An apple a day keeps the doctor away, the saying goes. While that's not literally true, apples and other fruits provide a wide range of health benefits, says Lisa Garcia, a registered dietitian based in Laconia, New Hampshire. If you're looking for a nutritious complement to a meal or a healthy snack, you can't go wrong with fresh fruit.
The Mediterranean diet is widely considered one of the healthiest and most sustainable eating patterns. The diet emphasizes eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, as well as fish and seafood, and has been ranked No. 1 in U.S. News' Best Diets Overall rankings for seven consecutive years.
HIIT is really in the name: high-intensity cardiovascular exercise punctuated by rest periods. Or, as Jessica Brown, a New York City-area certified fitness trainer and founder of the Glute Recruit, puts it: "an extreme type of workout program that builds endurance, strength and helps shed weight more quickly than low-intensity cardio.