Exercises
How to Do the Hip Extension on an Exercise Ball
Completing the hip extension on the exercise ball is a great way to stretch and strengthen your lower back, hips and glutes. To complete this exercise, ...
Exercise Bikes: The Difference between Spin Classes and Regular Gym Use
Exercise bikes are popular pieces of fitness equipment that are found in most gyms and workout facilities. These stationary bikes deliver all the benefits of biking ...
Exercise Bikes: 3 Workout Tips
Riding exercise bikes can be a great part of any workout routine. It may interest you to learn, however, that there are a number of tips ...
4 Essential Stretches for Rowers
Stretches are essential for rowers. These movements can help improve body strength and flexibility as well as prevent injuries. Rowers need to maintain proper body postures ...
Understanding Swing Dance for Fitness
The swing dance style evolved alongside jazz music in the 1920s. Swing dancing provides an effective aerobic workout that raises the heart rate and burns calories. ...
Understanding Salsa Dance for Fitness
Salsa dance has been around for several decades, but many gyms have recently started offering salsa dance classes. Salsa dancing involves a lot of spontaneous movements ...
Understanding Hip Hop Dance for Fitness
Hip hop dance is a fun and effective way to burn calories and get your heart pumping. This high-impact cardio workout engages the entire body and ...
Mimicing Downhill Skiing Movements at the Gym
Downhill skiing is something that most of us do only during the winter season. That begs the question of how to transition into skiing season with ...
The Role of Endorphins in Exercise Addiction
Endorphins are compounds that are produced by the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a small ductless gland at the base of the brain and the ...
How to Maximize Your Endorphins High
Considered a natural pain reliever, endorphins are released within the body while it is experiencing excitement, pain, and believe it or not, sometimes when you consume ...
Endorphins 101: A Guide to Natural Euphoria
Endorphins are natural opium-like hormones that are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus of your body. Endorphins act on your brain's opiate receptors to ...
Understanding Sweating and Its Effects on Your Body
Sweating is a huge part of exercising. However, it's also a big part of your life regardless of how much or how little time you put ...
What Is Kripalu Yoga?
Kripalu yoga is a relatively new form of the ancient practice of yoga. According to some of its practitioners, it focuses on a kind of mind, ...
What Is Pranayama Yoga?
As a key part of most yoga practices, Pranayama yoga is something that it is helpful for beginners to understand. Getting this part of yoga right ...
How to Do Office Yoga
Exercise is an important part of daily life, as is work. Walking, stretching and bending are parts of most jobs. If you're an office worker, these ...
What is Ashtanga Yoga?
Newcomers to the ancient meditative fitness art of yoga might be looking for more information on the fundamental types of yoga practices, including Ashtanga yoga.
What Is Iyengar Yoga?
Trainers, instructors and anyone else with an involvement in yoga will want to understand Iyengar yoga and what it brings to the fitness community.
What Is Anusara Yoga?
Not all beginners new to yoga understand the unique history of Anusara yoga. Anusara yoga is a distinctly modern style of this meditative art, but one ...
What Is Vinyasa Yoga?
Vinyasa yoga is a discipline that utilizes postures and breathing techniques. This form of yoga offers a range of health benefits to those who practice it, ...
What is Hatha Yoga?
Hatha yoga is a popular yoga choice in today's fitness community. Groups and individuals use this ancient, classic yoga style to get fit and encourage a ...
Recent Exercises
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Top 10 Benefits of Calisthenics
If you want to build a beautiful body without spending a dime or even leaving your house, you should try calisthenics. The origin of the word ... Read More »
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Fitness Routine Has Been Revealed—and It's Intense
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7 Hikes That Are Worth Traveling For
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DIY Your Way to Perfect Summer Skin
The summer season is one of the worst times for your skin, with the high humidity and high temperatures wreaking havoc on it at any given ... Read More »
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7 Amazing Workouts That Pull Double Duty
When it comes to burning fat, boosting your metabolism, and building muscle, complex and multi-joint movements are far more effective than isolated movements. For example, a ... Read More »
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4 Ab Workouts That Aren't Crunches
Maybe you just really hate crunches. Or maybe you’ve been doing crunches for eons and aren’t seeing the results you want. It turns out ... Read More »
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Get Jon Snow Level Fit With the Game of Thrones Workout
Everyone loves Jon Snow! He's the one character that we can all agree to root for, no matter how much we like/dislike the other characters. ... Read More »
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The 6 Best Workouts for Upper Body Strength
Want to build your upper body strength like a bad-ass? Skipping Leg Day is never a good idea (your legs are what power your body when ... Read More »
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The Spider-Man Workout
Tom Holland is the new Spider-Man, and if you've seen any of his videos, you know just how right he is for the role. Not only ... Read More »
