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Tips for Preventing and Relieving Side Stitches
Expert answers on how to ease, and prevent, side stitches.
Will Drinking Even a Little Alcohol Derail My Efforts in the Gym?
Expert answers on alcohol and its impact on your fitness and strength regime.
Expert Answers: Resistance Training and Flexibility, Chiropractic Care, and More
We ask the experts if resistance training causes inflexibility, if drinking will derail workout efforts, and if chiropractic care can improve fitness.
The 10-20-30 Interval Training Program
Researchers find that a new interval-training program improves performance and health in half the time.
Can I Avoid Building Thick “Traps”?
Expert answers on how to build your shoulders and arms while avoiding bulky traps.
How to Lose Injury-Related Weight
Expert answers on why focusing on healing is important to lose the injury-related weight.
Fitness Fix: Non-Running Sprints
Just because you’re not able to run doesn’t mean you can’t get a great sprint workout.
Expert Answers: Thick Trapezius Muscles, Injury-Related Pounds and More
We ask the experts how to avoid building thick “traps,” naturally minimizing joint pain, and sprinting for non-runners.
Show Me How: Engaging the Traps (Video)
Looking for the best exercises to develop a strong trapezius? Personal trainer Alli McKee demonstrates two great moves you can do with a stability ball.
How Visualization Can Make You Physically Stronger
Studies show the effect of mental strength on physical strength.
Does Housework Count as Exercise?
Expert answers on how to use daily housework and chores as part of your workout.
How to Heal Diastasis Recti
Expert answers on how to close the separation of your abdominal muscles.
Expert Answers: Refined Carbs, Healing Abdominal Separation, and More
Fitness editor Jen Sinkler asks the experts if housework qualifies as exercise, what counts as a refined carb, how to break a fitness slump, and how to heal diastasis recti.
Show Me How: MMA Takedowns (Video)
Fitness editor Jen Sinkler learns the skill of mixed martial arts takedowns.
How to Prevent Asymmetrical Injuries
Do many of your injuries occur on one side of your body? There’s often a logical explanation and a simple solution.
Expert Answers: Saunas for Weight Loss, Sore Achilles’ Tendons, and More
We ask the experts if saunas can help lose weight, why Achille’s tendons get sore, how many exercise sets and reps to do, and how to deal with lopsided injuries.
Expert Answers: Eating After Exercise, How Often to Change Up a Routine, and More
Fitness editor Jen Sinkler asks the experts when to eat after exercising, how often to change up a workout routine, how to look fresh after a workout and how to cure “computer neck.”
How Fitness Success Helps Boost Career Success
Stressed out and strapped for time? Don’t skip that workout. Research indicates that those who break away from their desks reap physical, mental and professional rewards.
Music Makes a Difference When Working Out
Your workout mix can have performance-enhancing powers.
Expert Answers: Multivitamin Boosts, Agility Ladders, and Sleep and Weight Training
We ask the experts about multivitamins boosting workout results, if agility ladders live up to their name, and if lifting heavy weights can make you sleepy.
Show Me How: T-Drills With Jen Sinkler (Video)
Improve agility with T-drills, a useful running exercise for sports and fitness performance.