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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.

Om For The Holidays: Top 15 Gifts for Yoga Lovers We made top NYC yoga instructor and author Sadie Nardini your personal shopper! Shop online with her picks for the om-arvelous on your list — a guide to the 15 most usable and inspiring gifts for yoga-lovers of all levels and styles.

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.

Kids’ Yoga: Get-Started Guide for Grade-Schoolers, Tweeners & Teens Advice from kids' yoga teachers on how to get started with the right yoga program for your child. Includes yoga pose examples & benefits for kids at different ages & stages.

How Breast Cancer Patients Benefit from Pilates Therapy How and why Pilates therapy is being used to support treatment and recovery for breast cancer patients, including exercise modifications and tips on getting started.

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.

Should You Do Pilates on a Mat or on a Reformer? Should you roll out a mat to do your Pilates, or climb onto a reformer? This breakdown will help you decide whether mat Pilates or reformer Pilates is best for your goals, budget, schedule and abilities.

A Beginner's Guide to 8 Major Styles of Yoga Separate the sweaty from the tame. How eight popular styles of yoga differ from each other and what styles are best for your goals, abilities and needs. Covers ashtanga, Anusara, Bikram, hatha, hot yoga, Iyengar, restorative and vinyasa yoga.

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.

How to Alleviate Foot Pain: 4 Simple Ways to Soothe Your Feet When your feet are not working to their full potential, the effects are going to be felt throughout the body. Here are four simple things you can do improve your foot mechanics immediately.

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:

How Pilates Can Help You Lose Weight Thanks to focusing on major muscles groups and slow, intentional movements, Pilates has become widely popularized as a perfect weight loss regimen. We present you with the top 5 ways to become trim and toned by practicing Pilates.

What Does Your Favorite Yoga Pose Say About You? Every yogi has one particular pose you love above all others. It's the pose that you keep wishing the teacher would call out next. Here's a guide to what a propensity for a certain pose might have to say about you.

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.

Finding the Best Yoga Class for You Gyms, fitness studios, health clubs and wellness centers around the world are adding yoga classes to their schedules, but how do you find the right class for you?

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.

Yoga for Detox Most forms of vigorous exercise stimulate all three systems of elimination to some extent, thereby helping the body in its quest to detox. But yoga is particularly well-suited to keeping the waste-removal departments of the body functioning well.

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.

How to Choose a Mind-Body Exercise Are you looking for something different in your workouts—exercise that will engage your body and mind in a new way? Mind-body exercise is an increasingly popular choice.

Yoga-on-the-Go Guide How many times during your last trip did the serene thought of a few rounds of Sun Salutation float into your mind? We’ve tracked down the most useful and portable yoga goods to help you keep up your practice while trekking the world.

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!