Health & Wellness Articles from Weight Crafters

Can You Safely Attend a Fitness Retreat While Taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro?

Explore the safety of attending a fitness retreat while on GLP-1 weight loss drugs like semaglutide or tirzepatide. Get expert tips on managing exercise and maximizing results.

Stay Steady: Proven Exercises and Techniques for Fall Prevention in Seniors

In this comprehensive guide, we'll dive deep into the importance of fall prevention for seniors, focusing on how building core strength, improving balance, and enhancing mobility can significantly reduce the risk of falls.

Staying Motivated: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivators

Learn strategies to overcome challenges and stay motivated in your fitness journey by balancing extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, setting realistic goals, measuring success, building a support network, and finding joy in exercise.

How to Tell if It's a Pinched Nerve or Pulled Muscle: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Struggling with muscle pain? Learn to distinguish between pinched nerves and pulled muscles. Learn symptoms, causes, and effective treatment options to manage your pain and improve your well-being.

Electrolytes Explained: Essential Guide to Balance, Sources, and Health

Uncover the critical role of electrolytes in your body. Learn about the best food sources, symptoms of imbalances, and practical tips for maintaining optimal health.

Lose Belly Fat While Going Through Menopause

Menopause can bring about all sorts of changes in our bodies, and one of the most frustrating is the stubborn belly fat that seems to appear out of nowhere. Here are some tips you can start using today...

The Benefits of Strength Training for Women

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned fitness enthusiast, adding strength training to your routine can transform your health, appearance, and overall quality of life.

Rebooting Wellness: How AI is Reshaping Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss

Unleash your wellness potential: How AI is revolutionizing health, fitness, and weight loss. Explore personalized biohacking, gamified workouts, AI nutritionists, and more in this exciting glimpse into the future of well-being.

Body Positivity: Embracing Your Beautiful Self

Struggling with body image? Learn to embrace your beautiful self & prioritize health without falling into extremes. This balanced guide shows you how!

Tired of Being Tired? Weight Loss Might Be Your Energy Elixir

Feeling sluggish? Don't blame the coffee! Discover how shedding pounds can unlock your body's natural energy reserves and leave fatigue in the dust.

30 Grams in 30 Minutes: Demystifying the 30-30-30 Weight Loss Rule

The internet buzzes with the latest weight loss trends, and lately, the 30-30-30 rule has been taking center stage. But does it really work? And is it the missing piece in your weight loss puzzle?

Snoring Less, Sleeping More: Unmasking the Link Between Weight and Sleep Apnea

Snoring like a dragon and gasping for air? Don't despair! Discover how even modest weight loss can significantly improve your sleep apnea symptoms and unlock a night of restful sleep.

Obesity med Zepbound aka Mounjaro, Gains FDA Approval: Our Thoughts?

In the ever-evolving landscape of health and fitness, there's a lot of buzz around the latest FDA-approved weight loss drug, Zepbound. Before you jump on the bandwagon, let's take a closer look...

Easy Exercises for Seniors

Staying active is one of the most effective ways to maintain health and vitality as we age. Here are some easy exercises that seniors can incorporate into their daily routines to stay fit and healthy

Unlocking Peak Performance: Glycolytic Efficiency

Glycolytic efficiency is a crucial concept in the realm of fitness and athletic performance, yet it remains relatively obscure to many. Explore what it is, how it works, methods to improve it, and detailed exercise suggestions...

3 Essential Foods to Help You Lose Weight

In this article, we'll explore three essential foods that can play a pivotal role in your weight loss journey...

The Real, Educated Truth Behind Fat Camps and Why They Do Work

Are weight loss camps worth it? Are fat camps effective? Weight Loss Camps have been around in the United States for nearly 150 years - because they work.

Why Florida is the #1 spot for your Weight Loss & Fitness Camp Destination

If you are considering attending a Fitness & Weight Loss Camp, we highly recommend Florida as the place to be. Get all the necessities and natural beauty without all of the high costs...

Why Vegetarianism Is More Than Just a Diet: The Perks, Myths, and FAQs

Thinking about going vegetarian? Dive into the world of vegetarianism with this guide on surprising benefits, myth-busting, and practical tips for embracing a plant-based lifestyle.

Revitalize Your Wellness Journey at Weight Crafters

A weight loss retreat is an immersive, often residential program that combines physical activity, nutrition education, mindfulness, and relaxation, aimed at helping participants lose weight responsibly while also promoting long-term behavioral changes.

What is a Modern Fat Farm for Adults?

Through accountability, exercise, controlled portions and healthy habit building, fat farms typically have predictable success rates and can often provide permanent results for clients.

Mastering Your Eating Habits: Advanced Strategies for Better Health

A deep dive into the psychological and environmental influences on our eating habits and offers advanced strategies to improve dietary choices.

Sugar Addiction: Where Does The Willpower Go?

The moment you bite into something tasty, your brain wants... no, demands more of it. Instantly self-control goes completely out the window. And every bite is followed by the desire for more. Learn more about sugar addiction and food addiction - the eating disorders nobody thinks about...

5 Tips for adults over 50 that will make you feel younger!

You don't need diet pills, anti-wrinkle creams, or expensive trendy foods to feel younger and more vibrant - here are 5 easy ways you can regain your youth right now...

How Exercise Affects Your Brain

Physical exercise has always been good for your brain - and now we understand more about why.

27 Weight Loss Motivation Tips: A Definitive Guide to Staying on Track

Read the top expert recommended tips for how to motivate weight loss, and quotes to back them up from some of the best weight loss and fitness professionals out there online today.

Exercise for Seniors: Facts, Benefits and Safety

Seniors frequently question whether starting an exercise program will be safe. Can seniors truly benefit from a fitness routine? How old is too old? In truth, some of these are valid questions - but others should be very quickly dispelled.

Why Most Diets Don't Work [Infographic]

Weight loss through diet alone and then gaining it back can have some devastating health consequences. Here's how to do it right.

Diet Pills: Hard Facts About Weight Loss Medication

We've said a lot about diet pills and weight loss medications in the past, but today we're going to take a closer look at the various medications and pills out there, and give you an honest-to-goodness summary on what works, what doesn't, and why.

Pokemon Go - The Fitness Phenomenon

It's gained a lot of publicity - and even sparked a population-level activity spike... But will catching tiny monsters help our health in the long run?

Healthy Diet Improves Mobility for Women Later in Life

According to a new study, eating a healthy diet when you're younger can have significant benefits helping you stay mobile as you grow older.

Exercise cuts your risk for 13 types of cancer

New study shows that regular exercise lowers your risks of developing 13 different types of cancer - far more than previously identified.

Your Body and You: Staying Fit Past 50

You can't change growing older - but you can manage the aging process. With the right adjustments to your daily lifestyle, you can take the bite out of turning 50. Or 60. Or even 70 and 80...

Staying Active Saves Lives

Would you exercise more for $1,500? One health insurance company hopes so - and you need to take note of their motivations.

The Mistakes, Myths and Lies of Weight Loss

Some of them are blatant, intentional deceptions, while others may appear to be harmless and even seem like common sense. Either way, falling for these myths can hurt your progress and make losing weight a lot harder than it needs to be.

The Balance: Pollution vs. Exercise

Your intake of pollutants from the air increases dramatically during exercise because you breathe faster and deeper. Learm more about whether outdoor exercise could actually harm your health.

Today's Kids May Live Shorter Lives than Their Parents

Alarming research shows that due to obesity, the next generation will probably be the first in American history to have more health problems and die younger than their parents.

Superfood Review: Avocado

Avocado is garnering some pretty outrageous claims on the internet. Whether you love them, hate them, or are completely oblivious to them and want to know more - read on to get the low-down on Avocado.

Everything you need to know about Aspartame

Pepsi-Cola recently made headlines by stating that it plans to drop aspartame from its' products. But is there any truth to all the hype about the dangers of aspartame?

This Vacation Could Save Your Life

When someone says Vacation, what do you think of? The more obvious answers might include tropical beaches, luxury cruises and living large - but what about increasing your life expectancy?

Digital Fitness Revisited

Wearable fitness trackers are all the rage - but are they accurate? The results may surprise you...

The Top 12 Best Ways to Prevent Alzheimers Disease

Think diseases like Parkinsons, Alzheimers, dementia and others that afflict the elderly are inevitable? Think again - these simple lifestyle changes can cut your risks by up to 75%!

Fact or Fiction: Does Eating Low Fat Foods Make You Lose Weight

We've all seen Low-Fat foods for sale in the store, and just assumed that they are better for losing weight than the regular stuff. If you want to lose fat in your body, you need to stop eating so much fat - right?

The Secret To Looking Younger Is Living Younger

We live in a world full of instant fixes. Usually these fixes come in bottles, foods, lotions, etc. But one fix doesn't come in a bottle - and it solves SO much more than you would think.

Fitting Into The Digital Revolution

There are fitness wrist bands, plugin heart rate sensors, smart-scales that transmit your weight and other data to your cell phone and more - but are they worth it?

Fat Blindness: Our Children At Risk

Think your family is about average when it comes to weight? You may be right. And that may be a big problem. The tendency for parents to evaluate their overweight child and declare them 'just fine' has been documented for some time - but cases are now increasing across the country at an alarming rate.

Beating Weight Loss And Fitness Plateaus

Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror, after a hardcore gym session, and wonder when your progress is going to show in your reflection?

Physical Activity And Exercise: The Wonder Drug

Let's talk about the difference between physical activity and exercise - a common confusion for most people. Years ago, physicians would rarely recommend exercise for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients because they thought they were too unstable to handle the intensity of exercise. However, in the last couple years, physical activity and exercise has been shown to help renal patients rather than hurt them.

Resistance versus Cardio

Beginning a training program can be a huge investment of time and effort - so what type of exercise should you choose to maximize your benefits and make sure you get the results you're working hard for?

The Heart Of The Matter

Your spouse may not actually be trying to kill you - but according to a recent study, marriage quality can influence your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Go-Go Grandma and The Killer TV

A recent study in Spain followed 13,200 college graduates - all approximately 37 years old at the start. Over the next 8 years, 97 of the study subjects died. But WHY?

What Is A Healthy Lifestyle?

There is a lot of misconception in today's world that being part of a healthy lifestyle means going all out and either depriving yourself or over-exercising in order to 'look perfect'. Coming from a person who did it all, I can assure you that those things will not bring you a happy lifestyle.

Spring Clean Your Life

As Maria Robinson once said, Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Nothing could be closer to the truth.

10 Steps To Avoid Losing The Thrill

What's your excuse for not making it to the gym on a consistent basis? Locker room too smelly? Eye candy not sweet enough? Music volume making your ears bleed? Feeling intimidated by buff bodies crowding the free-weight area?

An Effective Mindset

It's easy to get caught up in the trap of trying to drop as much weight as possible in as short amount of time as possible. There's nothing wrong with this, in theory, but let's not forget that it does no good to lose a bunch of weight only to gain it all back.

The 12 Excuses of Christmas

Just for fun, I decided to make a list of some of my favorite excuses for NOT sticking to you program over the holidays. Read at your own risk.

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

Stressing out can cause people to gain weight. Stress causes an actual physical response in your body. When a threat is perceived, real or imagined, the body has an automatic defense mechanism.

Not-So-Hidden Calories From Alcohol

Hoping to stave off weight gain in the coming weeks? You may want to hold off on the mulled wine and cocktails this holiday season.

Abdominal Training for Tri's

All three disciplines of triathlon require core stabilization and strength. Learn how to target your triathlon preparation training...

Training Through an Injury

When you’ve finally got a good fitness routine going, and injury strikes just when you’re enjoying it, it can not only be an awful feeling but can also put a severe dent in all your best laid plans.

10 Easy Family Fitness Ideas

The holiday season is quickly approaching, which means our focus is more on spending time with family and possibly less time at the gym. It's also a great time to change up (add to) your fitness routine.

Sprinting

When I tell most people about sprinting, the usual response I get is that they don't care about being fast, they just want to lose weight. They continue to trudge away on the treadmill or elliptical at a long, slow, slightly uncomfortable pace and then wonder why they aren't getting the results they want.