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Playing it Cool: Ricky Rubio
A career-threatening injury taught NBA star Ricky Rubio to slow down, stay cool and have some fun.
The One-Sided Strength Workout (Video)
Challenge your strength with one-sided exercises that provide whole-body benefits.
A Unilateral and Offset Workout to Improve Your Balance
Gym-goers often gravitate toward two-legged and two-armed movements. But intentionally embracing a one-sided imbalance can deliver whole-body benefits.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Countdown Workout
A countdown body-weight workout you can do virtually anywhere in just 10 minutes.
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.
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.