Join the Discussion

Share your stories on Prevention's Discussion Boards
Talk to others working to reach similar goals
Ask guest experts all your fitness questions
Be inspired by women who have conquered their health obstacles

Team Up for Success

Get healthy with Team Prevention
Register for one of four walking events across the nation
Create a training plan to get yourself in race ready shape
Get expert advice as you train

Keep Your Brain Fit and Healthy

Exercise your mind with our fun brain games
Boost your brain power and fight forgetfulness
Improve your memory and your vocabulary
Master new skills with a variety of games

Reach All Your Goals!

Create a diet journal, log workouts, and track your transformation with My Health Trackers
Watch your wist, hip, and thigh measurements shrink as you lose weight
Chart your energy levels, mood, and more to stay motivated and see positive changes over time.

Join the Discussion

Join the Discussion
Get the support you need with our Diabetes Community
Share tips and recipes with other people who are living with diabetes
As our guest experts all your questions
Find inspiration from those conquering diabetes

Track Your Transformation

Reach your goals with My Health Trackers
Log and track your foods eater, calories burned, and blood sugar levels
See your changes charted over time
Stay on target with progress reports

Try Our 30-Day Diabetes Diet

Make bland meals a thing of the past. Lose weight, lower your blood sugar, and feel great with this breakthrough diabetes diet. You'll get:
Three meals and three satisfying snacks each day
Practical advice and expert information
Ongoing support and motivation

Read Real-Life Success Stories

They dropped inches easily- you can do the same!
Nichole lost 12 pounds and 11 inches total in just 32 days
Julie lost 4.5 inches in the first 4 days
Kathy trimmed down - she lost 5 pounds and 7.5 inches in 4 weeks

Speed Up Belly Flattening

Add a workout for even faster results
Transform your tummy in minutes day with the Better Belly Yoga DVD
Find abs-strengthening moves geared to your fitness level
Learn how to tone your core for better health and more energy!

Avoid Common Diet Pitfalls

Reach your goals with the online tool My Health Trackers
Keep a food diary and track your weight and measurements
Record mood changes to control emotional eating
Stay on target with personal progress reports that keep you motivated

Whittle Your Wasteline

Learn more about the breakthrough diet that specifically targets belly fat - and why it works
Melt your middle by eating the right fats
Jump-start weight loss with Sassy Water
Get more delicious recipes
Got questions? Read Food for Thought, the blog by Flat Belly Diet coauthor Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD

Walk Yourself Slim

Start a walking - for - weight - loss plan with My Walking Calendar
Trim inches, boost your energy, and feel better
Increase your fitness level in only 4 weeks
Try out training plans

Track Your Transformation

Reach your health goals with My Health Trackers
Log and track your workouts and calories burned
See your changes charted over time
Stay on target with progress reports

Map Your Next Workout

Create and customize your walk
Print, save, and share your favorite paths
Find new routes to try in your own neighborhood

Walk It! With Team Prevention

Make the finish line your next health goal, sign up to walk a half or full marathon with Team Prevention
Register for one of four 2008 events across the nation
Create a personalized training plan to get yourself in race - ready shape
Get community support and expert advice as you train

Recipe Contest: Enter to Win $1,000!

Send us your original slow cooker recipe for a chance to win $1,000 and be featured in an upcoming issue of Slow Cooker magazine.

See the Best New Slow Cookers

Looking to upgrade your slow cooker? Start Here!

Flip through pictures of our expert picks
Compare features and prices
Find out where you can buy the slow cooker of your dreams

Devour Daily Dietary Advice

Feast on nutrition director Cynthia Sass's blog

Get the next best thing to a personal dietitian
Understand the latest news on soy, antioxidants, and more
Learn to shop wisely
Get practical diet tips

Get Slow Cooker Savvy

Have recipes sent right to your inbox
Get special tips for using your slow cooker
Find out about the latest tools, contests, and more

Discover More Recipes You Love

Tired of cooking the same old meals? Bring excitement back to your kitchen with pour enormous database of quick and delicious dishes!

Look through thousands of recipes, from Apple Cake to Crispy Zucchini Chips
Create healthy menus by using the Nutrition Search to find low-fat, low-sodium dishes and more
Personalize and print a grocery list of all your recipe ingredients for an easy shopping trip

Join our 30-Day Diabetes Diet

Get the meals, management, and motivation you need to put diabetes in its place. Our breakthrough Diabetes Diet gives you:

3 meals and 3 satisfying snacks each day
Practical advice and expert information
Ongoing support and motivation

Walk It Off: Each Step Counts

Start a walking-for-weight-loss plan with My Walking Calendar

Trim inches to control your blood sugar
Increase your fitness level in 4 weeks
Boost your energy, feel better

Track Your Information

Reach your health goals with My Health Trackers

Log and track your foods eaten, calories burned, and blood sugar levels
See your changes charted over time
Stay on target with progress reports

Become Your Own Expert

Discover new resources in our Diabetes Healthy Living Center

Read expert insights on the latest news
Learn more about medications and treatment options
Find support in our diabetes community

Join the Club-Get a FREE Gift

You'll receive The Biggest Loser book, The Biggest Loser Cookbook, and The Biggest Loser Fitness Program FREE when you join the club.

Join the Club-Get a FREE Gift

Join The Biggest Loser Club online and you'll receive The Biggest Loser book and The Biggest Loser Cookbook as a FREE gift!

Blast More Fat!

Go to prevention.com/fitplans for even more workouts made for women at any age. If you're struggling with weight gain, aching joints, or low energy, Prevention has your fitness fix.

Make Over Your Shopping Cart

Don't miss the 25 best foods on grocery store shelves at prevention.com/25bestfoods. From all-natural cookies to microwaveable organic brown rice, you'll find healthy takes on old standbys.

Save Your Skin

Slathering on SPF 15 once in a while isn't enough to protect your skin from the damaging, aging rays of the sun. Get the facts on skin cancer prevention at prevention.com/saveyourskin

Help Your Heart

Get heart-smart tips in Prevention's new From the Heart Doc blog (prevention.com/fromtheheartdocblog) by Arthur Agatston, MD, a preventive cardiologist and author of The South Beach Diet.

Walk Off Pounds

Find out how many calories you burned on your last power stroll at prevention.com/walkingcalculator. Just enter your time, weight, and type of activity, and watch the calories burn away!

FREE TRIAL

Access interactive diet plans, workout instructions, and more with your FREE 30-day trial of the Best Life Web site.

Get Inspired

Read success stories about people who are just like you in the Best Life article archive. Use their weight loss tips and tricks to find your own way to Best Life success!

Make Progress

Each time you log on to the Best Life site, you’ll get a rundown of everything you need to know, including a daily meal plan, tips and questions of the day, and your goals for the week.

Make a Menu

Fresh out of healthy meal ideas? No need to go hungry—just use the Best Life interactive meal planner. The site creates a menu to meet your nutritional needs, and allows you to mix and match meals to your tastes.

Talk to Bob Greene

With the Best Life webcast series, you can ask Bob and the other Best Life experts your own questions. If you miss a session, you can find past interviews and tips in the archive.

Stay Connected

Get the support you need from other Best Life members in the community corner. You can post on the message board, check for expert advice, and stay up to date about upcoming Best Life events.

Get FREE Personal Training

Access a complete archive of fitness videos online. The Best Life trainers provide step-by-step instructions for strength training moves. You can also check out bonus workout features.

FREE 10-day trial membership

Sign up for a FREE 10-day membership to The Biggest Loser Club online, and receive a FREE copy of The Biggest Loser Cookbook!

Join a Team

For extra motivation, create your own weight loss team. The Biggest Loser Club connects members around the country with online community tools like personal profiles, blogs, and photo galleries.

Go Behind the Scenes

Get an inside look at season 4 of The Biggest Loser. You can access contestant audition tapes plus bonus interviews with host Alison Sweeney, trainer Jillian Michaels, and the show's executive producers.

Work It Out

Let your computer be your personal trainer with tips, exercise plans, and photo demonstrations from Biggest Loser fitness experts. Plus, check out the video section for extended workout moves

What's For Dinner?

Planning healthy meals is easy with The Biggest Loser Club online menu planner. You can swap recipes to create customized daily or weekly menus of the show's best dishes. Plus, the tool creates personalized shopping lists.

Keep In Touch

Learn more about past Biggest Loser contestants and stay updated with news, tips, and advice from their weight loss success.

Stay on Track

See how far you have come with The Biggest Loser Club's interactive progress chart. The program prompts you to weigh in, then charts your stats. You can also track your eating and exercise in an online journal.

Walk a Marathon

Team Prevention links readers across the country as they train with the goal of participating in one of Prevention’s full or half marathons. Signing up guarantees you a spot in the marathon plus gives you access to Prevention’s network of trainer tips, plans, and guides.

You-Only Slimmer

Give yourself a body makeover—no surgery required. Use this tool to create a digital model of yourself using your measurements and body type. Then you can use the site’s weight loss simulator to see a side-by-side comparison of what you might look like at your goal weight.

Power Foods

You’ll walk farther with the energizing, workout-fueling power foods featured in Prevention. You’ll also learn about the nutrients every woman needs when she boosts her fitness level.

Need New Shoes?

Upgrading your sneaks can reduce injury and improve your fitness level. Prevention’s experts have created a list of the best pair for your foot type and walking style. These shoes are arranged in an easy-to-view slideshow, so you can pick your favorite style and color.

Make Time to Walk

This great calendar will make scheduling your workouts easier. You can plug in your own statistics–from walking fitness level to your goal finish date–and receive a customized day-by-day schedule.

Use the experts strategies

Try the speedy slim-down methods used by the nation's top weight loss gurus. Their crash diet and weight maintenance secrets are safe, effectiveâ€”and sure to work for you, too!

Track your progress

Get your free online diet journal and start tracking your foods, exercises, weight loss, and goals.

Join the crowd!

Fill in the online questionnaire to get a customized food plan, then check out the supportive message boards on this new site.

Need a weight loss coach?

Wish someone would stand over you and tell you exactly what to do to lose weight? This site will help find a coach near you.

Choose wisely

Looking for the fat and calorie counts for popular foods, brands or restaurant items? This site has a huge database. Check for your favorite eatery before you head out on the town.

Take a tour

Check out the best walking cities found by Prevention and the American Podiatric Medical Association. Next time you’re planning a trip consider one of these feet-friendly places.

Gear up

Want the latest in walking gear? WalkStyles designs products and services that make it easy for you to achieve your wellness goals while looking great along the way!

Celebrate being a Mom

The Wheat Foods Council’s “Mom, the Everyday Athlete” program is partnering with seeMOMMYrun to host a nationwide mommy run/walk with the ultimate goal of setting a world record. This event is about celebrating mom’s inner athlete and bringing moms together so that they can support each other as they set out to lead a more healthy and active lifestyle.

Calculate your calories

Fats, carbs, and proteins are all important aspects of a healthy diet, but the bottom line is calorie intake. Use this handy tool to find out exactly how many calories you should be eating everyday to either maintain your current weight or drop unwanted pounds.

Take a stretch break

These 5 easy stretching exercises will be the perfect way to end all your walking workouts. Post-workout stretches not only make you feel better, but prevent injury and promote flexibility.

Walk a marathon

Join TeamPrevention to get fit, meet other readers, and achieve a substantial fitness goal. Singing up ensures you an automatic spot at the marathon of your choice, step-by-step training, and tips from Prevention’s editor and experts.

Ask an expert

Peruse registered dietitian and Women’s Health magazine contributing editor Lisa Drayer’s answers to nutrition and weight loss questions here. Find the answer you’ve been looking for, or submit your own question.

Track calories easily

Get calorie and fat gram counts for many popular foods, including brand name products and restaurant items, here.

Carbs that help you lose

Low-glycemic-index carbohydrates actually may help you lose weight—and more body fat—according to recent research. Find out which foods to focus on here.

Don’t miss a muscle

Add these four moves to your regular strength workout once a week and you'll prevent muscle imbalances that can lead to injury.

Try before you buy

Think you want a new exercise machine but want to try it out before you buy—and save some money too? Use this site to find places near you that sell used exercise equipment.

Abs Diet Online

Get more ways to flatten your belly with the Abs Diet Online. Find out how to customize your workouts, get tools to keep you on track, and much more.

Search the index

The Whole Heart Plan on p. 68 focuses on eating low-glycemic index (GI) foods—those that are high in fiber and stabilize blood sugar, protecting you from heart disease and diabetes. You’ll find the entire GI list here to help you make the best food choices.

Know the signs

Heart attack symptoms can be different for men and women. Learn what to look for at the American Heart Association Warning Signs site.

Go to the grape(seed)

Using grapeseed extract supplements may boost cardiac health by preventing the development of plaque in arteries. A good product to try is available from Twinlab.

Learn your risk

Research has shown that women with a body mass index (BMI) over 25 are at a greater risk of a cardiac event. To calculate your BMI, go to Prevention’s BMI tool, where you’ll also find tips on how to lower yours if you need to.

Find a pro

A professional dietitian can help you find your way through health and nutrition claims and design a personalized nutrition program. Search by location or specialty through the American Dietetic Association.

Get the entire plan

The healthy heart plan in this issue was taken from Before the Heart Attacks, written by cardiologist H. Robert Superko, MD. If you want more information and his entire heart protecting system, you can order his revolutionary book here.

Eat this, not that

Test your nutrition knowledge with this fun, interactive quiz. Just choose which food of each pair is healthier. You might be surprised!

Recipe finder

Find recipes that suit your needs fast—search by ingredient, meal, cuisine type, nutrition information, lifestyle, or cooking method. With this many options, you’re bound to find the perfect recipe!

Body fat tracker

Find out how effective your workouts have been lately by using the quick and easy body fat and body mass index (BMI) calculators on Women’s Health magazine’s Web site. Just look for the Toolbox area for these and other great fitness- and health-related calculators and quizzes.

Your daily dose

Get quick and easy fitness, weight loss, nutrition, and health tips every day—and put them into action right away

Traveler’s gym finder

This site makes it easy to find a workout facility anywhere in the US. Just search by the location and services you’re looking for and up pops a Google map pointing out all the gyms that match your criteria. Bonus: Readers can post reviews for the 8,000 included gyms

Calorie sleuth

Here’s the best place to go for the scoop on anything from a grapefruit (74 calories, 0 g fat, 19 g carbs) to a Double Whopper with Cheese (1,061 calories, 68 g fat, 54 g carbs). “The basic nutrition data comes from the USDA, so it’s credible, but it’s much more user-friendly and navigable than the USDA site and also gives fast-food options,” says Ellie Krieger, RD

Know the score

Afer providing a day's worth of physical activity information, you will receive an overall "score" from the USDA, which you can compare with what is recommended for good overall health.

Addicted to food?

There's a difference between an occasional indulgence and an addiction problem. Check out this article from Prevention to see if you have the hallmarks of an addiction.

Learn to burn

How can you burn off some of those extra calories? Try the Exercise Calculator from the Calorie Council to see how many calories you expend doing your favorite exercise.

Click here for dinner

No idea what to make for supper? The Woman's Health Recipe Finder will crank out a delicious healthy and weight-concious meal based on what you have in the kitchen.

Get the goods

NBC invites you to stock up on The Biggest Loser products including The Workout DVDs, apparel, ball caps, and more.

Join the Club

If you want more on the Biggest Loser weight loss plan, join The Biggest Loser online club. You'll receive a customized fitness program, daily meal plans and recipes, and a free newsletter. Join today and you'll receive a free copy of The Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter!

For women only

Because of the significant impact diabetes has on women, the American Diabetes Association has created the Women and Diabetes Workgroup, which will attempt to prevent and cure diabetes through gender and culturally tailored strategies. You’ll find research reviews on diabetes in women as well as a forum to share your thoughts and ideas on how to best address women’s health and diabetes issues.

Weigh your options

The Sugar Solution gives you your healthy weight range, current body mass index (BMI) and healthy BMI so you’ll know what numbers to shoot for.

Snack attack?

When hunger strikes, don’t send your blood sugar soaring with the wrong food. Turn to Prevention’s site for the best glycemic index foods to choose.

Learn the basics

Recently diagnosed? The American Diabetes Association “Link for Life” education program will walk you through everything you need to know. This animated site also includes a fun “Rate Your Plate” feature where you can drag foods onto a virtual plate and see if you’ve created a diabetes-friendly meal.

Reach your fitness goals

Reach your fitness goals ClubPed walking club gives you fun rewards for sticking to your walking program. You’ll be asked to set goals such as walking a certain amount of steps per week, or walking three times a week. Graphs will illustration your progress. Find other diabetes fitness buddies by joining an online walking group.

Know your numbers

Diabetes Drug Store’s site contains several calculators to help you translate various blood sugar readings, such as converting your HbA1c to average blood glucose level, and your meter readings into lab results. For those who haven’t been diagnosed, you can take a quiz to determine your diabetes risk.