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What’s the Best Way to Regain Muscle Mass After an Illness?
By Nicole RadziszewskiHow to rebuild lost muscle mass after illness.
Recovery
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On a Roll
By Experience Life StaffAccording to a new study, two minutes of foam rolling enhances flexibility just as much as static stretching.
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The Art of Recovery Q&A With Matt Dixon (Full Interview)
By Experience Life StaffMatt Dixon, MSc, the author of The Well-Built Triathlete explains the essence of recovery.
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The Recovery Zone
By Alisa BaumanSmart athletes know when to back off their hardcore training to rest and recover. Do you? The fitness gains you’re working so hard for can’t happen without some strategic breaks.
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Fitness Fix: How to Loosen Early-Morning Body Stiffness
By Bryan Krahn, CSCSTwo stretching drills to help mitigate morning-movement woes.
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The Desk-Dweller’s Repair Plan (Video)
By Experience Life StaffFollow along as our fitness editor, Maggie Fazeli Fard, shows you how to undo the damage of too much sitting with these eight exercises.
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The Desk-Dweller’s Repair Plan
By Andrew HeffernanTired of hunched shoulders, a sore back, and tight hips? These six moves are a great cure for the common computer slouch.
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Fitness Fix: How to Correct Computer Slouch
By Nicole RadziszewskiTwo exercises to help undo damage of poor posture.
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Learning From Injury
By Chris BallardWhy sports writer Chris Ballard (almost) wishes he’d been injured years earlier.
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Watermelon Power
By Experience Life StaffNew science supports the old notion that drinking watermelon juice eases postexercise muscle soreness.
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Show Me How: The Hip Hinge (Video)
By Experience Life StaffLearn how to do the hip hinge, one of the most common moves of everyday life.
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Anti-Cancer Activity
By Experience Life StaffRegular physical activity has been shown to help enhance cancer recovery by rebuilding patients’ immune systems after chemotherapy.
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The All-Purpose Warm-Up (Video)
By Experience Life StaffLooking for a dynamic warm-up you can do before any workout, game or competition? All you need is the All-Purpose Warm-Up.
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Hip Flexor Stretch With Susan Bianchi (Video)
By Experience Life StaffSusan Bianchi, a Ki-Hara resistance-stretching instructor, demonstrates how to strengthen and stretch your hip flexors.
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Smart Stretching
By Nicole RadziszewskiEveryday activities take a toll on our bodies, tightening our muscles and limiting our range of motion in potentially painful ways. This simple stretch routine can help undo the damage.
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The Hip, Hip, Hooray Workout (Video)
By Experience Life StaffUse these strength moves to keep you hip joints strong and mobile.
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Better Posture, Less Pain
By Laine Bergeson BeccoA while back I had to have an IV put in but the nurse couldn’t find a vein. She started in the crook of my arm. When that failed she moved to my hand. When that failed she called in another nurse who assured me, “I’m the best at this.” When she couldn’t find a… Read more »
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Half Sun Salutation and Yogic Breathing With Seane Corn (Video)
By Experience Life StaffSimple moves to help you synchronize movement to breath to help you transform your yoga practice, and four conscious-breathing techniques to calm and energize the body.
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Partner Stretch: Lateral Flexibility Highway (Video)
By Experience Life StaffPerform this partner stretch as a cool-down after your partner cardio workout.
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Partner-Assisted Stretching Cool Down (Video)
By Experience Life StaffThis series of partner-assisted stretches are a perfect cool down after a partner cardio workout.
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Seeking Alignment
By Milo BryantSports chiropractic is great when you’ve got a hitch in your giddyup. But it can also improve performance, prevent injuries and support your general fitness program.