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The Workout: Contrast Training
Build strength and explosive power at the same time with this double-duty workout.
Bicycling Values: The Cost of Car vs. Bike Commutes
A new study finds that it’s six times more costly to travel by car than bicycle.
Fitness Fix: Perfect Your Pushup
Perfect your pushup with these 3 tips.
Expert Answers: Safe Strength Training for Children
Is there a safe way for my kid to strength train?
How to Use Battle Ropes
Master 3 easy skills with battle ropes and combine them in this challenging upper-body workout.
The Workout: Battle Ropes (Video)
Try this challenging upper-body workout to burn fat and strengthen your arms, shoulders, and core.
Step by Step: Michael Adams’s Success Story
How a busy husband, father, and business owner moved beyond excuses and made his health and fitness a priority.
Does Your Running Form Matter?
If you’re gonna run the miles, do your body a favor – Run ’em right.
Expert Answers: Do I Need a Sports Drink?
Can I make my own sports drink? Yes, you can, with this DIY sports drink recipe.
Tri (Harder): Sink or Swim
The swim portion of the triathlon may be intimidating, but one woman learns to turn it into meditation as she trains for her first triathlon.
50 Tips for Taking Fitness Outside
Enjoy all the perks — and avoid the pitfalls — of exercising outdoors this summer.
Becoming Adventurous: A Conversation With Alastair Humphreys
Simple tips for getting out of your house — and your comfort zone — from adventurer Alastair Humphreys.
The Workout: Animal Flow (Video)
Improve how you move with this dynamic, body-weight workout developed by personal trainer Mike Fitch, NSCA-CPT.
Exercising With Asthma
Warming up properly prior to an intense workout may reduce asthma sufferers’ reliance on inhalers and other medications, according to two recent studies.
How Lifting Weights Strengthens Your Memory
New studies show that strength training boosts memory.
Course Correction: Joyce I. Mannel’s Success Story
How one woman took a “let’s just try” approach to changing her body, her self-perception, and her life.
Expert Answers: Why Should I Do Sprints?
Are including sprints in workouts worth it?
Tri (Harder): Curb My Enthusiasm
Healing from an injury has a lot to teach us about limitations and gratitude, as one woman learns in training for her first triathlon.
How to Find Your Anaerobic Threshold
Whether you want to lose weight or improve performance, knowing your anaerobic threshold can help you achieve optimal results in minimum time.