Training-Tips-Workouts Archives

- Fitness Tips -

How to Pack a Gym Bag

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Packing the right gear before you head to the health club can keep your workout routine on track.

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- General Health -

How to Breathe

By Michael Dregni

The way we breathe affects our athletic performance, cognitive health, and overall well-being. Here's how to breathe better.

- Workouts -

4 Cool-Down Exercises

By Andrew Heffernan

These quick and simple moves may convince you to never skip the postworkout recovery period again.

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How to Engage Your Core and Glutes

By Andrew Heffernan

Show your glutes and core some love with these activation strategies.

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How to Do the Ultra Fit Workout at Home

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Put your agility, balance, and coordination to the test with this intense 30-minute functional-fitness routine.

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The Perfect Warm-Up

By Andrew Heffernan

Crank out this cutting-edge, all-purpose body-priming routine in 10 minutes flat.

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Hip Stretches for Mobility and Strength

By Andrew Heffernan

Keep your hips happy and fit for a lifetime.

- Fitness Tips -

Hit Your Glide in Cross-Country Skiing

By Steve Waryan

Good form is the key to more efficient — and enjoyable — Nordic skiing. Two Olympians share their secrets.

- Workouts -

Deal Yourself In

By Andrew Heffernan

A simple deck of cards can help you refresh the most predictable workout routine.

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10 Sets, 10 Reps: German Volume Training

By Nicole Radziszewski

Looking for a no-frills way to get strong, fast? Try Charles Poliquin’s modified German Volume Training plan.

- Fitness Tips -

The Art of the Warm-Up

By Gina DeMillo Wagner

You've probably been told that you should warm up before exercise, but has anyone shown you how?

- Weight Loss -

25 Ways to Make Time for Fitness

By Gina DeMillo Wagner

Too busy to work out? Doubtful. The truth: Finding moments to move is entirely within your grasp.

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The All-In-One Workout

By Andrew Heffernan

These do-anywhere workouts employ one very basic piece of equipment to build strength, endurance and athleticism — in 15 minutes or less.

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The Qigong Workout

By Nicole Radziszewski

This stress-busting routine harnesses movement and breath to open your mind and invigorate your body.

- Fitness Tips -

BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Windmill

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Focus on your form to realize the benefits of this stretching and strengthening exercise.

- Fitness Tips -

BREAK IT DOWN: The Sumo Squat

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Mix up your squat routine and build powerful legs and hips with this wide-stance variation.

- Fitness Tips -

Just beneath your skin lies a complex network of connective tissue called fascia that helps you move, stand straight, and play hard. Keeping fascia tissue healthy might be one of the most effective — and most overlooked — ways to improve your health and fitness.