weight loss

Today we challenge you to take fitness into your own hands. Try a Zumba class, run around with the kids...it's up to you

Whether you want to drop a dress size or finish your first 10K, this fitness plan will get you there in no time.

We're inundated with tips and systems to lose weight, but advice on keeping it off is harder to find. Perhaps that's because the current recommendation is to basically stay the course: stick with your plan, we're told, and the weight will stay off. But researchers surveyed more than 1,000 people who lost weight, and found the keys to success — no matter what your goal. It turns out that losing weight and keeping it off require separate skills.

Have you had the experience of gaining back what you lost — and more — after ending a strict diet? Find out why it happens and what you can do to prevent it

One new study seems to show that Weight Watchers works better than going to your doctor for weight loss advice — but that doesn't mean it's the right plan for everyone.