With the right selection of bodyweight exercises you can hit each and every fitness goal you might have without so much as looking at a dumbbell. In particular, bodyweight exercises are the perfect pick for a lung-busting HIIT workout designed to build lean muscle, and because they typically involve training several muscle groups and joints […]
If you’ve been regularly blasting your biceps with standard biceps curls, EZ-bar curls and chin-ups, yet remain dissatisfied with the thickness of your upper arms, we’re about to make you very happy. And we’re going to do that by drawing your attention to the brachialis. The brachialis is found on the outside of your upper […]
Since she began running in middle school, Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald checked off numerous impressive accomplishments, including winning a track and field state title in the 800 meters in high school, becoming an NCAA All-American, placing fourth in the 2012 USA Olympic Trials, and nabbing a USA Championship title in the indoor 3,000 meters in 2014. […]
Yoga istock/FatCamera“Yoga is a great restorative activity for both the body and the mind, but many yoga classes do not involve a lot of movement,” says Ariana Fotinakis, a personal trainer with Trainerize.me. “Holding a pose for a long period of time might feel challenging for your muscles, but you aren’t burning a lot of […]
As a dedicated gym rat, I’ll do pretty much anything to get a workout in—I’ve improvised entire circuits using water bottles for dumbbells when I didn’t have access to a gym. So as much as I love traveling, it does take me away from my beloved weights and go-to cardio machine a bit too long. […]
Watch out for dehydration Suteren/ShutterstockDehydration is the number one thing you need to be on the alert for during outdoor workouts in the summer, experts say. “If you don’t drink enough water, you can get dehydrated and suffer from light-headedness, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke,” says Carol Michaels, a personal trainer and IDEA Fitness Trainer […]
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Shakira is gearing up for her recently rescheduled El Dorado world tour—which kicks off in Germany in June and wraps up in California in September—and part of that prep involves spending time in the gym. Thanks to several Instagram posts published this week by her trainer, Anna Kaiser, founder of AKT in Motion, whose clients […]
There are very few people who would say no to being able to run a little faster. No matter what your preferred distance is, and how relaxed your approach to the sport is, a speedy all-out effort is nothing short of exhilarating. When you first start, improvements in your running come easily and quickly. Simply […]
You should know by now that you don’t need to spend hours slaving away in a gym. Indeed, more is often less because you need to give your muscles the recovery time they need to adapt and grow. But even though cutting down on your training time can be beneficial, you must also guarantee that […]
To grow a big, wide chest you need to challenge your pecs in ways they have not been challenged before. Which is why doing three sets of ten barbell bench press every Monday and little else is never going to be enough to build impressive pecs. So if you’re struggling to add chest size, try […]
If there’s one thing runners love doing, it’s running (obviously). And if there’s one thing runners don’t really enjoy, it’s strength and conditioning work. There’s no mystery to it – if you’re already running a lot, making time for more exercise that you don’t enjoy as much is not an appealing proposition – but some […]
If you’ve ever seen a beetle desperately trying to right itself after ending up on its back, you’ll have some idea of the challenge of the dead bug exercise. Those insects with a strong core survive; those who’ve skipped one too many workouts are food for the crows. It’s fitting, then, that the dead bug […]
It’s time to turn up the heat on your legs, with the elegant and deceptively tough skater jump. The elegance comes from the impeccable balance you’ll undoubtedly demonstrate doing the exercise, which mimics a skater gracefully speeding across the ice. The difficulty comes from the challenge provided to your body by the explosive lateral jumps. […]
One of the smartest ways to add muscle mass to your upper arms quickly is to hit your biceps and triceps hard with moves that work them from multiple angles and through varying rep ranges. This approach will recruit and tax many more muscle fibres in your upper arms – the key to stimulating faster […]