Making the Most of Exercise to Fight Obesity

When you're trying to overcome obesity, the first step toward weight loss can be the hardest. Get started with these expert exercise tips.

    Bonnie Matthews weighed about 265 pounds at age 43. Her doctor told her that if she did not lose weight, she would be facing serious health risks. Today, at age 47, Matthews has lost 130 pounds and is a certified personal trainer and weight-loss coach.

How to Avoid the Obesity Epidemic

An increasing number of Americans are becoming overweight, which can lead to many serious health problems, even premature death. Here's how to escape the epidemic.

    As we continue to modernize our lifestyles - riding instead of walking, working in a cubicle instead of in a field, playing iPods instead of sports - more people are becoming overweight and, worse, obese. In fact, there are so many overweight and obese people that some public health officials now call it an epidemic, particularly because of the many resulting health problems.