Sugar is possibly the biggest cause of obesity. For years people have been told to go on low fat diets to lose weight, but in reality most people do not receive most of their energy from fat, most comes from sugar. Sugar in excess causes many other health problems too, although the biggest health problem ... read all

To lose weight you need to follow a diet and workout plan of some description. Whether you follow our own MCD Weight Loss Plan, buy one of the excellent weight loss eBooks, or put together your own plan using the information you find here and on other great fitness websites, you need to be remain [...]

There is a new weight loss diet plan in town, and it is called the Olive Diet, or Olive Oil Diet. So, what is this new diet? Is it really any different from the Mediterranean Diet Plan or the Greek Ionian Diet? The Olive Diet is a bit different from the other diets, in that [...]

This quick blog entry serves only to remind you that the “Insider Secrets for a Lean Body” eBook is still available for free. The ebook provides 65 pages of health, fitness, weight training and nutrition advice to help you lose weight. If you have never followed a weight loss plan before then this is a [...]

Alesha Dixon is certainly a fit, healthy and energetic woman. She is a great fitness role model for youngsters and adults alike. Alesha Dixon is now “the face of LA Fitness” which is a popular UK gym brand. She is also famous for her roles as both contestant and judge on the BBC’s Strictly Come ... read all

Don’t panic! This is a slightly tongue-in-cheek headline that Tony Barlow wrote in NursingTimes.net. Tony Barlow is a senior lecturer in mental health at Birmingham City University, and puts forward the idea that some people become so obsessed with the idea that they must lose weight and get fit or lose their belly fat that [...]

As Motley Health has grown over the last couple of years we have reported on various different ways to lose weight, get fit and reduce fat. Many people ask “how do I lose my gut?” and tell us “I want to reduce stomach fat!”. It can at times be difficult to determine which method is [...]

Exercising is beneficial to our physical and mental well-being in several different ways. These benefits can be divided into three categories; Sociological, Psychological and Physiological. Getting fit and losing weight has many positive impacts on your health. Sociological benefits There are social benefits gained from physical activity. Families and friends can enjoy spending time together ... read all

Obesity is in the news again this week, but the tone of the news has changed. Until recently discussion generally centred around the growth of obesity and how it is affecting more people with some discussions about how obese and very overweight people are prone to develop more serious illness than lighter people. Now the [...]

If there is one rule that applies to every single overweight person it is this: To lose weight you must create an energy deficit It is really that simple! Although as we all know, implementing a theory is never as easy as writing it down. OK, so what do we mean? Well, each person uses [...]

Jason Statham lost 17 pounds of fat in 6 weeks and gain muscle too. Learn how he did it here with his weight loss diet and fitness plan.

Many people come to us and ask how they can lose weight in 2 weeks, or sometimes even just 1 week. Really it is not possible to make any major changes to your body in such a short time, but if you have a month before your holiday or special event, then you can make [...]

Frankie Sandford, one of the singers in The Saturdays, has an amazing flat stomach with signs of tight muscles and the beginnings of a six pack. With a little more work she could easily build her abdominals a little and cut some more fat to reveal a sexy six pack in her next music videos. ... read all

A new study carried out by researchers at Bangor University in Wales has shown that exercising in open spaces and parks has more than just mental health benefits. In 2007 we reported that there were mental health benefits to outdoor exercise, and earlier this summer we gave some ideas for outdoor exercise. The latest studies ... read all

A new scientific report confirms that if you are overweight, and specifically have excess belly fat, you are at much greater risk of early death than people of a healthy weight. In the recent study researchers at the American Cancer Society examined statistics from men and women over the age of 50. The analysis provided [...]

Gisele Bundchen, the Brazilian supermodel, was criticised by the press last week for saying that mothers should have to breastfeed by law to improve the health of babies and mothers alike. Many people are against breastfeeding for a variety of irrational reasons and so attacked her for having a point of view. She said in [...]

Today Usain Bolt lost to Tyson Gay in the 100m final in Stockholm. Usain took it in his stride, and made this statement: “I got beat today by an athlete who was in better form and shape than I was. It was one of those days…I got a great start, but there was no power ... read all

A recent study carried out by researchers at King’s College London and published in Occupational Medicine has shown that obese employees take more time off sick than employees of a healthy weight. Each year more people are becoming overweight or obese and this is starting to impact on the health system and the economy. In [...]

We live in a world where celebrities are practically worshipped. It seems that while more and more people become overweight we are becoming more and more obsessed with how celebrities lose weight and get fit. Why is this so? What do celebrities offer us that fitness instructors, school physical education teachers and biologists cannot? Why ... read all

Dannii Minogue has sparked some new dieting interest recently with the news that she has lost all her baby weight with a new diet trick. She gave birth to a baby boy on 5th July 2010 and has already lost much of her baby weight. It seems that Dannii is on a raw food diet ... read all