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Home Team Advantage
By improving her diet and losing weight, Elizabeth Allen found the energy she needed to keep up with her kids.
Elastic Energy: A Plyometric Workout
With the help of a few plyometric training tools, you can teach your neuromuscular system to unleash impressive speed and strength –the two ingredients behind the explosive power treasured by athletes.
Born to Run: Carrie Tollefson
Whether piling up the training miles or racing against the world's top middle-distance runners, Olympian Carrie Tollefson just loves to run.
Making Strides: Nordic Walking
Discover one of the world's fastest-growing and easiest-to-learn fitness routines: Nordic walking.
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Routines – even healthy ones – have a way of becoming, well, routine. Here's how to put the fun back into your fitness experience.
Going Up: Annabelle Bond
How Annabelle Bond found personal inspiration in the world’s seven tallest peaks.
Competing for a Cause
Looking for athletic inspiration that serves a higher purpose and delivers a higher level of satisfaction? Welcome to the world of philanthrofitness.
What is ChiRunning?
Plagued by chronic running injuries? Perhaps it's time to try ChiRunning, an intuitive style that works with your body and draws from your physical and spiritual center.
Rock Solid
Convenient and safe, indoor climbing is attracting enthusiasts at all fitness levels. Discover the fundamentals of this engaging sport – and why it's likely to leave your whole body looking and feeling solid as a rock.
National LTF Triathlon Series Begins
Life Time Fitness (LTF) kicked off the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series with the 2006 Nautica New York City Triathlon on July 16.
Triathlon Transformations
You're making your move toward greater fitness, so why not do it in a big way? Discover why triathlon is proving to be such a popular and worthy fitness goal — even for swim-bike-run beginners.
A Walk on the Wild Side: Josh Bernstein
Whether he's teaching outdoor survival skills or hosting the History Channel's Digging for the Truth, Josh Bernstein seizes every opportunity to put himself in direct contact with nature's wisdom and wilderness.
Indoor vs. Outdoor Exercise
Exercise anywhere is a good thing. Exercise everywhere is better. From the reliability and flexibility of in-club workouts to the variety and expanse of outdoor adventures — give your body the best of both worlds and you'll cover all kinds of new fitness ground.
Fit for Success
Whether you work for a living or live for your work, managing your physical health and fitness may be more critical to your career than you realized. Find out why the shape you're in can make or break your success.
Ready, Set, Race
Is your favorite active pursuit leading you somewhere? Like a starting line, perhaps? Get the beginner's scoop on everything from finding an ideal event to celebrating your first finish.
Quiet Sports
There's a quiet subculture of outdoor enthusiasts who prefer muscle power to motorized recreation — and they're beginning to make some noise.
What Is Carbohydrate Loading?
Oodles of noodles aren't the only secret to successful pre-race fueling. Here's a closer look at how to maximize your energy supply.
Not Going the Distance
Falling short of the finish line can be frustrating. But the only real defeat lies in failing to learn from your experience.
Transition Tips for Triathlons
You're fast in the water, explosive on the bike and smooth in your running stride. But a great triathlon finish hinges on your performance in the transition area.
Back to the Land
Meet a new breed of athlete — fitness lovers who are leading the charge to protect and preserve access to the natural environments on which their favorite sports depend.
Eyes On The Prize
It'll be a hard day's work for about 2,500 athletes at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon on July 17. But somebody's going home with $250,000.