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Expert Answers: Why Should I Do Sprints?
Are including sprints in workouts worth it?
Tri (Harder): Curb My Enthusiasm
Healing from an injury has a lot to teach us about limitations and gratitude, as one woman learns in training for her first triathlon.
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.
Expert Tips and Strategies to Stay Focused During Workouts
Zoning out on the treadmill? Daydreaming while you lift? That lack of focus could be undermining your workouts. Take some advice from the pros on how to tame your wandering mind.
Build Your Own Workout Plan
Want to make maximum fitness progress in minimum time? You need a periodized workout program. An expert trainer gives you step-by-step counsel on creating your own super-effective exercise routine.
Try This Alpha Workout at Home
Built around full-body primal movements, this challenging workout maximizes strength, burns fat, and amplifies athleticism.
The Workout: Alpha Power (Video)
Build strength and stamina in this boot-camp-style workout developed and demonstrated by Life Time personal trainer Adam Rozmenoski.
Calculate Your Waist-to-Hip Ratio
This quick measurement can tell you a lot about your current health — and your future chronic-disease risks.
How to Start a “Do-and-Dine” Fitness Group
Looking to improve the palatability of your fitness routine? Maybe you need a side of social interaction — and a standing date for dinner.
Expert Answers: Healthy Alternatives to Commercial Gels and Chews
Are there healthy alternatives to commercial gels and chews?
Second Act: Michele Martin’s Success Story
How one woman changed the course of her life — with some help from her friends — to come back better than ever.
The Nurse Who Learned to Heal Herself First
A health care practitioner details how she learned to prioritize her own wellness.
Fitness Fix: Improve Your Shoulder Mobility
2 exercises to improve your shoulder mobility.
The Workout: Body-Weight Training (Video)
All you need for our body-weight circuit is you! Give these six exercises a go for a complete full-body workout.
Expert Answers: Working Out While Pregnant
Should I temper my workouts now that I’m pregnant?
A 10-Minute Prenatal Yoga Sequence (Video)
Blooma Yoga founder Sarah Longacre guides us through a 10-minute prenatal sequence that’s designed to help moms-to-be prepare for birth. Enjoy a short energizing series, followed by relaxation poses that are ideal for just before bedtime.
The Workout: 6 Body-Weight Moves for Full-Body Strength
How to get a challenging workout using the levers of your own body.
Expert Answers: Is there a right way to “train to failure”?
Fitness expert Meredith Butulis, DPT, MSPT, Life Time Academy instructor and fitness competitor, answers your question.
Fitness Fix: How to Engage Your Core
Two easy exercises to engage your core.
Expert Answers: How do I find my resting heart rate and what does it tell me?
Expert, Roy Benson, MPE, answers your question.
Healing Spa Retreats
More than just a vacation, these retreat centers offer restoration for mind, body, and soul.