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July 28, 2020
8 Fascinating Courses About the Human Body You Can Take Online From Top Universities
You might think you know the ins and outs of how your body works from…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 27, 2020
Found: The Lower Body HIIT Workout That's Just As Effective As (But *Way* More Fun Than) Hundreds of Squats
I'm about to reveal one of the best-kept fitness secrets: Unilateral workouts—workouts that ask you…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 24, 2020
Muscle Memory Is the Reason Why We Remain Strong Even After a Workout Hiatus
Raise your hand if you've ever taken a break from your workout routine. It happens…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 24, 2020
This 'Dancing Bear' Plank Makes Your Obliques Growl
When a fitness move has got an animal name in its title, you can pretty…
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Zoe Weiner
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July 24, 2020
The Taylor Swift Workout Playlist With New Songs You Need To Pump Up (and Cool Down)
Swifties woke up to a fun surprise this morning. At midnight, Taylor Swift released her…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 23, 2020
How to Relieve Sore Muscles in 5 Easy Steps, According to a Corrective Exercise Specialist
Isaac Newton's third law of motion goes something like: "what goes up must come down."…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 23, 2020
The 15-Minute Yoga Flow for Runners You Should Do Every Week
Getting your daily runner's high can come at a cost. As you hit your mileage…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 22, 2020
Why Trainers Want You To Do Balancing Exercises Before Every Run
Once you get past that burst of motivation to go for a run, there's something…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 22, 2020
The Bear Crawl Exercise Works Your Shoulders (and Your Core) Better Than a Push-Up
If you're doing push-ups in proper form, your upper body—especially your shoulders—will start to burn…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 21, 2020
Trainers Say This Is the Best Move To Get a Cardio and Core Workout at the Same Time
No matter what type of workout I'm doing, my goal is to get the most…
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Zoe Weiner
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July 20, 2020
There Are 7 Different Types of Strength Training—Here’s How To Hit Them All
The term “strength training” can apply to everything from 20-minute HIIT workouts to the single…
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Zoe Weiner
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July 20, 2020
These Simple Lung Capacity Exercises Make Mask Breathing Easier
I will never forget the first time I went out for a run with a…
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Zoe Weiner
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July 20, 2020
The Hardest Workout You Can Get in 25 Minutes Is This Double HIIT Session
Studies show that even the shortest bout of exercise packs a powerful, healthy punch for…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 19, 2020
I’m a Triathlete, and This Is How I Improve My Cardiovascular Endurance
Imagine swimming for 2.4 miles, biking for 112 miles, then capping it all off with…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 17, 2020
The Average Person Takes 1,000 Fewer Steps During Quarantine—Here's How To Close the Movement Gap
Even if weekly spinning classes or walking to work weren't part of your routine pre-COVID-19,…
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Emily Laurence
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July 16, 2020
Airbnb's Online Olympic Experience Brings the Spirit of the Summer Games to Zoom
On March 24th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially postponed the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 16, 2020
What To Do if Exercise Is Making Your Anxiety Worse, Not Better
Working out has long been talked about as a stress and anxiety management strategy, a way…
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Emily Laurence
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July 16, 2020
You Can Get a Reformer-Level Full-Body Pilates Workout With Little More Than a Resistance Band
Every time you hop onto a Pilates reformer, you get an undeniably great workout. That's…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 15, 2020
Why You Should Never, Ever Do Tricep Dips—And What To Do Instead
One of the most convenient ways to strengthen your triceps is to find a ledge…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 14, 2020
'I’m a Karate Pro, and These Are the Mobility Exercises I Do Every Day'
Like boxing, karate involves honing your self-defense skills as you also get a heart rate-spiking…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 13, 2020
Floor Exercise Is One of the Best Ways To Ignite Your Core—Here Are 8 Moves To Try at Home
My favorite type of exercise is floor exercise. Lower ab taps, donkey kicks, planks—literally any…
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Kara Jillian Brown
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July 13, 2020
Jane Fonda Has Been a Fitness Icon for Decades—Here’s Her Longevity-Minded Fitness Routine
At present, Jane Fonda has a mere three TikTok videos, and in two of them…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 13, 2020
This 15-Minute HIIT Ab Workout Will Fire Up Your Core—All 360 Degrees of It
In recent years, ab work has gotten a glow-up that goes way beyond crunches. Planks…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 12, 2020
No Pool, No Problem: You Can Do These Dry Land 'Swimming' Exercises Anywhere
When it comes to low-impact workouts, there's really nothing easier on your body than swimming.…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 11, 2020
6 At-Home Fitness Machines for People Who Hate Spinning
For the last two months, I've been working out to videos played on my 11-inch…
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Erin Bunch
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July 11, 2020
You'll Start Sweating Just Minutes Into This 1-Hour HIIT Workout Playlist
Anytime you want to get sweaty, go for some high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Because your…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 10, 2020
When It Comes to Fitness, Your DNA Isn't As Important As You Think
Even though my sister and I are very similar, the way we sweat has never…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 08, 2020
How To Do 10 of the Most Fundamental HIIT Exercises With Perfect Form
A few months have passed since Zoom workouts stepped in to (temporarily) replace fitness studios.…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 08, 2020
This Is What Mobility Training Is—And Why It’s More Important Now Than Ever
Mobility is a term that fitness trainers throw around a lot, whether you're doing stretches…
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Rachel Lapidos
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July 07, 2020
My Job Requires Me to Sit 8 to 10 Hours a Day... Is My Health Screwed?
As a professional writer, there is just about no way around having to spend at…
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Erin Bunch
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July 06, 2020
Fitness Pros Say This Core Move Blows Basic Crunches Out of the Water
When a chiropractor recently told us that "crunches are crap," our jaws nearly dropped to…
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Zoe Weiner
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July 06, 2020
This 20-Minute HIIT Series Gives You a Taste of NYC's Hardest Workout
Barry's Bootcamp famously serves up tough-as-nails workout classes that combine running with weight training in…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 05, 2020
The 7 Hardest No-Equipment Exercises, Ranked
No workout equipment? No problem. Some of the hardest exercises don't require anything but your…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 04, 2020
Gyms Are Filling Up To Capacity, But Is It Actually Safe To Go?
We’ve come so far since the height of the pandemic, when restaurants, theaters, and even…
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Rebecca Norris
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July 02, 2020
10 Benefits of Deadlifts, the Ultimate Multitasking Movement for a Stronger Back, Booty, and Beyond
Deadlifts are high on the list of bang-for-your-buck strength training moves. With one fluid movement—hinging…
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Erin Magner
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July 02, 2020
'I'm a Physical Therapist, and This Is the Longevity Exercise You Should Be Doing in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and Beyond'
The human body changes over time: Certain muscles begin to lose their cells, bones diminish…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 02, 2020
Keep Your Body Guessing With This 15-Minute Pilates Slider Workout
Even a Pilates mat workout targets the tiniest muscles, leaving your body burning from head…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 01, 2020
Use the 'Copy-Paste' Method to Finally Stick to Your Workout Routine
In theory, sticking to a workout routine seems easy enough. You have your daily workout…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 30, 2020
How To Master Your Romanian Deadlift Form, According to Trainers
There are certain fitness moves that just sound intimidating. Bear planks. Alligator crawls. And another one…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 30, 2020
Do This Quickie Abs Workout 3 Times a Week, and There's No Core Move You Won't Be Able To Master
The best thing about functional fitness training is the huge payoff you get in your…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 30, 2020
The Best Underrated Exercise for Keeping Your Brain Sharp Well Into Your 80s
Pop quiz: When it comes to workouts that are scientifically-linked to keeping your brain healthy…
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Emily Laurence
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June 29, 2020
This Tough Cardio Ladder Workout Squeezes 60 Minutes of Work Into 10 Minutes
If you have a particularly short workout attention span, EMOM (or every minute on the…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 28, 2020
4 Glute Exercises That Makes Squats Look Like Child’s Play
When you venture out and try a bunch of different workouts—from Pilates to boot camps…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 27, 2020
This Is the Hardest Lower Ab-Strengthening Move You’ve Never Heard Of
You can do all the planks, Pilates workouts, and sit-ups in the world and never…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 26, 2020
3 Lunge-Adjacent Moves That Are *Way* Less Demanding on Your Knees
Lunges are all-stars at strengthening your butt and legs, so you'll find them in some…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 26, 2020
The 5 Best Cardio Workouts for Longevity, According to a Cardiologist
From a cardiologist's perspective, all types of cardio exercise are great for the sake of…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 26, 2020
Let Your Stress Melt Away Completely With This 30-Minute Yoga Flow
For a while, stress slowly—and sneakily!—builds up. Then it's like you feel it all at…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 25, 2020
7 Tips for Safely Exercising Outside as Temps Rise
With gyms closed around the country, there's never been a better time to workout outside.…
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Kara Jillian Brown
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June 25, 2020
Nike Master Trainer Joe Holder’s ‘Exercise Snacks’ Bring the Fire to Mini Workouts
Over the past year, the idea that workouts need to always be a grueling hour-long…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 23, 2020
How the Self-Quarantine Is Teaching Us to Break Up With Workouts That Aren’t Truly Fun
Ever since the country began social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people's lives became…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 22, 2020
The SMART Method Is Here To Make Your Workout Goals Way More Achievable
Despite what some Instagram memes may tell you, reaching your fitness goals is easier said…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 22, 2020
This 15-Minute Low-impact HIIT Workout Works Your Muscles Without Sacrificing Your Joints
When I think of HIIT (or high-intensity interval training), the ghost of burpees past immediately…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 21, 2020
7 Cardio Videos for Your Full Week of Heart-Healthy Workouts
If you're only doing one type of cardio over and over again—like running up and…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 20, 2020
We're in the Era of Peak Fitness Tracking—Here's How to Keep That Relationship Healthy
Before fitness trackers were ever a thing, people would—gasp—only have their own bodies to listen…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 19, 2020
Cut Your Hour-Long Workout in Half With These 5 Metabolism-Boosting HIIT Moves
Wouldn't it be nice to get all the benefits from your workouts in half the…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 19, 2020
'I'm a HIIT-Loving 69-Year-Old Trainer, and These Are the Exercises I Swear By'
Because of the changes your body goes through as you age, fitness over 50 can…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 19, 2020
I’m a Cardio Specialist and You Should Be Doing *This* to Spike Your Heart Rate Every Day
When you're stuck at home with an entire Netflix queue to finish, getting moving can…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 18, 2020
New Research Shows Regular Exercise Saves Nearly *4 Million* Lives Each Year
There's a reason why getting regular exercise is at the top of every doctor's list…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 17, 2020
These Antimicrobial Wraps Offer a New Way to Prevent COVID-19 Transfer at the Gym
With many gyms opening their doors across the country, safety precautions are being taken in…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 17, 2020
'Core Kegels' Are the Best Way to Strengthen Your Abs Between Workouts
There's a running joke in the Well+Good office that whenever we start talking about kegel…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 16, 2020
How To Find Motivation When an At-Home Workout Is Pretty Much the Last Thing You Want to Do
You'd be forgiven if you're lacking the fitness motivation to do yet another at-home workout…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 16, 2020
This ‘Leg Matrix’ Is the Best 90-Second Cardio Finisher for Any Workout
Cardio tends to get boxed up as a time-consuming form of exercise that takes a full…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 16, 2020
All You Need to Create Literally *Any* Piece of Gym Equipment at Home Is This $15 Resistance Band
As most of us have recently learned, there are very few workouts you can't recreate…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 15, 2020
The Good Morning Exercise Is One of the Quickest Ways to Strengthen Your Butt and Legs
When you think of good mornings you probably recall the days pre-COVID-19, when we weren’t…
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Allie Flinn
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June 15, 2020
P90X is as popular now as it's ever been—here's why it has staying power
In 2005, when big box gyms reigned supreme in the workout world, fitness trainer Tony…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 15, 2020
3 Trainer-Approved Ways to Practice Sitting Back Deeper Into Your Squats
Squats are harder to perfect than you might think. After nailing down the form—which can…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 15, 2020
You Can Crank Out This Mobility Workout in 10 Minutes Flat
You can count mobility as the highly-underrated cousin of flexibility. The term refers to a…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 13, 2020
6 of the Best Ab Exercises, Ranked by a Fitness Trainer
There are so many ab exercises out there that it would probably require a several…
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Rachel Lapidos
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June 13, 2020
A Definitive Ranking of 9 Post-Workout Drinks to Fuel Your Body
How you're fueling your body post-workout can be just as important as the workout itself.…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 12, 2020
6 Factors That Make a Workout Better for Your Bones, According to Harvard Health
Regular exercise has been shown to reduce falls by almost one-third in older adults. And…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 12, 2020
This Core Resetting Move Is the Best Way to Get the Most Out of Your Ab Workouts
Whether you're doing push-ups, planks, or pretty much any other full-body exercise, engaging your core…
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Zoe Weiner
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June 11, 2020
High-Low Training Is the Best Way to Get the Most Out of Your HIIT Workouts
The way most HIIT workouts are structured, your body is forced to go from zero…
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Zoe Weiner
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