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Hyperfit Workout: Dumbbell-Assisted Inverted V Pushup (Video)
Record-setting adventurer Sean Burch demonstrates how to do the Dumbbell-Assisted Inverted V Pushup from his Hyperfit Workout.
Adrenaline Rush
Challenge your physical and mental strength by making extreme sports part of your next getaway.
Playing for Keeps: Eddie George
Retired NFL running back Eddie George is focused on a bigger game these days – building better communities, and helping others lead healthier lives.
Natural Ways to Treat and Prevent Headaches
From routine pains to killer migraines, here’s how to avoid common triggers and embrace smart, safe treatment options that offer real relief.
Why We Fake Fitness and How to Overcome It
An evolutionary biologist explains why we spend a fortune trying to fake health, fitness and other desirable traits — and why our efforts are rarely convincing.
The Unplugged Vacation
Want to come home from your next vacation feeling more deeply revived? Leave your tech gadgets—and habits—at home.
Professional Liability
All the free food he got at work had Jason Buszta packing on the pounds – until the sudden death of a friend made him realize he was putting his own health at risk.
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 Weightlifting
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.
Natural Strategies and 3 Gentle Exercises to Alleviate Heel Pain
Plantar fasciitis, a painful inflammatory condition, can present a stubborn fitness obstacle. But with the right treatment and self-care strategy, it can be tamed.
A Grand Adventure
Test your physical strength on a trek below the rim of one of America’s most challenging natural wonders: the Grand Canyon.
3 Dynamic Kettlebell Exercises for Building Strength and Endurance
These low-tech wonders offer a super-effective full-body workout. Here are some tips from several experts, including Pavel Tsatsouline and Mike Mahler.
Time for a Change
How Mary Maus Kosir jump-started her fitness routine – and got better with age.
Core Value: Brooke Siler
Pilates changed Brooke Siler’s body—and her life. Now, helping others transform themselves for the better has become her life’s work.
4 Signs You Need to Take a Fitness Break
You’re willing to push yourself, even when it hurts. You know how to tough it out, even when you’re tired. But do you know when to back off — and why? Here’s what all fitness buffs need to know about giving their bodies a break.
Behind the Scenes With Pilates Instructor Brooke Siler (Video)
Brooke Siler used to do a lot of mindless exercising — strength training without really thinking about it, cardio without much conscious effort. Since becoming a Pilates instructor 15 years ago, however, her perspectives on exercise have changed. At the cover shoot for our November 2009 issue, Siler shares her story.
How Feldenkrais Enhances Healing and Performance
Athletes and people with injuries are (finally) discovering the Feldenkrais Method: a gentle rehabilitation system that teaches the body to move as it should.
Design Your Own Retreat
Looking for the perfect getaway? Choose from an à la carte menu of activities and therapies offered at today’s leading spas and wellness centers.
Which Style of Martial Arts Is Right for You?
Martial arts aren’t only for action heroes and kids. The training is a great workout for the rest of us, too.
The Body Project
After years of putting other priorities ahead of her own fitness ideals, Jennifer Zech decided it was time to bring out the very best in her body—and her life.