Being fit is the new sexy. The days of worshipping stick-like celebrity figures are slowly becoming passe, with agencies going for the "healthy" look. With the power of mass media today, more and more movers and shakers in various industries like modeling and the movies are looking for icons who will be good examples to their target market.

Dieting has always been difficult for most individuals. Exercising also is considered a very complicated, time consuming and just plain hard way to lose weight. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, trial and error before you can identify the diet or exercise program which best suits you.

A lot of new health concerns abound that have parents constantly worrying about the safety and happiness of their children. As difficult as it is for the parents, how the children deals with all the many struggles they are facing in their young lives is already quite a challenge. They say prevention is better than cure, so how do you save your child from childhood obesity?

It's a basic truth of life - to survive, one must eat. But eating, like all other things that need to be done with discipline, should not be among the most misused and abused daily necessities. As the popular saying goes, "eat to live and not live to eat." But how?

Wanting to get in shape can really be a daunting task. Imagine waking up very early in the morning for a jog around the village, and again changing to your jogging clothes after a tiring day at work for another quick round in the park.

It is difficult to solve a problem especially if you are unaware you have a problem. What is more difficult is solving a problem which you deny the existence of.

Lusting over a flatter tummy and achieving those 6-pack abs is common not only in men but women as well. If you have just given birth, have been drinking one too many beers a day, or are storing more calories daily than you can burn, most likely, you are in the ultimate battle to bid good bye to your belly fat.