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What Is Muscle Activation Technique (MAT)?
Bothered by muscle tightness, soreness and strain? A hands-on, biomechanics-based treatment called MAT can soothe discomfort, improve alignment and ward off injury.
How to Prevent Lower-Back Pain from Spreading Throughout the Body
To deal with stubborn back pain, look to your local lumbar stabilizers for answers.
How to Build Your Glutes
Weak glutes can wreak havoc on your back, hips and knees, so building a strong bottom should be a top fitness priority.
How to Hydrate
Too much? Too little? What to drink and when? Staying hydrated doesn’t have to be confusing – especially once you’re armed with these slick tips from sports-nutrition experts.
How to Relieve Shoulder Blade Pain
The scapulae, or shoulder blades, can cause a whole lot of shoulder pain. Are imbalanced blades bothering you?
How to Exercise With Knee and Hip Pain
Pain in your hips or knee joints may cause you to shy away from exercise, but there are ways to work around (or through) the condition – without sacrificing your fitness.
Overcoming 4 Common Fitness Obstacles for New Moms
Having trouble fitting fitness into your new mom life? Here’s how to create a fresh routine.
Tips and Strategies for Improving Your Posture
Bad posture doesn’t just look bad. It can also compromise your workouts, undermine your health and contribute to injuries. Here’s how to straighten up.
Correcting Muscle Imbalances: 4 Exercises to Combat the Effects of Sitting All Day
Muscle imbalances caused by too much sitting, typing and monitor gazing can set up chronic problems throughout the body. Are work-related imbalances throwing your body out of whack?
A Better Way to Burn Fat
If your weight-loss efforts seem stalled or stymied, heart-rate-based interval training may provide just the metabolic boost you need.
Strategies to Find More Inspiration — and Motivation — to Workout
Low on motivation? These four tips will get you to – and through – your workout with ease.
What is ChiRunning?
Plagued by chronic running injuries? Perhaps it’s time to try ChiRunning, an intuitive style that works with your body and draws from your physical and spiritual center.
Are Women More Prone to Knee Injuries?
If you’re an active woman you may be at greater risk for knee injury than your male counterparts. Learn how to protect one of your body’s most valuable joints.
Expert Advice to Keep Your Neck Pain-Free
A chronic case of computer neck can undermine your work and your workouts. So don’t sit and suffer. Start getting the kinks out – now.
How to Deal With Weak Core Muscles
From back pain to compromised balance, many problems are associated with weak core muscles. A little more attention to those muscles in the middle.
How to Alleviate Common Injuries and Pains
Sports doctors treat common athletic injuries with top-notch technologies. Today, similar solutions are within reach of the average fitness enthusiast.
How to Find Your Estimated Maximum Heart Rate
Knowing your maximum heart rate is essential for effective aerobic workouts. But if you’re using 220 minus your age, you may be missing the mark entirely.
How to Use a Heart-Rate Monitor to Measure Your Fitness Success
Feel like your fitness regimen is stalling? Grab a heart-rate monitor for instant feedback and lasting motivation.
Could Adult ADD Be Sabotaging Your Fitness Success?
Are your efforts to get in shape being distracted by Attention Deficit Disorder?
How to Overcome 3 Common Fitness Obstacles to Keep Your Momentum Going
Has something derailed your fitness plan? Here’s how to get back on track.
How to Pace Yourself When Lifting Weights
You’re lifting weights. You want results fast. Whoa there! Here’s why you need to slow down.