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.

Running

Adductor Muscles and a Running Injury

Nothing can take the pep out of your stride when running like a muscle injury. Pain in your adductor muscles, or groin area, during or after a run can indicate a strained groin and can stop you in your tracks.

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Does Running Up & Down Stairs Help Lose Belly Fat?

If you can remember ever having to run stairs during high school football or track practice, you know that it’s no joke. It’s a tough, intense workout that exercises nearly every muscle in your body. Even though it doesn’t directly target the abdominal muscles, running stairs can help you burn belly fat, and fast.

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The Best Beginner Yoga DVD

If you are a beginning yoga student who prefers to practice at home with a DVD, you should determine your reasons for practicing yoga and take the same considerations in choosing a DVD that you would in choosing a yoga teacher.

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What Is the Meaning of Raja Yoga?

Raja Yoga, one of the India's major philosophies, is perhaps the ultimate holistic yogic lifestyle that encompasses both the physical and the mental.

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How to Avoid Phlegm While Running

As defined by Drugs.com, phlegm is a type of mucus, traditionally expelled from the mouth. While phlegm can be undesirable at any time, it is especially distressing during a run.

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Inside of the Ankle Hurts When Running

Pain on the inside of the ankle likely results from an overuse injury called tibialis posterior syndrome. In rarer cases, an acute injury can cause a tear.

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Can Running Cause Your Period to Come Late?

Every woman's menstrual cycle has a different biological timetable, and for most women, this timetable should be fairly consistent. If you have recently begun a new exercise regimen or have consistently worked out over an extended period of time, you may have noticed a change in your menstrual cycle.

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Calories Burned in an Abdominal Workout

Calories Burned in an Abdominal Workout

Most abdominal workouts burn few calories as they don't require movement from your largest muscles. They still play an important role in your fitness program.

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Spiritual Meanings of Yoga Postures

The story behind some of the postures in yoga come from animals, nature, and ancient stories. Understanding the spiritual meaning will help you do the pose.

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Yoga Poses for Overweight People

Any body can do yoga. If you're a little overweight, almost any pose is accesssable with a few modifications. Very overweight people can start with chair yoga.

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The Best Pilates Certification

If you are interested in becoming a certified Pilates instructor, it's in your best interest to enroll in a nationally recognized certification program. The Pilates Method Alliance is an organization that established certification standards and requirements for Pilates instructors nationwide.

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Can You Lose Weight With Kick Boxing?

Kickboxers are svelte, trim and muscular. World champion kickboxing coach Bill Packer notes that because of weight classes, kickboxers often have ideal body fat percentages. But is kickboxing a workable weight loss technique for everyday people?

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Yoga Poses for Edema

Edema can be painful and fatiguing. Relieve this swelling with certain yoga poses that help improve circulation and drainage.

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