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How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon
Your complete guide to training for a sprint triathlon.
The Best Exercises You’re Not Doing
Tired of doing the same old lifts? Hungry for variety—or just looking for some exciting new results? Try these six innovative, underutilized moves.
Hyperfit Workout: Dumbbell “X” Explosion Jumping Jack (Video)
Adventurer and fitness expert Sean Burch demonstrates the Dumbbell "X" Explosion move from his Hyperfit Workout
Hyperfit Workout: Dumbbell Hammer Curls to Overhead Presses to Full Circle (Video)
Record-setting adventurer Sean Burch demonstrates the three-part Dumbbell Hammer Curl.
Hyperfit Workout: Medicine Ball Squat-Kick-Press (Video)
Fitness expert Sean Burch demonstrates the Medicine Ball Squat-Kick-Press exercise from his Hyperfit Workout.
Hyperfit Workout: BOSU Pushups With Leg Lift to Single-Leg Squats (Video)
Fitness expert Sean Burch demonstrates BOSU Pushup With Leg Lift and Single-Leg Squat exercises from his Hyperfit Workout.
How to Integrate Vertical Core Training in Your Workout
Still crunching to strengthen your core? Time to get your core off the floor. Try Vertical Core Training, which recruits more muscles for a more effective workout.
How to Vary the Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Phases When You Strength Train
Fat loss? Muscle gain? A little extra bat speed at your next softball game? Reach the fitness goal of your choice by speeding up—or slowing down—the tempo of your lifts.
You Belong: A Rookie’s Guide to Health-Club Confidence
Just because you’re new to the health-club scene doesn’t mean it has to show. Here’s how to avoid typical rookie mistakes, feel more at ease and get the results you’re after.
Kettlebells for Everybody
These low-tech wonders offer a super-effective full-body workout. Here are some tips from several experts, including Pavel Tsatsouline and Mike Mahler.
How to Fix Hypermobile Shoulders
Poor stability in your shoulder joints can cause pain at the source set you up for trouble throughout the kinetic chain. Here’s how to correct common problems.
17 Heart-Rate Activities for Kids to Try
Kids and tweens today aren’t getting enough exercise. You may think of their attachment to electronic gadgets as a big part of the problem, but two fitness experts explain why one gadget in particular — a heart-rate monitor — may be an important part of the solution.
Pact Mentality
A good fitness pact can help you (and a friend or two) achieve your health and fitness goals.
How to Train for Your First Triathlon
What you need to know about how to prepare for your first sprint triathlon from the sport’s most respected expert.
How to Make Exercise More Fun
Weary of your workouts? Ditch the drudgery and the long face, friend! You’re due for an amusement infusion.
The 6 Tenets of Effective Weightlifting
World-renowned athlete Marty Gallagher offers six tips to get the most our of your weightlifting session.
How to Test Your Endurance
Sometimes the best way to track your progress toward your fitness goals is to pick a test and make it a regular part of your regimen. Which benchmark assessment you choose depends on what you want to measure.
How to Improve Ankle Mobility
Immobile ankles can cause shin splints, knee injuries and even lower-back pain. Here’s how to improve ankle mobility and prevent an unwanted kinetic shock wave.
Escape From Inertia: How to Overcome Resistance to Exercise
Most of us struggle at some point to overcome a stubborn resistance to exercising. Here are some tips for getting — and keeping — your body in motion, even when you don’t feel like it.
How to Exercise When You Have Chronic Pain
If you suffer from chronic pain, working out may be the last thing you feel like doing. But exercise can make you feel better - now, and over the long term.
The Squeeze-It-In Strength Workout
Only have a half-hour to get your resistance workout done? These five moves will do the trick.