Fitness Tips Archives - Experience Life

Experience Life fitness editor doing a box step

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Stepping Off My Treadmill

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

When an injury forced our fitness editor off her favorite cardio machine a decade ago, she learned to embrace all a gym can offer.

Women in Pilates class holding Pilates Wheel

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How to Up Your Pilates Game

By Jennifer Blake

Use Pilates to help you tap into your “powerhouse” and transform your midline stability.

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BREAK IT DOWN: The Pull-Up

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Fine-tune your form to realize the benefits of this upper-body strength exercise.

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3 Simple Shifts to Soothe Back Pain

By Molly Tynjala

Lengthening your spine, rolling open your shoulders, and alternating between “stretchsitting” and “stacksitting” can help — and even prevent — back pain.

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Are Kids’ Sports Becoming Too Competitive?

By Chris Ballard

Many children simply don’t have fun playing sports anymore. Here’s a plan to reverse the “adultification” of youth athletics.

Photo Illustration by Leo Mao; Illustrations by Kveta

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Your Guide to Navigating the Fitness Floor

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

The gym can be confusing and intimidating to navigate. Our experts weigh in on venturing out of your comfort zone.

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Fit To Be Tied: A Couples’ Survival Guide

By Pilar Gerasimo

When it comes to health and fitness, are you and your sweetheart compatible, combative, or somewhere in between?

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Exercising Your Memory

By Experience Life Staff

Can a single workout help our memory?

Single-leg bridge with knee toward chest

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6 Exercises for Knee Pain

By Lauren Bedosky

These exercises can help knee mobility and strength.

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BREAK IT DOWN: How to Do the Bulgarian Split Squat

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Fine-tune your form to get a leg up on this powerhouse unilateral exercise.

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How to Avoid Knee Pain

By Lauren Bedosky

Improving knee strength and mobility can help alleviate pain and irritation while improving performance and quality of life.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: My Favorite Workout

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor reflects on the two-move routine currently setting her heart — and glutes — on fire.

Four women holding kettlebells in a group fitness class

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How Can I Avoid Injury When Trying a New Group Fitness Class?

By Jon Spayde

Knowing your strengths and your limitations is key, says our fitness editor.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: The Very Basics of Gym Etiquette

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

When 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 Fard

Set your plank in motion to engage the deep transverse and oblique abdominal muscles.

Person performing battle ropes at the gym

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What Is the Difference Between Low-Impact and Low-Intensity Workouts?

By Andrew Heffernan

Impact is frequently confused with intensity, but the two are not synonymous. A high-intensity workout can be low impact — and a low-impact workout can be high-intensity.