By Jason Kozma More and more Americans are using their hard-earned vacations to get healthy and fit. In fact, fitness vacations are a hot trend – with Pilates replacing pina coladas and personal trainers serving as your tour guides. It makes sense, because people and especially women want to take better care of themselves. But [...]

The holidays are long gone. New Year’s resolutions are long forgotten. And we are once again lamenting that those “extra ten pounds” just won’t go away. Personal trainers and nutritionists across the country say they get more questions on how to lose the final 10 pounds than on any other fitness-related subject. They say that most people want a quick fix or a crash diet and don’t want to hear that it takes a combination of diet and exercise to get rid that extra fat.