When you think about doing a healthy lifestyle overhaul — simultaneously cleaning up your diet, exercising more, and stressing less — it’s enough to send you running right back to bed. That’s why it’s always best to start with small, manageable changes that can easily
Plantar fasciitis can happen in a snap. You get out of bed one morning, and the minute you set one heel down on the floor, it starts throbbing. You did a tough workout the day before and had some heel pain but nothing serious.
Square your hips. Tuck, your tailbone, zip your navel to your spine. Listening to your trainer is much like playing a game of “Simon Says.” However, if you’re new to exercise or trying a workout for the first time, it’s not uncommon to get tangled
Plyometrics — or high-intensity exercises that stretch and then quickly shorten your muscles (think jump squats or plyo push-ups) — are already known for their quick calorie-blasting, body-toning results. The technique was initially designed to develop explosive speed and power in Olympic athletes, but the
Forget the thigh gap or even worrying about the size and shape of your legs. It’s strengthening your thighs that really matters. Strong inner thighs — or adductors — help improve core control (they do help make up the five muscles that attach to the
Whether your priority is looking good in a bathing suit or living to see 100, there’s one piece of information that might stand in the way: body composition.
If you equate stability balls with core work only, you’re selling them (and your fitness results) short. Adding stability ball exercises to your workout is a great, simple way to increase the difficulty of your favorite moves.
Want to live every day like it’s #FlexFriday? Of course, you do! However, it can be frustrating to crank out endless bicep curls or tricep dips without seeing results. Believe it or not, getting the leaned, toned arms you’ve been longing for isn’t impossible —
You’ve tried them all in your pursuit of flat abs: crunches, reverse crunches, planks, bicycles, and even the ab roller. After all, it seems logical. To increase muscular definition and lose fat, you should work out your stomach muscles more. However, will that lead to
By now you know if you want to build a lean, fit body, you can’t stick to the treadmill or elliptical alone. It takes some heavy lifting to get that chiseled and robust physique.
