Odds are that when we say “daily cardio exercise,” you immediately think about logging miles on a treadmill or an elliptical. But it doesn’t have to be that way. After all, you should never feel boxed in or bored by your workouts. “Ugh, I guess I’ll just hop on for 20 minutes and hate every second of it” is probably
Training with kettlebells is a really effective way to build power and burn serious calories at the gym. That's why we designed this two-move, fat-burning kettlebell workout around the most classic kettlebell exercise: the swing. You’re working everything from grip strength to core strength, to your booty and backside. Not just that, but there is no ‘downtime’ during the kettlebell
Where is your body the strongest? The weakest? If you’re guessing right now, don’t go another week without doing these six exercises, which will give you objective answers to those two very important questions. (It’ll give you a total-body muscle-building workout, too. Bonus!) Completing a full-body strength assessment like this is important because it shows you if you have a
Thanks to our groundbreaking, tested plan, you can shrink a whole size (or two!), tone trouble spots, and banish annoying dimples, for a confident summer look. At the heart of the plan is a strength-cardio routine designed to target the areas you want to firm up the most—your legs, butt, and belly. Because these are some of your biggest muscles,
While intense workouts can lead to positive physical adaptations, including improved fitness and body composition, when done too frequently or without a focus on form, they have the potential to lead to negative health outcomes including overtraining and injuries. These workouts will get you shredded in no time! What you can expect from practically any intense workout is a serious
Ultimately, physical and emotional weight go hand in hand, by achieving balance with both, you can live your happiest and healthiest life. Fitness crazes come and go, but if you’re looking for a workout that ramps up results, these dumbbell exercises used offer serious gains. The premise is pretty simple: there’s no need for fancy kit or grueling machinery, this
Weight machines were once all the rage at the gym, and you may still use them when you train. But times have changed, and here's why: Machines lock you into a predetermined path of motion, which takes away the ability to challenge and strengthen core and stabilizer muscles. In short, machines don't mimic functional movements. Strength doesn't transfer as well
Upon hearing the word “plate,” those who don’t spend much time in the gym might picture the dinner variety. But for iron-loving men and women, the plate of which they most often speak is the weighted kind. And while you may be used to hoisting weight plates attached to the ends of a bar, don’t write them off as simply
Time is of the essence during most of our busy days, which is why we’ve got your workout routine covered. Here’s one of our best half-hour-or-less routines to trim and sculpt your physique into a masterpiece. This one calls for body weight, so snap a pic of the workout and get to sweating no matter what. The workout below will
Some days you have only 15 minutes to train; other days you’d rather stay home than fight for machines at the gym. Whether your dilemma is time or real estate, this quickie dumbbell routine can solve your workout woes and keep you on the fast track to fitness. The key is doing multijoint functional strength moves in a circuit to burn fat,
