There is no denying that the weight loss industry is booming - with  a proliferation of diets, programs and plans available for people looking to lose unwanted kilos.

The Australian Government's Measure Up campaign is back on our television screens. The campaign, which was first launched in 2008, highlights the importance of people's waist measurement as a risk factor for chronic disease and how people can lower their risk (and waist size) through healthy eating and being active.

Following on from my post on escalating density training (EDT), below is an EDT  workout I have put together for you to try.

Escalating Density Training (EDT) was created by the strength and conditioning specialist Charles Staley and is a highly effective fat loss and muscle building training method.

Following my recent articles on weight loss/fat loss, and the best ways of achieving it, below is an interval training workout program that you can try at your own gym. It will take you approximately 45 minutes to complete.

In my last post Weight Loss Vs Fat Loss - Losing Fat Without Losing Muscle, I discussed the difference between weight loss and fat loss and the key points to consider when looking to lose fat. In this post I will delve a little deeper into why traditional weight loss methods don't work and what changes need to occur in the body to make sure you get the fat loss results you are after.

Most people looking to lose weight look to see what the scales say in order to measure their weight loss success. However weighing yourself is not the best way to measure fat loss.

At the gym the majority of people I see who are looking to lose weight spend most of their time doing steady state aerobic exercise on the elliptical trainer or treadmill and focusing on the calories they are burning in each workout session.