Thanksgiving Day Tabata Workout Guide
Exercising may not be the first thing you think about on Thanksgiving Day, but it sure feels good to get in some movement on a holiday that is notorious for sitting, eating and more sitting. This...
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30-Minute Beach Workout
Time on the beach is as synonymous with summer as watermelon and barbecues. If you’re lucky enough to vacation (or even live) near a beach, the sand is a perfect spot for a fun, functional and, if...
Essential Upper Body Push Workout
As popular as the bench press and pushup are, there is actual value to this foundational movement over the aesthetic benefits (visible muscles) you get from them. Pushing is essential for getting up...
5-Day Core Workout Guide
With an abundance of information available on core training, it can be challenging to know what exercises you should do, not to mention how many reps, how much load, how quickly and how often. With...
3-Day Total-Body Strength Workout
Long weekends tend to evoke images of vacations and quick getaways, but they can also be just what you need to jump-start a strength-training streak. Of course, you don’t need an official long...
1-Week, 1-Dumbbell Total-Body Workout
Most of us have at least one dumbbell handy. Tried and true, these handles with two equal weights attached on the ends have been around since the early 17th century and can help you become stronger,...
1-Week, 1-Kettlebell Lower-Body Workout Guide
Working out with only one tool has its benefits. Keeping things simple requires less brainpower and saves time to spend more time thinking about what we may want to do for a workout. Training with a...
Your Total Body (20)21 New Year Workout Guide
Every year feels like a fresh start, and that goes double for 2021. We are all hoping for some big changes this year, so let’s focus on what we can control and spice up our workouts. If you...
12 Days of Cheer: Holiday AMRAP
To some, the holidays are about partridges in pear trees, turtle doves and French hens, but this holiday workout is about planks, lunge jumps and inchworms in as many reps as possible...
Your Quick and Easy 1-Week Core Workout Guide
Your “core” is much more complex than the infamous “six-pack abs” which refer to the muscle group known as the rectus abdominis. Dozens of muscles make up the core musculature, which has...
Your Do-Anywhere 1-Week Bodyweight Workout Guide
Don’t have access to weights and machines at a gym? Not feeling like leaving your living room today? No problem! Not only can bodyweight exercises build muscle, but moving your body through space...
2-Week Total-Body Band Workout Guide
Resistance bands are a tried-and-true form of training for all levels — from the beginning exerciser to elite athletes. Due to the nature of elastic resistance, bands are ideal for developing...
2-Week Progressive Dumbbell Workout Guide
The dumbbell is one of the most versatile and popular pieces of fitness equipment worldwide. Dumbbells allow for thousands of unique movements and exercise variety. Additionally, adding weight as...
Your Guide to Go From the Couch to Walking a 5K
With this walking guide, you’ll safely and gradually progress from little-to-no regular exercise to a 5K (approximately 3.1 miles) walk. Or, if you have already been exercising, but are ready to...
4-Week Progressive Bodyweight Workout Guide
There are only so many creative bodyweight exercises we can do before boredom sets in. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With this progressive workout guide, the exercises stay the same but your...
4-Week No-Gym Workout Guide
Whatever becomes the new normal of our gym-going future, we know we have to adapt and keep moving. The point of this program is to help you keep moving with whatever workout equipment you have...
10-Move At-Home Core Workout
The core is mostly associated with the ab muscles, but there’s more to it than that. The abs and lower back muscles mainly make up the core, but your hip muscles can also be involved. The bottom...
21-Day Strong Abs Workout Guide
Strong abs mean a strong body and better athletic performance. So it’s no surprise we all want to work on our core. While there’s truth to the saying, “Abs are made in the kitchen,” you...
Your 6-Week Belly Fat Blasting Walking Plan
Melt off belly fat faster with this progressive walking plan, created by Jessica Smith, a certified personal trainer and creator of the “Walk On: Walk Off Belly Fat 5 Days A Week!” program, that...
20-Day Full-Body Workout Guide
While you don’t need a new year or a new decade — or even a new day — to kickstart a fitness program, sometimes that turn of the clock or calendar is just the fresh start you need. Inspired...
4 Weeks to a Stronger Lower Body
How do you build a better booty? Any fitness professional will agree it takes lots of hard work, dedication, heavy weights and a great diet. Are you ready for the challenge? Add these exercises into...
4-Week Durability Program For Fewer Injuries
du·ra·bil·i·ty (noun): the ability to withstand wear, pressure or damage. Durability does not tend to be a “goal” for many fitness enthusiasts, however if the body breaks down and becomes...
4-Week Foam Rolling Program
Regular foam rolling (self-myofascial release) is beneficial for elite athletes, everyday exercisers and everybody in between. By targeting tissue adhesions or “knots,” the foam roller takes...
4-Week Treadmill Training Plan
Whatever your feelings are regarding the treadmill, there are many benefits and great workout options for this calorie-torching piece of equipment. This treadmill training plan takes advantage of...
4-Week Progressive Burpee Plan
The burpee is a move that has it all: A plank, push, squat, hinge and dynamic jump. It can be modified to a simple down and up off of the ground and progressed to one of the most challenging fitness...
4-Week Power Walking Plan for Weight Loss
If you’re looking to boost your burn during your walks to lose weight faster, it might be time to amp up your walks with power intervals. Whether you’re just starting out, returning from a...
The 31-Day Burpee Plan
The burpee is the exercise everyone loves to hate but ask any fitness professional or coach, they’ll tell you burpees are one of the most effective total-body exercises you can throw into a...
28-Day Squat, Plank & Lunge Plan
This four-week plan keeps things simple utilizing just three basic moves with a plyometric challenge thrown in every other day. Alternate grounded exercises with plyometric and rest on Sundays....
Torch Calories With This 2-Week Jump Rope Plan
Oh, the jump rope. Just thinking about it likely conjures memories of your elementary school playground or weekends on the cul-de-sac with your neighborhood friends. But despite its childish...
Your Ultimate 4-Week Core Strength Plan
We train our core for many reasons: great posture, less back pain, better athletic performance, tighter midsection and a myriad other valid benefits. Gain all of these benefits and more, safely and...