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The article presents the author's experiences related to weight loss. The author's Seattle-based trainer Michael Hildebrand met him every Tuesday evening and guided him for cardio and strength related one-hour workout. The author's usual routine involved a warm-up on the treadmill, 40 minutes of exercise including upper- and lower-body moves, like squats and shoulder presses, without resting. He spent 10 minutes working his core muscles. He found stability-ball and bicycle crunches tough. He also went to the gym without his trainer three days a week. After eight months, he lost a lot of bady weight.

The article presents the readers' views regarding weight loss. One of the readers said that despite hauling herself to the gymnasium and cutting back on her favorite treats, she only lost 1 pound in one month. Another reader views that her trainer explained her that it is common to get bored after doing the same routine again and again. Therefore, instead of leading her through her usual weight machines, he taught her sculpting moves with weights. That got her thinking about other ways she could make exercise more fun, like buying an iPod so she can jam to dance tunes on the treadmill.

The article presents the author's experience of working out for four months. She has never been a fan of exercise and avoided it until her late 20s when friends convinced her to join a health club. Feeling good about the gym motivated her to think about how else she can squeeze exercise into my life — and burn extra calories. She was looking for a friend to walk with too, and she decided that she will do more weights at home if she lift them while watching a movie on TV. There were some occasional hiccups in her schedule, but she tried hard not to miss a workout.