Waist, Not Weight
Say goodbye scale and hello tape measure. Recent studies have shown that it’s not how much you weigh, but how you carry your fat proportionally that’s most indicative of future health.
3 Workouts to Balance (Not Fight) Your Shape: Pear, Apple, Chili Pepper!
Rather than focusing mainly on your trouble spot (thighs for pears, belly for apples, and then there’s the chili pepper …) Make the most of what Mother Nature gave you by training to even out your imbalances. Try one of these three seven-day workout plans customized to each body type.
5 Ways to Stay Motivated to Exercise Regularly
To be successful at a fitness routine, you have to employ a variety of tactics to keep yourself motivated and inspired. Here are some tips proven to help make a lifetime commitment to fitness a reality.
What Are Kettlebells and Will They Make Me Fit?
Kettlebells offer users a wider range of motion than dumbbells that sit in the palm of the hand, and they also better simulate the way we carry things in our daily lives.
5 Water Workouts to Help You Beat the Heat – And Feel The Burn
The scorching sun and out-of-control humidity have probably taken a toll on your fitness routine. Here are five water workouts that will help you stay fit (and cool) for the rest of the summer:
Attack The Fat! Spot-Reducing Is A Myth
You won’t be able to see your rock-hard abs with a layer of fat covering them. Total body workouts are your ticket to the results you’re after. But there is a time when targeting a certain part of the body is a good thing. Find out how with these tips from a master personal trainer.
Maximize Weights to Minimize Fat
Combining strength training with aerobics lets you lose significantly more fat than you would from aerobics alone.
Answers to the Top Four Summertime Workout Excuses
Summertime is the time when we find ourselves deciding not to work out as much for a variety of reasons. Here are the top four most-used excuses, and how to keep them from becoming fitness downfalls.
12 Tips to Fit Exercise into Your Day
Is life conspiring to keep you away from the gym this week? The following tips from three fitness gurus will help keep you strong and slender, whether you’re stuck at home, in the office or in the car.
3 Great Ways to Tone Your Butt & Thighs on the Ball
It’s arguably a woman’s one body zone that’s the biggest (ahem) pain in the butt to keep looking fit and firm. But you can really tone up your hips, thighs and butt with just a few simple exercises.
Why Women Need Weight Training
Again and again, research has shown that women who maintain a regular, moderate strength training program enjoy a long list of health advantages.
3 Keys to a Better Bum: A Guide to a Shapelier Lower Body
If you’re looking to fill out your favorite pair of jeans in all the right places, or simply trim your hips in proportion with the rest of your physique,we have a routine that will work for you.
Sculpting Your Arms with Yoga
Whether you’re already studying yoga or want to begin a practice, this discipline is arguably one of the best for sculpting your upper body into tank-top material.
Secrets of Successful Strength Training
It’s easy to fall into a weight training rut, doing the same old routine of favorite exercises day in, day out. The key to successful training lies in varying the training stimuli.
10 Exercise Myths
Although some old fitness fictions are fading fast, plenty of popular exercise misconceptions still exist. Here are some of the most common myths debunked.
Body Fix-Ups That Work: Belly, Thigh and Butt Shapers
FIRM instructor-trainer Kirsten Palmer shares 5 techniques that will help fix your most problematic body parts. In other words, she explains how to make your body bathing suit-friendly.
Top 5 Ways to Lose More Weight with Your Existing Workout
You’ve established a healthy workout schedule, working up a sweat three to five times a week—but why aren’t you losing weight?
5 Workout Techniques to Burn Major Calories in Less Time
Want noticeable results in less time? Get the fastest results by combining cardio and sculpting into a single workout (and even a single move). Here are 5 techniques that will help you get fit and look good—fast!
5 Ways to Boost the Bone Building Power of Your Workout
Tweak your workout to build bone density even if you already have bone loss or osteoporosis. How weight-bearing vs. weighted workouts help, plus multidirectional movement, balance exercises and more.
Best Cross-Training for Your Core Sport
Personal training, physiology, and biomechanics experts share their top tips to help you cross-train for the specific sports and activities you love most, from cycling and running to swimming, golf, yoga, racquet sports, volleyball ...
8 Insider Tips for Tighter Abs
Here are 8 tips I share with anyone who asks me about having tighter abs. They work for me so I know they will work for you, too!
How to Lose Weight with Yoga
Experts weigh in on the best ways to put specific yoga styles, poses and side-effects to work helping you lose weight and get healthier.
6 Easy Ways to Work Healthier
From improving your ergonomics to reducing eye strain and releasing stress fast, these six tips and solutions can make your corner of the office a healthier place to be.
Study: Ab Crunches Work 38% Better on a Ball
How and why using a ball can sculpt abs faster with less strain and effort — plus a how-to guide to three abs exercises supercharged with a stability ball or fitness ball.
Gyrotonic: Exercise Outside the Lines
Working out can be so linear: Treadmill, stair climber, bike path …Break out of “front-facing” workouts. Gyrotonic is an fusion of circular movements combining elements of dance, yoga, swimming, t’ai chi and gymnastics.
Workout Rut? Variety Boosts Results
Bored with your same-old fitness cardio or toning workouts or athletic training routine? Not getting the results you used to? Muscles learn to perform the same exercises using the least energy. Fitness trainer Rick Olderman recommends these circuit and interval techniques for variety that boosts results.
Hoop Your Way to Weight Loss: Top 5 Tips from a Hoop Workout Expert
Hooping expert Betty 'Hoops' Shurin shares her best advice on how to get serious fitness results at home -- and have some serious fun -- with her Dance Hoop Workout for grownups.
Mariel Hemingway's Secrets to Healthy Living
In her new book, actress, yogi and survivor Mariel Hemingway shows you a 30-day plan to help you derive "more health, more peace and more pleasure" from the life you already have.
Can Yoga Help You Lose Weight?
Diets are often about limiting your experience. Yoga is about celebrating the experience of life. Which would you find easier to commit to? This excerpt from the book Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss explains why, by teaching you to turn your focus inward, yoga works on an emotional level to strengthen a nurturing relationship with yourself and with food -- and identify your overeating triggers.
The "Other" Martial Arts: 7 trends & facts to take you beyond kickboxing
... plus a quick run-down of definitions for martial arts methods you might be less familiar with and are gaining a foothold in America.
Cameron Shayne: Sculpting Celebs, Cultivating Spirit
Bullied as a kid and inspired by episodes of "Kung Fu," Cameron was drawn early to the martial arts -- beginning (against a friend's advice) with taekwondo and its explosive, spinning kicking techniques. His diverse study and practice in Eastern mind-body arts inspired him to synergize yoga, martial arts and meditation to create his holistic Budokon training system, whose devotee list reads like People magazine: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Meg Ryan, Renee Russo ...
Billy Blanks: From tough-town beginnings to "putting on the power"
"You have the ability to achieve and do anything you want to do," says Tae Bo creator and fitness megastar Billy Blanks. "But you have to put on the power!" Few people have demonstrated such power -- in business, in life, and in the ability to motivate others -- the way this man has.
Know Your Body-Mind Type, Find Your Most-Compatible Workout
It's not you -- it's your workout. A lack of enthusiasm for your current workout program might mean you simply haven't found the right one. Discover your true fitness personality with T'ai Chi expert and wellness coach David-Dorian Ross' advice and eye-opening quiz.
The Hybrid Workout: Results Get More Satisfying
You don't have to be a yogi or abandon your Stairmaster and Bowflex to reap the benefits of mind-body fitness. We talked with fitness trainers and yoga and Pilates experts on how mind-body fitness with traditional workouts can give even the results-obsessed something to believe in.
Fresh, Hot Pilates Stays True to the Core
Pilates expert Ana Caban says Pilates is a-changin'. Her take on why change (but not too much) is good, and how you can use the newest tools, equipment and "hybrid" workouts to make Pilates more interesting, accessible and effective.
