More sleep, more weight loss
From this NYT article, The Claim: Lack of Sleep Increases Weight:
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Burn calories long after your exercise session in over
We burn calories four ways. One of the ways is the burning of additional calories after the exercise session is over.
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More results in eight weeks than I had in three years.
Number sixteen in a series about what clients have to say about their workouts.
Barbi was an avid runner. She began
strength training eight weeks ago. Barbi had this to say, “I have had more results in eight weeks than in three years working out with another trainer”.
Exercise, two steps forward and one step back - not necessarily
It has long been assumed that if you don’t head back to the gym a few days after you last session your positive results will begin to dwindle. Take a couple weeks off from 
running and you will find that that will usually be that case. Take a week or two off from weight training and you might find that you come back stronger.
Muscle tone
Muscle tone or tonus is the slight contraction of muscle even when it is at rest. Muscle tone comes from having strong muscles. Athletes who look incredibly toned are that way because they are strong.
Exercise and logic
When the body is confronted with demands beyond what it is used to handling it makes an adaptation. It is the body’s form of self-protection, and it only occurs if you have enough rest. 
Exercise and expectations
People exercise to look better, feel better and be healthier with much of the emphasis on looking better. Many stop when they are not able to magically transform the way their body looks. Th
eir expectations for changing how they look are unrealistic. Flashy fitness ads and promises of suspect exercise devices reinforce these unrealistic expectations.