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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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How to Stay Active When Sheltering in Place
By Nicole RadziszewskiHere are some ideas to help you and your loved ones stay fit and have fun while social distancing.
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31 Healthy Habits to Embrace While Social Distancing
By Heidi WachterNavigating change and building resiliency starts with healthy habits.
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How to Lift Weights Mindfully
By Matthew SanfordHere's how to turn lifting weights into an integrated mind-body 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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Moving Meditations
By Matthew SanfordThree stretches to help you increase your body awareness.
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How to Run Mindfully
By Matthew SanfordHere's how to turn running into an integrated mind–body exercise.
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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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How to Build Body Awareness to Improve Fitness
By Matthew SanfordFor many people, exercise is an opportunity to zone out and disconnect from the outside world. But the ability to tune in and focus on how you move and what you feel during your workouts can help you function at peak levels — in the gym and beyond.
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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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The Minimalist Workout
By Andrew HeffernanThis DIY workout offers a strength and cardio challenge — with no gym, no weights, and almost no space required.
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DIY Myofascial Release
By Andrew HeffernanHere are four exercises to keep your fascia tissue healthy.
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The Fascia Connection
By Andrew HeffernanJust beneath your skin lies a complex network of connective tissue called fascia that helps you move, stand straight, and play hard. Keeping fascia tissue healthy might be one of the most effective — and most overlooked — ways to improve your health and fitness.
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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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How to Up Your Pilates Game
By Jennifer BlakeUse 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 FardFine-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 TynjalaLengthening 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 BallardMany children simply don’t have fun playing sports anymore. Here’s a plan to reverse the “adultification” of youth athletics.
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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.