Personally, I love working out at home. No need to run out to the gym in bad weather, no strangers coughing and sweating all over the equipment -- and I don't have to give anybody the evil eye when they go over their time on the elliptical trainer!

Here's a list of the top 7 home exercise equipment I own (or wish I owned!), what to look for and where to buy it online. How many of these are on your wish list?

It's getting cold outside, the leaves are falling, October is drawing to a close -- sounds like a good time to chow down on a heap o' Halloween candy! Not!

While Halloween can be a fun time of the year, it can wreak havoc if you're trying to lose weight. Just a few wrong choices or one too many of the good, old "But they're so tiny. One more won't hurt!" excuse will be enough to send you screaming off the bathroom scale on November 1st.

Here are 5 tips to help get you through Halloween with your waistline intact. (I did have "don't eat any candy at all" as a first tip, but figured I'd be run out of town by an angry mob with pitchforks!)

Do you have a decent body except for that middle roll of flab that just doesn’t seem to go away no matter how much you exercise or attempt to spot reduce that area?

The truth is that the spare tire around your middle is fat – and you’re not going to see the 6-pack abs buried beneath until you get rid of it.

If you just don't have the time -- or patience! -- to count calories, hunt down healthy recipes or cook tasty meals, then having all of your meals and snacks delivered to you makes perfect sense when it comes to weight loss. With Nutrisystem's diet plan, you get all your meals delivered right to your door -- in the right portion for you. All you need to do is add in some fresh fruit, veggies and dairy products. It can't get simpler than that... You won't need to spend time wondering whether your next meal has too many calories... or fat... or carbs. You won't need to spend time remembering a long list of rules of foods you can or can't eat. You won't even need to cook! It's like having your very own weight loss chef!

Whether you're trying to lose weight or just wanting to maintain your sleek physique, boosting your metabolism to a higher rate is always a good idea. There are several ways to give your metabolism an extra push – including exercising early in the day – but eating can also be a factor in its elevation.

If you're trying to eat healthy, you might worry about adding too much dairy to your diet, since dairy products are generally considered high fat foods. But if you add the right kind of dairy to your meal plan, it doesn't have to have a negative impact on your calorie count. Here are some smart ways to add dairy to your diet!

Trying to lose weight can be hard enough, but throw diabetes into the pot and you've got one more factor to take into account. When you're trying to adjust to a diabetic diet plan, you need to keep track of how much you normally eat at each meal and if you have snacks throughout the day.

Dieting is hard and it takes some dedication. Losing interest is the number one reason why most diets fail and we often end up back where we started or worst still putting on a few pounds than we had in the beginning. Diets are ok but they leave a lot to be desired when they restrict you and what you can eat, simply not being able to have something, means that you crave it all the more. Here are the top ways to lose a few pounds without losing interest.

Treadmills are one of the most efficient ways of burning calories, but before getting one for their home gym, many people want to know whether there really is any advantage to treadmill running versus outdoor running. It seems like we can just go ahead and walk or run outside, so why spend the money on another piece of equipment? Let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of treadmills over running outdoors to help you decide whether a treadmill is right for you.

Before bodybuilding became popular, a different muscle building routine, called isometric exercises, were all the rage. These exercises are static, meaning you apply pressure and the hold it. For instance, you could push your arms up against the wall and hold it. While these exercises aren't as popular as they used to be, they do provide some benefits: