Cardio
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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8 Tweaks to Make Running Easier
Running is an activity you either love or hate. It's either the activity you put up with or look forward to — often a bit of ... Read More »
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10 Fat-Burning Exercises You Can Do at Home
Fortunately, you don’t have to hit the gym or use expensive exercise equipment to do fat-burning exercises from home. Such workouts come in handy when ... Read More »
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The Best 10-Minute Cardio Workouts to End Summer on a High-Note
The number one reason that people don’t work out is because they say they simply cannot find the time to do so with their ... Read More »
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Recognizing Heat Exhaustion and What to Do if You Overheat
If you’re really committed to your fitness routine and you find yourself exercising in the heat of summer, you need to understand the symptoms and ... Read More »
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Which Sexual Positions Burn the Most Calories?
In a world of multi-taskers, people want to know how many calories they can burn AND have sex at the same time. They may be whipping ... Read More »
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4 Ways That Yoga Can Enhance Your Sex Life
Yoga is beneficial to just about everything in our lives -- including sex. Here’s why you should consider rolling out the mat before hopping in ... Read More »
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Get Buff in the Buff: Nude Yoga Girl's Instagram Is Your New Workout Inspiration
At first, Nude Yoga Girl sounds like a desperate cry for attention, more suitable for a men's website than for Instagram. Yet in reality, Nude Yoga ... Read More »
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Ride Your Way to Fitness: New Cycling Classes
Cycling is one heck of a fun way to get in your cardio workout without spending hours on the treadmill! Not only is it easier on ... Read More »
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10K Training Guides for the Gym
The gym is the perfect place to train for a race, whether you're training for a 3K, 5K, 8K or 10K run, especially during rainy and ... Read More »
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3 Reasons Why You Need 30 Minutes of Cardio a Day to Lose Weight
The daunting sensation of pushing yourself to exhaustion on the treadmill might not always feel like it was well worth it, but cardiovascular activity is an ... Read More »