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End the Year Strong: Jump Higher, Master Pull-Ups, and Nail Handstand Pushups
Crank out your first pull-up. Do a handstand pushup. Jump higher than you thought possible. Here are three kick-butt exercise programs that will help you pull off a fitness victory before the year ends.
How to Be Naturally Fit
By emphasizing functional movement and a reconnection to primal roots, MovNat clinics take you into the woods and help you once again become the animal you are.
Body-Weight Training for Beginners
New to the fitness scene, or a stranger to the gym for a while now? Try this body-weight circuit workout, and prepare to build strength, confidence and coordination — fast.
How to Create Your Own Escalating Density Training Program
The concept is simple: Pick your time frame, and pack as much work into it as possible. It’s tough but extremely effective for building strength, definition and size.
The Body-Weight Training Workout (Video)
Use this exercise circuit to build strength and coordination.
How and Why to Start Using Free Weights
If you’ve been relying on machines for your resistance training, try working with free weights, too. You’ll develop better coordination, use more muscle groups and see better results. Here’s how to get started — and get stronger, fast.
The Joy of Parkour
As exhilarating as it is acrobatic, this creative fitness discipline is a full-body workout – and a total blast. Here’s how to get in on the action.
The Hip, Hip, Hooray Workout (Video)
Use these strength moves to keep you hip joints strong and mobile.
The Outdoor Strength Circuit
Too nice of a day to head to the gym? Get a super strength workout outdoors. Your local park or playground provides all the equipment you need.
The Outdoor Strength Circuit (Video)
When the weather is nice, take your routine outside to your local park or playground to do this super strength workout.
How to Use a Deck of Cards for a Full-Body Workout
A simple deck of cards can help you refresh the most predictable workout routine.
Deck of Cards Workout (Video)
Just grab a deck of cards and you’ll have a new workout with each hand that’s dealt.
Post-Pregnancy Pelvic-Floor Workout (Video)
These basic exercises will help get your post-pregnancy body back to its pre-pregnancy strength.
4 Reasons to Try a Group-Fitness Class
The best fitness classes don’t just offer physical challenge. They serve up support, community and loads of motivation. But how can you tell a great class from a merely good one. Here are the four factors that matter most . . .
The Do-Anywhere Complex (Video)
A challenging full-body workout you can knock out in 20 minutes.
Gluteus Maximus: Booty-Building Exercises From Nick Nilsson (Video)
A well-rounded (ahem!) glute-enhancing routine you gotta try.
How to Turn Stairs into a Full-Body Strength and Cardio Workout
Get a full-body workout anywhere with this stair-well routine that combines strength and cardio using just a flight of stairs.
The 8-Minute Workout (Video)
Michael Y. Seril, MS demonstrates a full-body workout done in under 10 minutes for those on the go.
The Plyometrics Workout
Want to increase your power, refine your reflexes, decrease your chance of injury and sculpt your bod? Hop to it with this high-energy plyo primer.
How to Use Resistance Stretching For Strength
Conventional stretching nets you conventional results. Resistance stretching (the secret weapon of Olympic athletes) can make you more flexible — and stronger! — in a hurry.