When it comes to burning calories, work smarter — not harder. Enjoy a nice walk? No need to trade it in for an arduous run or stint on the treadmill. “Walking at a moderate to vigorous pace can ...

Ever wonder why your walking buddy seems to burn way more calories than you, even though you’re doing the exact same 10,000 steps? Here’s what I found out: those generic calorie calculators are ...

When your day is filled with errands and what seems like a never-ending to-do list, the thought of having to get a workout in can be really overwhelming. But in actuality, your day is filled with ...

Losing weight may be tough, and it requires discipline. Yet when combined with a healthy, balanced diet and regular exercise, a host of surprising actions can help you move the needle on the scale.

Using various cardio machines can make your cardio time in the gym a lot less monotonous. Here is a way to assess how much work you actually are getting done, with a focus on calories burned versus ...

Forget hours running on the treadmill or the elliptical machine at the gym — if you’re short on time and looking for a way to torch calories, you’re better off doing a quick HIIT workout. You don’t ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A fitness routine that claims to burn over 1,000 calories per class may just be the toughest workout in New York City. Most intense fitness classes burn about 600 calories in ...

While walking is clearly a form of physical activity, it doesn't always get the cred it deserves. Especially if the option of running is available to you, you might wonder if walking actually counts ...

Here are all the ways to find the right fitness wearable for you, and how to make the most of the data it can offer. This post is part of Find Your Fit Tech, Lifehacker's fitness wearables buying ...

If you think you can chow down guilt-free on a 540-calorie Big Mac because the smart watch on your wrist says you just burned that many calories at the gym, guess again. A new study found that while ...

Fitness trackers may be a trendy way to monitor every step we take, but these gadgets are actually pretty bad at keeping tabs on how much energy we burn, a new study suggests. Scientists pitted 12 ...

Going to the gym, running the same beaten path and working out from home can become mundane. Every once it a while it’s fun to discover a new place or integrate some calorie burn into something away ...