Fitness Mastery: Hypertrophy, HIIT & Running Optimization

Comprehensive fitness involves a mix of strength training for hypertrophy, HIIT for metabolic health, and corrective exercises for postural alignment.

After Running My Arches Hurt

Soreness in the arches of one or both feet is one of the most common afflictions distance runners face. While this kind of injury often resolves quickly without specific treatment, it can linger for weeks or even months if you don't address the underlying cause or causes and take active steps to speed healing.

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Negative Side Effects of Ab Exercises

Ab exercises can cause muscle strain or back pain if performed incorrectly. Avoid negative side effects by using safer exercises and plenty of rest.

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Can You Run with a Torn ACL?

Your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, helps stabilize your knee during physical activities like running. A partial tear or complete rupture of your ACL can lead to knee instability, pain and swelling.

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Lower Leg Goes Numb When Running

Running is an effective way to lose or maintain body weight, bolster your cardiovascular fitness and give your legs an excellent workout. Because it is an intense form of exercise, you can expect a given level of soreness and fatigue in your quads, hamstrings and calves.

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Pilates Warm-Up Exercises

Warm up intelligently before a Pilates session. Bring attention to the breath and increase mobility in the spine and hips.

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Lower Back & Waist Workout

Get a strong, toned lower back and waist by doing bicycle crunches and plank variations, including weighted planks and stability ball planks.

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Exercises for Spasming Shoulders

Muscle spasms can make it difficult to move your shoulders. They might even cause pain. Exercises help decrease spasms and help these tight muscles relax.

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Yoga for Rib Subluxation

Yoga is the practice of poses and stretches, or asanas, originating in India more than 5,000 years ago. Yoga strives to gently harmonize body, mind and spirit. Most, if not all, poses relieve symptoms of stress. This makes it an effective healing therapy for those suffering from acute or chronic injury.

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How Often Can I Do Bikram Yoga?

According to Bikram Choudhury, founder of the Bikram style of yoga, you should do Bikram yoga once or twice a day every day for at least 100 days to see improvement.

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What Are Leg Kick Back Exercises?

Leg kickbacks are effective exercises for strengthening the glutes and building a shapely butt. Choose from kneeling kickbacks or standing cable kickbacks.

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Side Effects of Yoga

Yoga comes with a lot of side effects, most are overwhelmingly positive. This doesn't mean the practice isn't without its risks, however.

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How to Train for Running at 50 Years Old

It wasn’t long ago that the only reason someone over 30 ran was to catch a bus; if you were 50 or older, well, you’d just wait for the next bus. Exercise for so-called seniors was in the form of either bowling or golf.

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How to Run a Faster 2-Mile

Whether you have a two-mile race coming up or want to drop your two-mile time on a solo run, you can get faster with some speed training. Speed workouts improve your lung capacity and help your body adjust to running faster even when you are tired, simulating race conditions.

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