click here to continue reading

When your goal is to tone muscles, specifically arm muscles, strength training exercises are your best bet! Strength, or resistance training is effective for improving strength and endurance while toning your muscles for a streamlined look.

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When it comes to strength training though, you don’t have to rely solely on bodyweight exercises like pull ups or push  ups. We have a few must-have tools you can use to maximize your arm toning exercises any day of the week! Click here to continue reading

Increasing in popularity as a good way to get in some necessary protein and a fast and healthy snack, yogurt is the choice of many. There are many different varieties of yogurt that you can choose from and the important thing to remember is that the type you do choose to consume will have a very large influence on the nutrition that you take in.

By choosing your yogurt wisely however, you will get a nutritious snack that will provide you with the energy you need to get through your day.

Let’s take a look at what you should know about yogurt.

Major Nutrients Found In Yogurt

When looking for the most nutritious options of yogurt, you’ll want to stay away from the fruit

One dairy product that especially packs in a high source of protein is that of cottage cheese. Unfortunately many people are turned off by the texture of this food, but you should really try and overcome that because of all the nutritional benefits that it provides.

If you can learn to love cottage cheese, you’ll be doing your diet a big favour! Let’s look at the main nutritional facts to know about this food.

Major Nutrients Found In Cottage Cheese

The first important point about cottage cheese is that it’s a great source of casein protein. This protein will take longer to digest in the body than regular protein would, so you’ll supply a stream of amino acids to the muscle

I can’t think of two sports that require high levels of strength more than Football and…. Gymnastics. Sorry, were you expecting me to say Baseball, Hockey or some other main stream sport instead?

If you’ve ever seen a gymnastic event like the rings, you’ll see competitor after competitor subject himself to moves like the Iron Cross (see pic below) or the Lever and think he won’t be able to dress himself the next day without copious amounts of A535, then you know what I’m talking about.

Strength is the key in both sports but you probably couldn’t find two activities that go about achieving it in more different ways.

Football players spend their winters in the gym throwing around massive amounts of iron. Thousands of reps later and callous sweaty hands

It’s time to review some important tips we’ve covered off here at the Fat Loss Authority. Think of this as your study sheet. We know the reasons behind each point, but if you want to review the details, look back at our previous articles. We’ve broken them into the two pillars of our fat loss adventure: Exercise and Diet.

Exercise

1. Start slowly. Set short-term goals to help boost your confidence and stay motivated.

2. Set challenging but realistic goals.

3. Create a support group. Involve a workout buddy, your family, a friend.

4. Schedule exercise as you would a business meeting. Morning is better because it’s easier to get overwhelmed with other tasks as the day goes on, but a long walk after dinner works great too.

5. Do resistance training about three times a week. Muscle mass raises your metabolism, burning more