Exercise plays a key role in both your weight loss efforts and overall health. But when you travel for your job or are always on the go, it can be difficult to fit a workout in. The good news is, you don’t need a lot of time or a gym to get in a great workout that will help transform your body. There are inexpensive, easy-to-use tools that can help you get in shape: resistance bands.

Regardless of your fitness level, you can find ways to exercise with resistance bands that keep your muscles challenged and build endurance without putting too much pressure on your joints.

Here are a few excellent resistance band exercises to get you started. Strive to do three to four sets of 12-15 reps of each exercise, several times a week.

1. Biceps Curl

Sit down somewhere—on a chair, stairs or your heels. Put the resistance band underneath one of your knees. Using the hand on the same side of your body, pull your hand upwards, towards your shoulder. Keep the upper part of your arm...

I'm sure you've been there. You're feeling stressed and anxious. And you've reached for the ice cream or a bar of chocolate and mindlessly plowed your way through it. Or you've been trying to hit a deadline and grabbed the easiest food you could find – insert 'fast' in front of that! Then you've chowed down, taking mouthfuls between typing. 

Maybe you've just had the worst possible day. So you reach for that bottle of wine and pour yourself one glass, which soon turns into three. 

You aren't alone! Eating and drinking for comfort when you are stressed or anxious is the go-to comfort for so many people. But the problem is when you are dealing with a prolonged period of stress, seeking solace in the refrigerator is ultimately not going to make you feel any better. And it's a massive whammy for you when it comes to your weight gain.

Added to that, stress and anxiety by its very nature can have implications on your body and weight. Did you know it can make you hold...

Fatigue can have a significant impact on every area of your life. Have you ever had that feeling when you are desperate to sleep, but you are lying in bed staring at the ceiling? Your thoughts are going around your head like they are a high-speed train trapped on a never-ending circular track. You know that as the new day dawns, you will feel irritated, fed up, and exhausted.

The worst part? This pattern is happening night after night. And you can’t figure out why you can’t get some valuable and restorative rest when you are so tired. 

When you are suffering from fatigue, it starts to impact your ability to focus on work, and how you care for your children. You begin to feel like you are not fully engaged, and you struggle to do exercise. Your eating patterns may go awry, and you strive to have healthy regular meals. And this can, of course, lead to weight gain. Which makes you even more miserable and fed up.

Added to this, you are stressed because you are not...