Calorie counting apps are a blessing in this day and age. We use these apps to track our calorie intake at each meal and count our calories to reach our goals to achieve our desired body goals. These ...

As a personal trainer and weight-loss coach, I am constantly answering health and fitness questions from my clients, on social media and in our Start TODAY Facebook group. In this column, I address ...

From sprints to incline walking, the data shows which workouts burned the most fat – and why jogging isn’t automatically top ...

Old habits die hard. Just when we thought we'd moved past problematic metrics and obsessive calorie tracking, an AI calorie counter proves we really haven't changed all that much. The new app, called ...

In the digital age, we’re obsessed with the idea of efficiency and terrified of being inefficient, and we often take that mindset outside the workplace. Case in point? Spend a little time on ...

It's a month into the new year, and you've stuck with your fitness routine but haven't seen the scale budge. It may be time to look at calories in and calories out — and whether you have a realistic ...

Burn more, weigh less. Sounds simple, right? Not exactly. A new study is challenging conventional wisdom about exercise and weight loss, suggesting your workout may not burn as many calories as you ...

Generally speaking, a light weightlifting workout can burn around 110 calories (depending on a person’s weight). Meanwhile, a 30-minute cardio workout, such as hiking, can burn around 185 calories.

Exercise has many healthy benefits, but it only plays a small role in weight loss. Working out makes up about 5% of the energy we burn in a day, according to research. Keeping our bodies running uses ...