Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery

Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.

Two-Week Training Plan for Running a 5K

Running a 5K β€” 3.1 miles β€” can be a fun and rewarding experience, especially if it's your first time. But, even though this is the shortest distance for running races, it still requires adequate training and preparation. Depending on your level of fitness and your goal, the type of training plan you follow will vary.

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What Is Shakti Yoga?

Yoga embraces several components of health and fitness, including flexibility, breathing techniques, core training, balance and strength. Shakti refers to divine energy and a Hindu goddess. The practice of Shakti yoga centers on the sun salutation pose, or Surya Namaskar.

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What Are the Benefits of Sirsasana Yoga?

Turning upside-down can give you a new perspective on life and the courage to try something new. Those are just two of the many benefits of sirsasana, pronounced "sheer-SHA-sa-na," the yoga pose better known as a headstand.

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Gas After Abdominal Exercise

Gas After Abdominal Exercise

Everyone expels gas, but it can build up during exercise and release when you squeeze and compress your stomach during abs workouts.

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Yoga Facial Exercises for Jowls

A toned physique will help you appear years younger; from afar. But unless you’re exercising the muscles in your face, factors like gravity and stress will give away your age by pulling down the corners of your mouth and exaggerating your jowls.

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Sporty beautiful young woman practicing yoga, sitting with crossed legs, in Padmasana, Lotus Posture, performing Upward Abdomina

Stomach Vacuum Exercise

The stomach vacuum, when practiced regularly, trains your transverse abdominis. This deep abdominal muscle contributes to ab strength.

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Morning vs. Evening Cardio

Early birds swear that the morning is the best time for cardio; some people would rather sleep in. Who is right?

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Basic Aerobic Dance Steps

Know the lingo before you head to aerobics dance class. You'll get more out of the workout if you know how to move your feet.

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Water Aerobics Benefits

Water Aerobics Benefits

Water aerobics actually offers multiple benefits for any fitness level and all types of people in a variety of formats, including step, Zumba and kickboxing.

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