Fitness Tips Archives - Page 4 of 24

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Moving Meditations

By Matthew Sanford

Three stretches to help you increase your body awareness.

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How to Run Mindfully

By Matthew Sanford

Here'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 Fard

It’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 Using Fitness

By Matthew Sanford

The ability to tune in and focus on how you move and 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 Fard

Mix up your squat routine and build powerful legs and hips with this wide-stance variation.

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The Minimalist Workout

By Andrew Heffernan

This 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 Heffernan

Here are four exercises to keep your fascia tissue healthy.

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Just 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 Fard

Our 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 Fard

Connect with your core to protect your neck and lower back.

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.