Exercise

Losing weight truly felt impossible at the time. Now, I have the self-confidence to know I can do hard things.

An amusing community note was placed under a tweet by the departing Kevin McCarthy, contradicting an earlier "I never quit" comment

You really don't know how difficult the challenge is until you try to do it consistently every day.

The amount of exercise required to see positive effects is surprisingly manageable and could reduce your risk by more than 30 percent.

Research indicates that aerobic exercise is particularly effective in alleviating the symptoms of postpartum depression, researcher Renyi Liu told Newsweek.

When I started my journey I was size 18-20. Now I'm a size 6-8. Here's how I did it.

If we're not eating what we should be eating, our exercise goes to waste.

Although a run in the cold weather may not seem appealing, it actually has numerous health benefits, including increased weight loss.

"Never overprotective, only not protective enough," commented one user on TikTok.

If the exercise was any longer or harder, it could have amplified the negative results and become a stressor itself, the researchers said.

I've learned to listen to my body and ignore the whispers of others.

He told Newsweek that he shed the weight without surgery, weight loss medication or even exercising—focusing on a disciplined diet.

"She knows summer bodies are built in the winter!" one user said.

It was a far more transformative experience than I had expected, both mentally and physically.

"I must say that after a month, everything was restored, and I became much happier than before," Albina Angan, 20, told Newsweek.

Teresa Burkett discovered "the closest thing to the fountain of youth" in her 50s and is now stronger than she's "ever been," she told Newsweek.

Reality had set in that whatever killed my dad would kill me too if I didn't change my lifestyle.

"Chonky babies deserve to be held as long as they desire to," one user said.

After shunning the fad diets and intense exercise regimes, Samantha Van Kauwenberg urges others to "stop hating your body and start showing it love" instead.

I don't believe in making yourself miserable to lose weight. It shouldn't be an uncomfortable process.

According to Dr. Jacqueline Brister, owners should "consider a dog's size and health when deciding how far and how fast to walk."

Megan Tjelle told Newsweek: "I am very proud of myself. I feel like I can do anything now."

I blamed myself for being weak, while in reality, I wasn't being weak, I was being too strict.

Many viewers related to the emotional video, with one writing: "When my dog hesitates a little before she lays down, it's like a glass shard to my heart."

Kieran Sheridan, a board-certified physiotherapist told Newsweek that there are five exercises that people can rely on to tone their tums from home.

I was a walking heart attack, just waiting to happen.

"This class of drug increases the metabolic activity of muscle, mimicking the effects of exercise without affecting food intake," Thomas Burris told Newsweek.

I would force myself to do crazy high-intensity exercise routines and always felt like I was dying.

Newsweek spoke with a physician, a dietician and a nutritionist to fact-check a transformation coach's advice on how to boost metabolism.

Portrait photographer Leah Hope lost 180 pounds by incorporating a low-maintenance, "invisible" exercise into her daily life.