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Strong, Fast & Fit: Part II — Month 3 Moves (Video)

Learn the moves for month 3 of our Strong, Fast & Fit: Part II six-month workout program. Variations on body-weight classics are the focus.

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Strong, Fast & Fit: Mixing It Up (Part II, Month 3)

By Andrew Heffernan

Maintain your momentum during month 3 of our six-month program with these variations on body-weight moves.

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Boot-Camp Workout

By Nicole Radziszewski

Boot-camp-style workouts can help you build strength, burn fat, and connect with a community. Here are some expert tips for getting fit — and avoiding injury.

Experience Life fitness editor doing a box step

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Stepping Off My Treadmill

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

When an injury forced our fitness editor off her favorite cardio machine a decade ago, she learned to embrace all a gym can offer.

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Strong, Fast, and Fit: Part II, Month 2 Moves (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

See the moves in action for month 2 of our "Strong, Fast & Fit: Part II" workout.

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Strong, Fast & Fit: Learning the Ropes (Part II, Month 2)

By Andrew Heffernan

Your fitness journey continues with Month 2 of our new and improved six-month workout program.

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Strong, Fast, and Fit: Part II, Month 1 Moves (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Learn the moves for month 1 of our "Strong, Fast & Fit: Part II" six-month workout program.

Four women holding kettlebells in a group fitness class

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How Can I Avoid Injury When Trying a New Group Fitness Class?

By Jon Spayde

Knowing your strengths and your limitations is key, says our fitness editor.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: The Very Basics of Gym Etiquette

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

When in doubt: Don't leer. Don't comment. Apologize if you catch yourself being weird.

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BREAK IT DOWN: The Ab Rollout

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Set your plank in motion to engage the deep transverse and oblique abdominal muscles.

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Time-Crunch Holiday Workouts

By Nia Shanks

Three time-crunch workouts you can use during the busy season that will get you in and out of the gym in minimum time with results.

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LIFE, UNEDITED: Overcoming Gymtimidation

By Michael Dregni

Anxiety about being judged in the gym can lead to a fear of working out at all. Rejoice instead in what you can do.

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COMING CLEAN: Lifting Weights and My Confidence

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Weightlifting was doing more for my mind and body than just building muscle.

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COMING CLEAN: Embrace the Fool

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Trying something you see as odd often leads to great rewards.

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COMING CLEAN: Inspirational Stories: LaKeisha Shurn’s 100 Days at the Gym

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

I can't stop watching this amazing woman's video. Watch it and be moved.

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Makeshift Winter Workouts

By Casie Leigh Lukes

Digital Content Specialist, Casie Leigh Lukes, on ways she moves her body in the winter — without going to the gym.

Expert Answers: Elliptical Machines, Giving Blood, Protein and More

By Andrew Heffernan

Your Qs: Choosing an elliptical, giving blood, and how much protein you really need.

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Mark Miller’s Change of Heart

By Mark Miller

After one of his daughters was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition, Mark Miller took his own health to heart.

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