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How to Improve Your Sprinting Technique

Sprinting is a great way to lose weight and strengthen your cardiovascular system. It can also help increase muscle mass and stamina, and improve your immune ...

From Walking to Jogging: Amping Up Your Workout

You've mastered an effective walking workout, but now you'd like to amp it up a notch to jogging. How can you transition from a walking workout ...

Jogging for Beginners

Jogging is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to keep fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle. It burns calories and fat as well as ...

The Importance of Stretching for Runners

The importance of stretching for runners is critical for anyone who wants to enjoy the activity for a long time and avoid any potential problems that ...

4 Little Known Secrets of Runners

Runners can't reach their potential without taking advantage of certain athletic practices. Runners should vary their training sessions, remember to warm up and cool down, drink ...

Why Runners Love Stairs

Runners know the value of an intense workout. So do most people who are trying to increase their health and fitness through cardio exercise. There are ...

How Trail Runners Train

Runners use different training techniques depending on what style of running they're going to do: professional racing, marathon running, cross country running and so forth. Trail ...

Are Calories Burned during Sleep?

Every activity results in a certain amount of calories burned, regardless of how active or inactive a person is. Sleep certainly qualifies as an activity, so ...

How Interval Training Maximizes Your Calories Burned

Everyone trying to lose weight wants to know how to maximize their calories burned through working out, and for a long time, the most widely accepted ...

6 Tips for Walking a 5K Race

If you have decided to compete in a 5k race, give yourself a pat on the back for choosing a tangible fitness goal. Walking a 5k ...

Run for a Cause: Half Marathons that Change Lives

Half marathons offer a way to help a variety of charities. Use your passion for running to help people in need all around the world. Not ...

Fitness Testing: The Navy Body Composition Assessment (BCA)

Fitness testing in the military is a standard and required practice for all branches of service. The Navy requires a Body Composition Assessment (BCA) and Physical ...

Know Your Limits: How to Train Wisely for Half Marathons

Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to training for half marathons. If you've never run a road race before, be sure to plan ...

Half Marathons: 4 tips for the Beginning Runner

While half marathons can seem intimidating at first glance, they're doable even for running novices. Slow but consistent training is the key to completing a half. ...

Guide to the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test

If you are trying to gauge your level of physical fitness, taking the US Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test is a great way to start. This ...

Choosing the Best Group Fitness Classes

There's no better way to shake up your fitness routine than by joining the group fitness classes available at your local gym or recreational center. Group ...

Group Fitness Classes for Athletes

Group fitness classes are becoming more popular than training alone or one on one with a trainer. Group exercises used to mean step classes or aerobics, ...

The Air Force Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

The Air Force Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is a rigorous training and exercise series that measures overall physical well-being. It's the standard determinant that is used ...

The Cooper 12-Minute Run Fitness Test Explained

The Cooper 12 minute run test is a popular field test used for measuring aerobic fitness. Developed in 1968 by Dr Ken Cooper, this fitness test was initially ...

Fitness Testing without Equipment

Fitness has three main components: aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility. Each is important to measure because they give an overall picture of the ...

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