No Chains, No Gains: 6 Exercises to Transform Your Strength Training
Chains can add some hot sauce to your workout regime. Here's how (and why) to incorporate them into your weightlifting.
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How long does it really take to get fit or lose 50 pounds through walking? Understanding concentric exercises, kettlebell swing mechanics, and proper post-workout hydration is key to building a sustainable fitness lifestyle.
Can You Lose Body Fat Without Cardio?
Although cardio does help with fat loss, you can still slim down with other exercise and diet strategies.
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How Soon Can I See Results from a Personal Trainer?
If you're consistent and work hard, and you have the right trainer, you can start to see results in three to six weeks.
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What Major Should You Use Choose in College to Become a Fitness Trainer?
A growing demand for fitness workers means majoring in exercise science or a related field is a smart idea.
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What Does a Personal Trainer Do?
There’s more to being a trainer than applying drill sergeant techniques. A good trainer should educate and motivate.
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How Many Calories Does One Hour of Aerobic Cardio Burn?
Some types of cardio exercise burn more than others. A lot depends on how hard you work and other factors including your gender and weight.
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16 Simple Tips to Stay Fit This Winter
With a [winter chill in the air](https://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1012553-stay-motivated-work-out-its-cold-dark-miserable/), people tend to avoid going outdoors and often skip the gym. But don't let [cold weather](https://www.livestrong.
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Home Exercises for Toning the Arms, Back, Belly & Love Handles
You don't need fancy equipment to tone your arms, back, belly and love handles. You can do several different exercises at home to target these areas.
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The Best Stamina-Increasing Exercises
Stamina, or your ability to sustain physical effort over a longer period of time, is easily improved through select exercises.
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List of Muscular Endurance Exercises
Participating in exercises that work the major muscles of the body can help increase your muscular endurance.
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How to Build a Personal Trainer Website
Being a successful personal trainer takes a great deal of self-promotion. If you are an independent trainer, or work for a gym or fitness club that does not promote your services, you need to invest in marketing for yourself.
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How to Stay Motivated to Work Out When It's Cold, Dark and Miserable
Let’s be honest: When the weather outside is frightful, you just want to be inside. The colder and darker the days get, the less and less you feel like hitting the gym, which is totally merited.
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The 10 Worst (and 10 Best) Cities for an Active Lifestyle
With life’s constant demands, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. And it turns out that for people living in certain cities, this is even tougher. WalletHub compared the 100 most populated cities in the U.S. to see which were the best and worst places to live in terms of fitness.
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8 Stocking Stuffers for Fitness Lovers
Shopping for a big gift for the gym rat, cyclist, runner or yogi in your life is a sweat-free snap. A new mat, a heavier kettlebell, shiny sandbag, new helmet or cool fuel belt can fit perfectly under the tree. But what about the gifts that hang from the mantle in a sock?
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Pros & Cons of Being a Personal Trainer
Before you go through the time and effort of obtaining a personal trainer certification, make sure the balances of pros and cons work out in your favor.
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What Is a Realistic BMI for Someone Athletic?
When the long hours you spend in training pay off with low body fat and toned sculpted muscles, you feel pretty good about yourself. That is, until you [assess your body mass index](https://www.livestrong.com/tools/body-mass-calculator/), or BMI.
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15 Proven Strategies to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
It’s the season for revelry and cheer! But with beckoning desserts and snacks around every corner, it’s easy for healthy eating habits to get lost in the shuffle. Pair that with cooling temps and hectic holiday schedules, and exercise plans often take a hit, too.
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18 Tips to Kickstart a Morning Workout Routine
You can make 1,000 excuses for why you don’t want to work out in the morning. Your bed is too comfy; you’re too tired from the day before; you only need five more minutes of sleep; it’s too cold outside; it’s too hot outside. And the list goes on. Enough!
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How to Improve Joint Strength
While joints don’t possess strength themselves, like muscles do, you can improve joint health and joint stability by exercising and strengthening the muscles that surround the joints.
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List of Aerobic Workouts
Aerobic exercise is any movement that uses the large muscles of the body to raise your heart rate. Options including walking, dancing and biking.
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