Take It Outside
By Fernando Pages RuizWhen the best weather of the year arrives, you want to be out there soaking it up. Here’s what you need to know to make your outdoor workouts as effective as they are fun.
By Fernando Pages Ruiz
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Learning the Easy Way
By Fernando Pages RuizWorking with a personal trainer or an exercise Instructor is a great way to boost your fitness know-how – particularly if you take an active role in your own learning.
The A.T. Factor
By Fernando Pages RuizWhether you want to lose weight or improve performance, knowing your anaerobic threshold can help you achieve optimal results in minimum time.
Flex Time
By Fernando Pages RuizHad it with your sedentary job? Don't just sit there! Reduce stress and keep your muscles on task with some simple workday workouts.
Just Your Type
By Fernando Pages RuizAdopting a fitness routine suited to your athletic body type can make the difference in whether your workouts are frustrating or fulfilling.
Jump to It
By Fernando Pages RuizPlyometrics are a demanding form of exercise, but they can add speed and power to your athletic endeavors.
Take a Breather
By Fernando Pages RuizUse proper breathing to go longer, get stronger and give your workouts extra oomph.
On the Spot
By Fernando Pages RuizLearn how working with a spotter can help you ratchet up the intensity of your free-weight routine.
Heavyweight Fitness
By Fernando Pages RuizSixty 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.
Don’t Wimp Out
By Fernando Pages RuizThe gym is one place you can cheat and never get caught, but where cheating will cost you every time. Learn how to avoid these common exercise slack-offs and make your workouts righteous!
Pace Yourself
By Fernando Pages RuizEager 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.
What’s Your Focus?
By Fernando Pages RuizWhy are you exercising? For health and longevity? For weight loss? For fitness performance? Here's how to gear your fitness routine to your personal goals.
Dear Diary
By Fernando Pages RuizForget pouring out your innermost secrets—your fitness log may have a few things to tell you . Which is why you oughta start keeping one.
Hypertrophy
By Fernando Pages RuizMuscle-building isn't just for hardcore bodybuilders. It's for athletes and regular people of all kinds. Here's what you need to know to make your own muscles grow up proud and strong.
Practicing Periodization
By Fernando Pages RuizVirtually 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?
Periodization: The Fine Art of Fitness Timing
By Fernando Pages RuizAre you going through the motions and settling for so-so results? Maybe you need a master plan - and a mesocycle.
Look Before You Leap
By Fernando Pages RuizWhoa there, champ! Before you throw yourself full throttle into New Year's exercise mode, first consider where you really want to land.
Easy Does It
By Fernando Pages RuizScrape off all the crazy hype, jargon, and mixed messages usually associated with health and fitness, and you're left with the important stuff — which really isn't so complicated after all.
Flex and Flexibility
By Fernando Pages RuizDon't keep those beautiful muscles and joints all cooped up. Give them room to move!
Make a Muscle
By Fernando Pages RuizYou work out, watch what you eat, and lead a healthy lifestyle — so you've probably got plenty to be proud of already. Yet you don't have to be a hardcore bodybuilder to want (and get) a little more visual pump in your physique. In order to find out exactly what it takes, we talked to the patron saint of hard-gainers, three-time Mr. Olympia, Frank Zane.