Snow shoveling may not be everyone’s favorite activity, especially when you wake up to find your home’s driveway covered. However, the winter task could be an intensive workout that burns calories.

You may have a pretty good idea of how much you should be eating per day. Or you might not have a clue and simply tuck into whatever you fancy. But understanding how calories – a unit of energy – ...

Fitness Friday continues! This weekend, keep track of your caloric intake with the Calorie Calculator search engine, a tool that returns fat content, calories, and serving size of the food you search ...

It's a simple enough idea: Know how many calories are in those fast food meals, and you'll make a better choice between them. But when students at the Columbia University School of Nursing tried to ...

Forget the number 2,000—a new government calculator uses the latest research to spit out an exact calorie count and exercise regimen you’ll need to hit your weight loss goals. The calculator, called ...

FitBits track many statistics, including calories burned. Here's how a Fitbit calculates the calories you've burned, and how ...

Walking 10,000 steps per day may help you achieve your weight loss goals, but it's not a guarantee. Erik Isakson/Getty Images The idea of walking 10,000 steps a day, around 5 miles on average, is a ...

Hiking with a backpack is a heck of a lot more work than hiking without one. It feels harder, but also you’re burning more calories—which is important to know as you’re planning your snacks and meals ...