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Tips to Start Exercising When You’re Overweight
Sixty percent of Americans are classified as overweight. If you’re one of them you should know how to exercise around your extra pounds — without risking injury and setbacks.
7 Signs That You’re Lifting Weights Too Fast
Holding your breath, noises from the resistance machine, and loss of balance are just a few signs.
Are You Making These Fitness Mistakes?
Learn how to avoid these common exercise slack-offs and improve your workouts.
How to Pace Your Exercise to Optimize Your Metabolism
Eager to be leaner? Don’t work harder (or wait longer) than you have to! Learn the art of heart-rate training for optimal fat loss.
The Benefits and Strategies of Using a Fitness Log
Forget pouring out your innermost secrets—your fitness log may have a few things to tell you . Which is why you oughta start keeping one.
Periodization: The Fine Art of Fitness Timing
Are you going through the motions and settling for so-so results? Maybe you need a master plan – and a mesocycle.
How to Plan Your Own Periodization Program
Virtually everyone striving to get into better shape stands to benefit from breaking down their long-term fitness goals into smaller, progressive training segments. Why not launch your periodization plan now?
7 Isometric Exercises for a Strong Core
Looking to strengthen and define your core? Traditional ab exercises tend to target the superficial muscles, incorporating isometric exercises can help to effectively target the deeper muscles for a more complete workout. Incorporate these moves to take your ab routine to the next level.
Break Through Fitness Plateaus With Heart Rate Training
Had enough of mysterious fitness plateaus, mindless exertion, confusing estimates and lackluster results? Make sense of it all with the tell-all help of a heart-rate monitor.
A Guide to Stretching and Flexibility
Don’t keep those beautiful muscles and joints all cooped up. Give them room to move!