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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.
The TACFIT Workout
This tactical fitness methodology from world-champ MMA fighter Scott Sonnon emphasizes precision over power, recovery over exhaustion.
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.
A Happy New Year: Deb Sweeney’s Success Story
A mother of five realizes her resolution to make positivity habitual.
How to Swim a Faster Freestyle
Swim and triathlon coach Craig Strong offers tips for strengthening your freestyle stroke in the first installment of our new series on building fitness skills.
The TACFIT Workout (Video)
This interval-style workout puts emphasis on form and recovery.
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.
Getting Fit for a Cause
Looking for new fitness motivation? Find it in a feel-good charity event — one that benefits you and a worthwhile cause.
Expert Answers: Refined Carbs, Breaking Your Slump, and More
Fitness editor Jen Sinkler asks the experts what counts as a refined carb, if housework qualifies as exercise, how to break a fitness slump, and how to heal abdominal separation.
Gretchen Bleiler’s Life in the Sweet Lane
Olympian Gretchen Bleiler loves a good challenge, but she’s also learned the hard way when to give it a rest.
A Blessing in Disguise: Jay Stewart’s Success Story
How healing Jay Stewart’s badly injured knee helped her more fully appreciate her life—and the joyful activities that define it.
Show Me How: MMA Takedowns (Video)
Fitness editor Jen Sinkler learns the skill of mixed martial arts takedowns.
The Countdown Workout (Video)
This 10-minute body-weight workout can be done virtually anywhere.
When All Else Fails … Do Push-Ups!
Senior editor Jamie Martin shares the go-to fitness routine she relies on when getting to the gym just isn’t happening.
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.
How Just 20 Minutes of Exercise Sparks Positive Changes in Your DNA
The genetic benefits of exercise happen far quicker than you think.