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Extreme Exercise, Anger, and Your Heart
Being angry during an intense workout may double your risk of having a sudden heart attack, according to a recent study.
5 Different Types of Grips
Try these five alternatives to the standard overhand grip to make your pull-up work for you.
Beyond the Core: How to Flex Your Neck
Protect your neck muscles with these two moves.
Awareness in Walking
Across the country people are signing up for “walking boot camps,” aiming to relearn how to walk. Here’s a look inside one of the gentlest approaches.
Expert Answers: How Does Alcohol Affect My Workout?
Wondering if you should hit the gym after a drink or two? Here’s what the research says.
Strength in Repetition
A new study suggests that more reps of light weights are just as effective as heavy lifting sessions.
Beyond the Core: How to Strengthen Your Shoulders
Increase shoulder mobility through extension, stretching and stabilizing with these two moves.
Beyond the Core: How to Fix Your Feet
Strengthen and mobilize your feet with these two moves.
Expert Answers: Exercises for Sore, Tight Hands
Try these quick 30-second stretches to relieve achy hands and forearms.
Beyond the Core: How to Protect Your Knees
Strengthen your knees with these two moves.
Expert Answers: 4 Steps to Your First Pull-Up
Struggling to master the unassisted pull-up? Here are four steps to get you there.
Strong, Fast, and Fit: Into the Fire (Month 3)
Month 3 of our six-month training program ramps up the intensity, integrating — and testing — your hard work from the last eight weeks.
How to Calculate Your Anaerobic Threshold
With a few simple steps, you can determine the optimal level of intensity for your workouts.
Fitness Fix: Pushup Form Modifications (Video)
Try these warm-up moves and exercises modifications if you struggle with sore wrists and shoulders when doing pushups.
Expert Answers: 4 Exercises for Pain-Free Pushups
Learn how to fix wrist and shoulder pain when performing a pushup.
Top 20 Fitness Trends for 2017
An annual survey of health-and-fitness professionals predicts the coming year’s movements.
Expert Answers: How to Assess Baseline Fitness
New to exercising? Before you begin, our expert recommends these tests to assess where you are now.
Expert Answers: How BCAAs Boost Health
Curious about BCAAs? Our expert explains what they’re good for — and how to right-size your intake.
Strong, Fast, and Fit: Month 1 Moves (Video)
Learn the moves to this month’s “Strong, Fast, and Fit: Build Your Base” workout so you can start 2017 strong with the Experience Life team.
Strong, Fast, and Fit: Your Action Plan
Are you going through all the motions, but not getting the results you want? A master training plan founded on the principles of periodization is the surest route to reaching your goals.
Expert Answers: Cold Conditioning for Athletes
Can ice baths help you recover from a tough workout? Our expert weighs in.




















