Fitness

By Justine Harrington
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a photo of a fit cyclist wearing a red tank top, helmet and sunglasses
Big Calves: How to Prevent Them and Slim Them Down
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By Sarah Klein
Expert Reviewed
an adult wearing a long sleeve light blue shirt looks at a new bulging vein on forehead in the mirror at home
4 Possible Reasons You Have a New Bulging Vein on Your Forehead
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By Bojana Galic
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two middle-aged male runners going for a run in the woods
126 Running Statistics You Need to Know
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By Sarah Klein
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an adult wearing a green zip-up hoodie jogs on a treadmill
How to Reset 8 Different Treadmill Brands
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By Lisa Maloney
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Young adult wearing white leggings and a white crop top running outside with mountains in the background
Does Running 3 Miles a Day Burn Fat?
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By Solomon Branch
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adult ultra marathoner running outside with mountains on the background experiencing bruised legs after working out
Bruised Legs After Exercising? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Siddhi Camila Lama
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a close up photo of yellow vitamin D supplements spilling out of an open bottle onto a marble countertop
What Supplements Have an Effect on Heart Rate?
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By Martin Booe
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a young adult wearing black workout clothing does 30 push-ups every day
What Happens if You Do 30 Push-Ups Every Day?
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By Sarah Klein, CPT and Henry Halse, CSCS, CPT and Aubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CF-L1
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A young adult wearing a yellow tank top and black leggings jogging outside whose lungs hurt after running
Why Do My Lungs Hurt After Running?
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By Aubrey Bailey
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a rear view of an adult placing their hand on a trapezius knot
6 Ways to Release a Lump in the Trapezius Muscle
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By Sarah Klein
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an adult wearing a red jacket walking 3 miles a day for weight loss outside on a trail under green trees
How to Lose Weight Walking 3 Miles a Day
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By Andrea Boldt and Sarah Klein, CPT and Aubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CF-L1
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two adults do plank exercises on black yoga mats on grass outside
6 Ways to Ease Ab Pain After a Workout
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By Tiffany Ayuda
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black and white photo of adult grabbing barbell with weight plates on blue background
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Lift Weights Every Day
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By Tiffany Ayuda
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young adult doing inner arm exercises with a pair of pink dumbbells
The Best Inner Arm Workout and Exercises to Tone and Strengthen
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By Amy Schlinger, NASM-CPT
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Group of friends training with kettlebells in gym doing slow vs. fast reps
Slow Reps vs. Fast Reps: Which Are Better for Muscle Growth?
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
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adult in a red shirt outside doing a standing calf stretch for the back of the knee
The 6 Best Stretches for the Back of the Knee, According to a Physical Therapist
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By Kim Grundy, PT
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Fit person with short dark curly hair checking heart rate while exercising on both a watch and by taking their pulse
Is a Heart Rate Over 200 When Exercising Unsafe?
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
group of people doing backbend in yoga class
92 Yoga Statistics You Need to Know
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By Sarah Klein
Expert Reviewed
How Long Does Your Heart Rate Stay Elevated After Exercise?
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By Rob Harris
a close up of two Chinese Baoding balls for relaxation with yin yang symbols on bamboo background
How to Use Baoding Balls for Stress Relief and Forearm Strength
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By Lisa Maloney, CPT and Sarah Klein, CPT
an adult wearing gray shorts and a navy tank top performs one of the best exercises on the total gym in a living room
10 of the Best Exercises on the Total Gym
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By Sarah Klein, CPT and Andrea Boldt and Katie McKinney, CPT
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an older couple rides a recumbent bike in a gym
Is a Treadmill or a Recumbent Bike a Better Cardio Machine?
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By Isadora Baum, CHC and Andrea Boldt and Katie McKinney, CPT
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an adult wearing a long sleeve blue athletic top runs outside as an example of calories burned in a workout
How Many Calories Should You Burn In a Workout?
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By Henry Halse
beginners doing basic zumba moves in a class in a white studio
Basic Zumba Moves to Learn at Home Before Your First In-Person Class
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By Lisa Maloney, CPT and Sarah Klein, CPT and Sarah Serkosky, PT, DPT
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a close up of the lower body of an athlete wearing leggings, a running jacket and running sneakers doing a sartorius stretch outside with mountains in the background
How to Stretch the Sartorius Muscle
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By Joshua Bailey and Sarah Klein, CPT and Jenn Hopkins, RN, NPTI-ACPT, NASM-CES
Expert Reviewed
a weightlifter performing a hammer curl in a gym
3 Big Benefits of Dumbbell Hammer Curls
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By Sarah Klein
Expert Reviewed
an adult wearing dark leggings and a pink tank top does a barbell back squat in a gym
Hack Squat vs. Back Squat: Which Exercise Is Best for Muscle Growth?
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By Collette Stohler and Sarah Klein, CPT and Jenn Hopkins, RN, NPTI-ACPT, NASM-CES
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a front view of an adult wearing a gray t-shirt and black glasses doing wide push-ups at home
Wide Push-Ups vs. Close Push-Ups: Which Push-Up Variation Is Best for You?
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By Sarah Klein
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a young adult with natural hair does a bicep curl at home
The Mechanics of a Biceps Curl and the Muscles It Works
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By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
man squatting at a group fitness class, looking concerned about farting while working out
Farting While Working Out? Here's Why and What to Do About It
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By Dan Ketchum
Expert Reviewed
Strong weightlifter preparing to do a deadlift with a barbell in a gym
What Muscles Do Deadlifts Work?
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By Sara Lindberg and Sarah Klein, CPT and Sarah Serkosky, PT, DPT
Expert Reviewed
a young adult wearing a matching crop top and leggings at the gym experiencing knee pain from the leg press machine
Knee Pain From the Leg Press? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Andrea Boldt and Sarah Klein, CPT and Sarah Serkosky, PT, DPT
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a young adult wearing light green leggings, a white long sleeve shirt and braids works the upper-body muscle groups doing push-ups outside
What Muscles Are Used in Push-Up Exercises?
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By Bojana Galic
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LIVESTRONG illustration of a person on a blue background with good dumbbell deadlift form
How to Do the Dumbbell Deadlift for Total-Body Strength and Muscle
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By Rachel Grice
a person wearing a black tank top, patterned leggings and black sneakers does an incline push-up on a bench at the beach as part of a 30-day push-up challenge
Join the 30-Day Push-Up Challenge for Upper-Body Strength, Stability and Stamina
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By Rachel Grice
Person with their hair in a bun does the decline push-up at the park on a bench
The 24 Best Push-Up Variations for Every Fitness Level
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By Rachel Grice
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person with a beard doing upper body stretch at home to ease muscle soreness from 30-day push-up challenge
7 Upper-Body Stretches to Ease Muscle Soreness From Push-Ups
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By Lisa Maloney
Expert Reviewed
Front view portrait of man with tablet doing proper push-up form indoors at home.
Here's Exactly How to Do the Perfect Push-Up Every Time
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
illustration of a person doing a dumbbell leg curl exercise isolated on a peach background
How to Do Leg Curls for Strong Hamstrings and Pain-Free Knees
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By Gabrielle Kassel
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athletic adult wearing a red shirt and black shorts using the seated leg press machine in a gym
The Muscles Used on the Seated Leg Press Machine and Its Health Benefits
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By Sarah Klein
a close up of three sets of starting blocks placed on an athletics track for the start of a 100-meter sprint
What Are the Rules for the 100-Meter Sprint?
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By Bojana Galic
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an adult with long blonde hair does 5 sets of 15 reps of bicep curls to build stronger arms in a gym near a window
The Reason You Should Lift 5 Sets of 15 Reps for Muscle Mass
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By Bojana Galic
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A young adult in a yellow t-shirt and gray shorts does a lateral dumbbell raise at home for stronger shoulders
The Only 7 Dumbbell Exercises You Need for Sculpted Shoulders
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
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The 7 Best Men's Athletic Underwear for Every Type of Workout
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
a young adult wearing a white t-shirt and black pants uses a sit-up bench at the gym
4 Ways to Effectively Use a Sit-Up Bench
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By Greg Presto, CPT
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trained legs with muscular calves in sneakers in training gym during hard fitness and gym workout
6 Mistakes You're Making With Calf Raises — and How to Make Them More Effective
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By Peter Marino
Expert Reviewed
Older adult in workout clothes doing a sit-up on an exercise mat in their living room to demonstrate a body-weight workout for older adults
The Perfect 10-Minute Body-Weight Workout for Older Adults
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By Debbie Strong
Expert Reviewed
adult wearing a red t-shirt and black shorts doing push-ups for bigger shoulders at home
5 Body-Weight Exercises for Bigger Shoulders at Home
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By Karla Walsh
Expert Reviewed
an adult with blonde hair in a ponytail wearing a black tank top holding a blue towel, feeling extreme fatigue after exercising at home
Extreme Fatigue After Exercise? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
a young adult exercising using the average weight for a leg press machine
This Is How Much Weight You Need on the Leg Press for Stronger Legs
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
older adult weightlifting with dumbbells outside
The Only 5 Dumbbell Exercises Older Adults Need for Total-Body Strength
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By Megan Falk
Expert Reviewed
A person in an olive green tank top and leggings performing a barbell back squat in the gym
High-Bar vs. Low-Bar Squat: Which Is Best for Building Lower-Body Muscle?
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By D'Annette Stephens
Expert Reviewed
person doing a single-leg glute bridge as part of a 20-minute thigh workout lying down
You Can Do This 20-Minute Thigh Workout Lying Down
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By Megan Falk
Expert Reviewed
Person doing deadlifts with kettlebell weight at the gym
Functional Fitness Is the Most Practical Form of Exercise You Can Do — Here’s How
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By Greg Presto, CPT
young fit athlete with short hair and defined biceps muscles does a KB squat as part of a kettlebell leg workout
Gain Strength and Build Muscle With This 15-Minute Kettlebell Leg Workout
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By Cheyenne Buckingham
Expert Reviewed
Person doing child's pose on yoga mat in bedroom as part of a strengthening and relaxing workout before bed.
A 20-Minute, Full-Body Workout to Strengthen and Relax You Before Bed
Fitness
By Caroline Juster
person with hairy forearms does the prayer stretch on a bench to loosen tight shoulder
This One Mobility Exercise Loosens Tight Shoulders
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Person wearing a gray T-shirt and black leggings performing a high plank as part of the alligator crawl exercise.
How to Do the Alligator Crawl Exercise to Light Up Your Core and Upper Body
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By Jenessa Connor
Person practicing a beginner barre workout to improve strength and posture.
A 15-Minute Beginner Barre Workout to Improve Posture and Build Core Strength
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By Kyle Arsenault
Expert Reviewed
Workout class performing birddog exercise
14 Exercises to Offset Sitting All Day
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Young people dancing in class happy
10 Signs Your Body Is Craving Movement
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By Greg Presto, CPT
Amputee athlete doing push-ups in the gym as part of a 15-minute body-weight workout
This 15-Minute Body-Weight Workout Is Surprisingly Hard
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By Darren Tomasso
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing a red tank top and purple leggings doing a box jump as one of the best plyometric exercises for runners.
The 7 Best Plyometric Exercises for Runners
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By Lindsey Clayton
Older adult wearing a blue tank top and black leggings doing a full-body resistance band workout in living room.
A 15-Minute Resistance Band Workout That Targets Every Major Muscle Group
Fitness
By Kristin Jenny
A rock climber gets lowered down a tall rock face on the end of a rope
Is Rock Climbing Cardio or Strength Training?
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By Greg Presto, CPT
Expert Reviewed
Close up of unrecognisable physical therapist stretching hip of a client
7 Signs You May Need to See a Physical Therapist
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By Gabrielle Kassel
Expert Reviewed
Person sitting on bench in gym after bench pressing with barbell with wheelchair next to them.
The Only 3 Barbell Exercises You Need for Stronger Arms
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By Solomon Branch
Expert Reviewed
man smiling and drinking water perineal muscle exercises
Why Men Should Do Pelvic Floor Exercises Too
Fitness
By Laura Scholz
young person with a ponytail does side planks as part of a 15-minute pilates workout for beginners
Get a Stronger, More Stable Core With This 15-Minute Pilates Workout for Beginners
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By Greg Presto, CPT
Expert Reviewed
older adult rides their bike, one of the best sports for seniors, in a beautiful scenic mountainous area
The 7 Best Sports for Older Adults
Fitness
By Amber Rees
fit person wearing a matching workout set in sage green and wearing a bun does a squat during a lower-body body-weight workout
You Don't Need Any Equipment for This 15-Minute Lower-Body Workout
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By Sholeen Lagadien
Three people in a Pilates class performing bridge exercise in a Pilates for pelvic floor workout.
A 15-Minute Pilates Workout to Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor
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Our team of fitness experts is dedicated to helping you achieve your fitness goals. We understand that everyone has unique needs and preferences when it comes to fitness, which is why we offer a variety of workouts and exercises to choose from. Whether you prefer cardio, strength training, yoga or something else entirely, we have a plan that's right for you.

In addition to workout plans and exercise videos, we also provide nutrition advice and healthy eating tips to help you fuel your body for optimal performance. We believe that a well-rounded fitness routine includes both exercise and healthy eating habits, which is why we prioritize both on our fitness page."