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How to Find Your Anaerobic Threshold
Whether you want to lose weight or improve performance, knowing your anaerobic threshold can help you achieve optimal results in minimum time.
Are You an Endomorph, Mesomorph, or Ectomorph Body Type?
Adopting a fitness routine suited to your athletic body type can make the difference in whether your workouts are frustrating or fulfilling.
A Full-Body Outside Workout
When the best weather of the year arrives, you want to be out there soaking it up. Here’s what you need to know to make your outdoor workouts as effective as they are fun.
Flexibility and Strength Drills You Can Do at Your Desk
A full-body stretching and strengthening routine you can do at your desk to help with muscle fatigue and tightness.
Jump to It: What Is Plyometric Training?
Plyometrics are a demanding form of exercise, but they can add speed and power to your athletic endeavors.
How to Breathe for Strength and Endurance Training
Use proper breathing to go longer, get stronger and give your workouts extra oomph.
How to Properly Spot Someone at the Gym
Learn how working with a spotter can help you ratchet up the intensity of your free-weight routine.
Tips to Start Exercising When You’re Overweight
Sixty percent of Americans are classified as overweight. If you’re one of them you should know how to exercise around your extra pounds — without risking injury and setbacks.
Are You Making These Fitness Mistakes?
Learn how to avoid these common exercise slack-offs and improve your workouts.
How to Pace Your Exercise to Optimize Your Metabolism
Eager to be leaner? Don’t work harder (or wait longer) than you have to! Learn the art of heart-rate training for optimal fat loss.
The Benefits and Strategies of Using a Fitness Log
Forget pouring out your innermost secrets—your fitness log may have a few things to tell you . Which is why you oughta start keeping one.
Periodization: The Fine Art of Fitness Timing
Are you going through the motions and settling for so-so results? Maybe you need a master plan – and a mesocycle.
How to Plan Your Own Periodization Program
Virtually everyone striving to get into better shape stands to benefit from breaking down their long-term fitness goals into smaller, progressive training segments. Why not launch your periodization plan now?
7 Isometric Exercises for a Strong Core
Looking to strengthen and define your core? Traditional ab exercises tend to target the superficial muscles, incorporating isometric exercises can help to effectively target the deeper muscles for a more complete workout. Incorporate these moves to take your ab routine to the next level.
6 Foundations of Health
Scrape off all the crazy hype, jargon, and mixed messages usually associated with health and fitness, and you’re left with the important stuff — which really isn’t so complicated after all.
A Guide to Stretching and Flexibility
Don’t keep those beautiful muscles and joints all cooped up. Give them room to move!