How to Maintain Weight Loss
by Alec Sochacki | Sep 12, 2023 | Health, Food, Exercise, Advocacy, Blogs
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Once you reach your goal weight, try these strategies to prevent gaining it back. You’ve worked hard and built healthy lifestyle habits that have resulted in achieving your weight loss and overall health goals. You feel great because your overall health has improved, and you like your routine of eating healthy and increased physical...
How Can Working Out in Zone 2 Help with Weight Loss and Managing Type 2 Diabetes?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Aug 15, 2023 | Weight Management, Exercise
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Working out in Zone 2 can help optimize weight loss by burning more fat, which will can mitigate the risks of type 2 diabetes. Exercise has many goals, namely increasing endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Perhaps one of the most popular goals for exercising — if not the most popular goal — is weight loss. Living at a...
Can Resistance Training Lead to Weight Loss?
by Alec Sochacki | May 23, 2023 | Blogs, Weight Management, Health, Exercise
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Including resistance training as part of one’s weight loss program offers benefits. There are many factors that contribute to weight loss1 and weight gain.2 Living at an unhealthy weight is not merely a matter of an energy imbalance — taking in more energy than is expended; we now know that weight gain is multifactorial...
Strength Training: Resistance is NOT Futile!
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Newly Diagnosed, Exercise, Blogs
Strength Training: Resistance is NOT Futile! Research found that when people did different exercises during commercial breaks while watching television after dinner, it improved the glucose readings for people with diabetes. Exercise can enhance your physical and mental wellness. When creating a fitness plan, don’t forget about strength training....
Weight Loss Differences between Men and WomenÂ
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Health, Exercise, Blogs
Weight Loss Differences between Men and Women There are several reasons why weight loss may occur more quickly and with greater ease for men. For those of us who struggle with weight, it can be frustrating to hear others talk about how they lose it without even trying. It can be downright infuriating if that person is your husband! If you find...
Step by Step Fitness: The Benefits of WalkingÂ
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Blogs, Health, Exercise
Step by Step Fitness: The Benefits of Walking Walking can help burn calories and reduce body fat — both of which can help prevent, manage or even reverse type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Walking is one of the best exercises you can do. It requires no special training or equipment beyond a good pair of shoes, and you...
