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What is Mental Performance Training?
Using visualization and meditation techniques, mental performance training helps you to set goals and overcome obstacles, such as negative thinking, to achieve optimal performance. It can also help you to prepare mentally for high-pressure situations.
11 Common Fitness Beliefs Explained
Your trainer tells you one thing. The Internet says another. And your workout partner says they’re both wrong. It’s time to get the straight scoop on prevalent fitness adages.
A Better Way to Roll Your Yoga Mat
Our founding editor offers a quick, simple technique that will keep your mat cleaner and in better shape.
Expert Answers: Understanding Weightlifting Terms
Our expert answers your fitness question on parlance used in the weight room.
Overcoming Gymtimidation
Anxiety about being judged in the gym can lead to a fear of working out at all. Rejoice instead in what you can do.
Fitness Fix: Weak Side-Butt
Use these moves to strengthen your gluteus medius and minimus and create stability in your hips.
Expert Answers: Why You Get Winded Climbing Stairs
There’s a reason walking up a flight of stairs is challenging — even for fit individuals. Here’s what the research tells us.
How Exercise Decreases Inflammation
We know food can make a difference in lowering chronic inflammation, but regular activity also plays an important role. Here are some helpful tips on how to make exercise work for you.
Expert Answers: Training Logs to Try
Keeping a training log can help you see the results of your efforts. Here are a few tips to consider, and some favorite trackers to check out.
The Workout: Kettlebells 2.0 (Video)
See how this innovative new method of using kettlebells engages your body and mind in unexpected ways.
The Multiplanar Kettlebell Workout
This innovative new method of using kettlebells engages your body and mind in unexpected ways.
5 Ways to Bring On Play
Inspire your next workout with these strategies for incorporating more fun.
Expert Answers: Eating Before Early-Morning Workouts
How should you fuel before your a.m. fitness session? Our expert has some tips.
How a Walk in the Woods Can Lift Your Spirits
Mounting evidence suggests that spending time in nature can offer a boost to your mood.
How Does Play Make Fitness More Effective?
Incorporating fun into your workout can make it more inspiring and effective — just like when you were a kid.
Expert Answers: Non-Running Exercises to Increase Your Speed
Our expert has tips to get you moving faster and more efficiently.
How Do I Do Rotational Exercises Without Getting Hurt?
Rotational exercises can be a valuable addition to your fitness routine. Our experts offer tips for keeping your movements safe and stable.
Expert Answers: Can Training in Hot Weather Improve Fitness?
Training in high temps has its benefits, but it comes with risks, too. Our experts have advice for determining if you can handle the heat.
Expert Answers: Should I Be Working Out Twice a Day?
Our expert, veteran trainer Nick Tumminello, answers your fitness question.
What is the Difference Between Fast-Twitch and Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers?
Short on speed? Lacking endurance? You may have trained those limitations into your system. With some muscle know-how, you can train ’em out.
Fitness Fix: Weak, Unstable Shoulder Blades
Try these three moves to help strengthen your scapulae.