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BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Swing
By Maggie Fazeli FardMaster this dynamic move to build full-body strength and power.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: How a Break in Routine Can Bring Out the Best in Fitness
By Maggie Fazeli FardMixing up her workout routine with Zumba classes, our fitness editor discovers new steps to fitness.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Handstand
By Maggie Fazeli FardHone your alignment and awareness to get more comfortable getting upside down.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Out With Earn-and-Burn
By Maggie Fazeli FardOur fitness editor challenges the mindset of exercise as a way to "burn off" your last meal.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Windmill
By Maggie Fazeli FardFocus on your form to realize the benefits of this stretching and strengthening exercise.
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Why It’s OK to Give Up the Fitness Guilt
By Maggie Fazeli FardThis time of social distancing can be an opportunity to let go of all the exercise “shoulds” and instead discover what really moves you.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Rethinking Before and After
By Maggie Fazeli FardIt’s possible to grow — as an athlete and a person — without trying to control the outcome.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Sumo Squat
By Maggie Fazeli FardMix up your squat routine and build powerful legs and hips with this wide-stance variation.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Ghosts of My Past
By Maggie Fazeli FardOur fitness editor reflects on her changing motivations to work out.
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BREAK IT DOWN: How to Do the Crunch
By Maggie Fazeli FardConnect with your core to protect your neck and lower back.
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Stepping Off My Treadmill
By Maggie Fazeli FardWhen an injury forced our fitness editor off her favorite cardio machine a decade ago, she learned to embrace all a gym can offer.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Pull-Up
By Maggie Fazeli FardFine-tune your form to realize the benefits of this upper-body strength exercise.
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Your Guide to Navigating the Fitness Floor
By Maggie Fazeli FardThe gym can be confusing and intimidating to navigate. Our experts weigh in on venturing out of your comfort zone.
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BREAK IT DOWN: How to Do the Bulgarian Split Squat
By Maggie Fazeli FardFine-tune your form to get a leg up on this powerhouse unilateral exercise.
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Exercises for Lower-Back Pain
By Maggie Fazeli FardLower-back pain might get you down, but it doesn't have to take you out. This program can keep you moving to come back stronger than ever.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: My Favorite Workout
By Maggie Fazeli FardOur fitness editor reflects on the two-move routine currently setting her heart — and glutes — on fire.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: The Very Basics of Gym Etiquette
By Maggie Fazeli FardWhen in doubt: Don't leer. Don't comment. Apologize if you catch yourself being weird.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Ab Rollout
By Maggie Fazeli FardSet your plank in motion to engage the deep transverse and oblique abdominal muscles.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Earn Your Beast Mode
By Maggie Fazeli FardWhy our fitness editor says mechanics, consistency, and intensity — in that order — are the keys to fitness progress.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Romanian Deadlift
By Maggie Fazeli FardHome in on the hip hinge to reap the glute- and hamstring-building rewards of the RDL.
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Never Say Never
By Maggie Fazeli FardA one-day, 27-mile through-hike teaches our fitness editor about what it means to push her body and mind beyond perceived limits.