Menopause brings on changes in muscle tissue and bone density, which can mean looking less toned. Adding weight training can help strengthen bones and increase body tone.

Toning up and losing weight aren't quite the same. Weight loss is straightforward as it simply involves lowering your body weight, which can be done by dieting alone. Toning however is a different matter. For a toned physique, you need tight, defined muscles, which means hitting the gym for some resistance training.

You've heard that to lose weight, you must eat less and move more. But understanding just how much more to move can be confusing. The exact number of calories you must burn weekly to lose weight depends on many factors -- including your weight loss goal, how much you're eating and how you're burning those calories.

Cassey Ho's killer 10-minute workout will get rid of that muffin top for good. Don't wait another minute to do these exercises.

Not having time is the #1 excuse people give for skipping a workout. Truth is, though, as long as you’re moving around, you’re still getting a small workout without even realizing it (or at least burning more calories than sitting on the couch).

When it comes to fat loss, slow and steady loses the race.

Squats use the large muscles of your legs and butt to burn calories, but done on their own -- they don't burn a ton. Make them part of a comprehensive routine.

The elliptical might just be the most used — and misused — piece of equipment at your gym. While the amount of calories you burn in any given elliptical workout depends on ramp height, resistance level and speed stride speed, you can burn usually burn about 270 to 400 calories in 30 minutes. And because your feet never leave the pedals, the elliptical provides a low-impact workout that is friendly to your joints and back, unlike a treadmill. But if your goal is to get your heart rate high, work up a sweat and keep off excess pounds but all you’re doing is a steady 20- or 30-minute workout, you’re missing out on the machine’s potential. “The elliptical is a powerhouse among cardio equipment because it allows you to use a large amount of muscle,” says Evan Johnson, a certified personal trainer in Storrs, CT.

Personal training workout routines for clients are based on the goals, fitness level and health condition of each individual client.

It’s been said that human beings are creatures of habit, always following a predictable ebb and flow in life. Whether it’s watching the same television shows on a weekly basis, eating at the same restaurants or putting the left sock on before the right, we generally don't like to stray too far from business as usual.

Golf may not be a strenuous sport, but like all activities, it does burn calories. The amount of calories burned while playing depends on whether you walk or ride on the course.

Carving out a great six-pack isn’t an easy feat—which is too bad, since virtually every person I’ve ever met wants a defined set of abs.