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npr.org July 20, 2017
Just Thinking You're Slacking On Exercise Could Boost Risk Of Death

In a fitness-crazed land of spin classes and CrossFit gyms, Octavia Zahrt found it can be tough to feel as though you're doing enough. "When I was in school in London, I felt really good about my activity.
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nymag.com July 19, 2017
Why Sitting at Your Computer All Day Can Wipe You Out

Like most days, I spent the bulk of yesterday sitting in what I’ve determined to be the breeziest corner of my apartment, typing on my laptop. I filed a story, transcribed interviews for a few hours, and sent about half a million emails, but rarely got up from my chair.
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mensfitness.com July 23, 2017
The 6-week Model Body workout plan

Everyone has snapped a few shots only later to go back and delete a bunch of them. "My eyes are closed." "I'm not standing up straight." "Do my arms really look like that?" "Does my stomach really look like that, too?!" And sure, learning your angles is one way to cheat the lens.
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nytimes.com July 24, 2017
As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common

Three years ago, Christina D’Ambrosio went to her first spin class, pedaling fast on a stationary bike to the rhythms of popular music as an instructor shouted motivation. But Ms. D’Ambrosio, who exercises regularly, found the hourlong class was harder than she anticipated.
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nytimes.com July 22, 2017
The Toll of Exercise on the Heart (and Why You May Not Need to Worry)

Does spending years running marathons or cycling for long distances potentially strain someone’s heart? Two major new studies of athletes and their coronary arteries suggest that the answer may be a qualified yes.
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mensfitness.com July 21, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo's legs workout for sculpted quads and explosive power

For bulging hamstrings, sculpted calves, and enough quad definition to get that thigh "teardrop" like Cristiano Ronaldo, you need a targeted legs workout. So why not use his? The soccer sensation is enviably shredded, but his routines aren't designed (solely) for aesthetics.
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sciencedaily.com June 12, 2017
How physical exercise prevents dementia

In order to further advance current state of knowledge on the positive influence of physical activity on the brain, gerontologists and sports physicians at Goethe University Frankfurt have examined the effects of regular exercise on brain metabolism and memory of 60 participants aged between 65
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health.com July 20, 2017
Your Attitude About Exercise May Be Just as Important as How Much You Actually Get

You know that not getting regular exercise can be bad for your health. But here’s a surprising twist: Apparently, just thinking that you’re not exercising as much as you should can be harmful, too.
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flipboard.com July 22, 2017
Exercise on Vacation: Essential or Pure Evil?

For the past week or so I’ve been on a family “vacation”—I put vacation in quotes, because who really goes on vacation anymore? It’s 2017, lazybones—nobody unplugs.
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nymag.com June 29, 2016
How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym

When I first started training for marathons a little over ten years ago, my coach told me something I’ve never forgotten: that I would need to learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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qz.com January 13, 2016
A neuroscientist says there’s a powerful benefit to exercise that is rarely discussed

When I was about to turn 40, I started working out regularly after years of inactivity. As I sweated my way through cardio, weights, and dance classes, I noticed that exercise wasn’t just changing my body. It was also profoundly transforming my brain—for the better.
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vitals.lifehacker.com August 2, 2016
A Full-Body Workout You Can Do In Your Office Chair

Even if work piles up in the office, you don’t have to completely shove aside taking care of your fitness. This quick workout from DAREBEE can help keep your exercising momentum, or at the very least, offer a nice breather from a stressful day of work. All you need is an office chair.
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uk.style.yahoo.com January 10, 2017
The only four exercises you'll ever need to shape up

Lots of people ask me, “what are the best exercises for my legs, upper body and abs?” There are so many, but for now I have narrowed it down for you to my four absolute tried, tested and true favourites for all over body toning and fat burning moves.
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vitals.lifehacker.com January 10, 2017
How to Find Time to Exercise When Your Schedule Is Already Packed

It’s easy to feel motivated about the idea of exercising. Let’s all run marathons! And do a push-up challenge! But somehow, a lot of our plans never leave the “idea” stage. We’re all busy people, right? And it’s so hard to find the time.
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vitals.lifehacker.com July 30, 2016
This Exercise Chart Is Full of Travel-Friendly, Resistance Band Exercises

Resistance bands are those big, rubber band-like pieces of workout equipment that most people ignore at the gym. Pity, too, because they’re awesome and are incredibly travel-friendly. This graphic shows you the many strength-building exercises you can do with them, in and out of the gym.
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wellfesto.com November 19, 2013
10 Things I Want My Daughter to Know About Working Out

Mid-way through a recent group exercise class, the teacher lost me. She didn’t lose me because of some complicated step sequence or insanely long set of burpees; I mentally checked out because of a few words she kept saying over and over.
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vitals.lifehacker.com March 11, 2016
Work Every Part of Your Body With This Dumbbell Exercise Chart

Dumbbells are the unsung workhorse of the exercise world. They’re great in a home gym, and you can always grab a few even at a busy fitness center. Even people who work out with heavy iron or with nothing but their body tend to sneak in a few dumbbell moves from time to time.
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vitals.lifehacker.com October 6, 2016
A 15-Minute Bodyweight Workout You Can Do Anywhere

Super short workouts can be very effective for building strength and cardio endurance. This time-efficient bodyweight workout from DAREBEE doesn’t require equipment and is perfect for doing at home, in a hotel room, in a dorm room, or even an empty meeting room.
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io9.gizmodo.com
This is What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Exercising

It takes a lot of hard work to stay in shape, which is why it’s important to exercise on a regular basis. But it’s not always possible to remain active, and sometimes a few days off can turn into a more... extended hiatus. Here’s what happens to your body when you suddenly stop exercising.
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runtastic.com December 11, 2015
7 Smart Ways to Achieve Change with Bodyweight Training

New beginnings. Fresh starts. Resolutions. These are the hottest topics in January. One out of three has weight loss among their New Year’s resolutions, followed by the desire for a fitter body and increased endurance. Until January 24th, that is.
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businessinsider.com April 20, 2017
I tried the science-backed 7-minute fitness routine that's going viral, and it actually works

When I first heard about the 7-Minute Workout, an app that promises the benefits of a sweaty bike ride and a trip to the gym in just a few minutes, I thought it was all hype. But as it turns out, the app, well, works you out.
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qz.com July 10, 2014
The complete guide to working out before work

Life inevitably gets in the way of your gym date.
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lifehacker.com November 9, 2015
Nine Quiet Exercises You Can Do In Your Hotel Room Without Any Equipment

Travel can take a toll on you mentally and physically, especially when you skip out on your normal exercise routine. If your hotel doesn’t have a gym, these simple exercises require no equipment, and are quiet enough to do in any hotel room.
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artofmanliness.com August 5, 2015
The Prisoner Workout: Killer Bodyweight Exercises for Small Spaces

Besides a few brief stints of freedom, notorious British criminal and troublemaker Charles Salvador (better known as Charles Bronson) has been serving time since 1974.
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lifehacker.com May 9, 2013
This 7-Minute, Research-Based Workout Exercises Your Whole Body

Don't have an hour or even twenty minutes to exercise each day? You might not need it. This routine of 12 exercises is a complete workout based on the latest fitness research—and it only takes 7 minutes.
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vitals.lifehacker.com December 16, 2016
You Should Really Try Working Out with Kettlebells

Kettlebell training boosts your power, strength, flexibility, and mobility, all while being gentler on your body than barbell weight training. You can’t just pick one up and go without risking injury, though. Here are all the benefits of using them, and why you should work one into your routine.
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lifehacker.com November 30, 2013
Top 10 Reasons to Exercise Regularly (Besides Losing Weight)

You've been told a hundred times that exercise is good for you, and it's true—but it's good for a lot more than just losing weight or building muscle. Here are 10 other benefits you'll see from just a little daily exercise.
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lifehacker.com April 5, 2017
How to Clean Yourself Up Super Fast After a Sweaty Workout

If you’re crunched for time, hitting the gym right before work or during lunch might be your only options. And that probably means you can’t squeeze in a shower. Here’s how you can get back to work quickly without feeling like a sweaty, stinky mess.
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buzzfeed.com
The Only 12 Exercises You Need To Get In Shape

Bodyweight exercises are moves that use only your body’s weight as resistance, such as pushups and lunges — no equipment needed. They’re a staple in many high-intensity circuit training (HICT) workouts. HICT workouts are intense and quick — like crazy quick.
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inc.com June 26, 2017
Want to Stay Young Longer? Science Says This Exercise Makes Your Body Act Like It's 9 Years Younger

It's been a dream of civilizations since the dawn of time: If we can't live forever, can we at least slow down the aging process and stretch our lives out as long as possible?
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lifehacker.com November 20, 2012
What the Research on Habit Formation Reveals About Willpower (And How You Can Apply it to Your Life)

In the past decade, there has been a lot of fascinating academic research conducted around habit formation and willpower.
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vitals.lifehacker.com June 19, 2017
How to Start Working Out in the Mornings

The last time you pried yourself out of bed at 6 a.m. for that morning workout felt great: you heard birds chirping; coffee tasted especially amazing; you had the energy to run laps around your family and coworkers. Now if only you could do it more than that one time.
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inc.com April 18, 2017
Science Says 1 Minute of This Kind of Exercise May Equal 45 Minutes of Jogging

The short- and long-term benefits of exercise are absurdly well-documented. Exercise lowers your cholesterol, boosts your mood, decreases your stress, and increases your flexibility (plus about a zillion other good things).
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nytimes.com February 16, 2017
The Hunger in Our Heads

A busy brain can mean a hungry body. We often seek food after focused mental activity, like preparing for an exam or poring over spreadsheets. Researchers speculate that heavy bouts of thinking drain energy from the brain, whose capacity to store fuel is very limited.
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well.blogs.nytimes.com May 9, 2013
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

Editors’ note: Here’s one of our favorite stories from the archives with a helpful tip for Smarter Living. Updated, Oct. 24, 2014 | For a greater challenge, see “The Advanced 7-Minute Workout.” And download our new, free 7-Minute Workout App for your phone, tablet or other device.
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runnersworld.com September 15, 2016
Here’s Exactly How Exercise—Or Lack of It—Affects Aging Muscles. This Just Might Change Your Life

Like most of us, Santiago doesn’t yet know that diminishing muscle quality is a large part of the reason she’s been so tired lately and why those few extra pounds have started clinging to her like swirls of frosting to a cake.
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businessinsider.com May 11, 2017
The 2 exercises that will keep you fit for life

If you want to live a long and healthy life, you should make sure you're getting enough exercise. If you are doing any or all of that, great.
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lifehacker.com May 10, 2013
These 12 Videos Show the Proper Form for a 7-Minute Full Workout

Interval training, as we've mentioned before, is one of the most efficient ways to exercise. Yesterday we shared a routine that gives you a full-body workout with 12 exercises in 7 minutes. By request, here are videos that show how to do each of those exercises properly.
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vitals.lifehacker.com February 14, 2017
Do You Really Need a Rest Day After Exercise?

Rest days are a standard part of exercise programs, but they’re not the only way to avoid overworking yourself. Let’s look at the difference between rest and recovery, and when you can bend the rules.
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strength.stack52.com
PERIODIC TABLE OF STRETCHING EXERCISES

Stretching increases your joint range of motion, warms up your muscles, and aids in muscle recovery. There are two different types of flexibility, static flexibility and dynamic flexibility. Static Flexibility is the range of motion of a joint with very slow, controlled movement.
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vitals.lifehacker.com August 9, 2016
A Three-Minute Yoga Exercise Routine You Can Do While Sitting At Work

Breaking up long hours of sitting at your work desk with stretching or walking breaks sounds very nice in theory, but regularly putting it into practice is easier said than done. Well, here’s a yoga routine that takes you only three minutes to complete.
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gq.com May 1, 2017
Science: Running Is Better Than Every Other Exercise at Making You Live Longer

And a little bit goes a long way!
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vitals.lifehacker.com June 29, 2016
How Long You Should Rest Between Sets for the Biggest Training Benefits

Rest between sets and exercises has as large an impact on your fitness as the number of sets and reps do. If your breaks are too short, you rob yourself of their benefits, or worse, increase your risk for injury. If they’re too long, you’re not exercising hard enough.
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esquire.co.uk April 20, 2017
The Only 5 Exercises You'll Ever Really Need

A man's fitness routine, much like his choice in films, women, clothes and favourite reptile (Komodo dragon - closely followed by the bearded dragon - since you asked), is a subjective affair. But there are still some exercises that will work, no matter who you are.
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vitals.lifehacker.com September 10, 2016
“Ladder Method” Training Will Boost Your Strength Without Tiring You Out

The ladder training method isn’t about fancy footwork. Rather, this is a one-off weight training workout that staggers your exercise sets and reps as if you were moving up an imaginary ladder.
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outsideonline.com August 20, 2015
Age Is Irrelevant When It Comes to Fitness

Last February, 59-year-old Ned Overend, aka “The Lung,” aka “Deadly Nedly,” won the first National Fatbike Championships, held in Ogden, Utah. Fat Bike Nats isn’t exactly the Tour de France, but it’s no charity ride, either.
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vitals.lifehacker.com February 2, 2017
What I Learned Doing Push-Ups Every Day for a Month

At the beginning of January, I happened upon a video you may have seen: a young woman doing pushups for 100 days. She starts out “scrawny,” but gets stronger. I wanted to do that. So I did, and you can too.
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artofmanliness.com January 30, 2014
Your Concentration Training Program: 11 Exercises That Will Strengthen Your Attention

In this series on mastering your attention, we have emphasized the fact that attention is not just the ability to focus on a single task without being distracted, but in fact is comprised of several different elements that must be effectively managed.
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vitals.lifehacker.com March 16, 2017
The 3 x 30 Workout Routine Is Perfect For People Who Can't Work Out Consistently

If you have a hard time exercising consistently, maybe you need to reframe your ideals around working out. One sub-par workout, for instance, is better than skipping workouts altogether. Try Nate Green’s 3 x 30 workout routine. It’s just 30 minutes of your day.
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fastcompany.com February 4, 2014
What Happens To Our Brains When We Exercise And How It Makes Us Happier

Exercise has been touted to be a cure for nearly everything in life, from depression, to memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and more.
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vitals.lifehacker.com January 3, 2017
A 25-Minute Bodyweight Workout You Can Do With Your Kids

Exercise is good for everyone. We know that, but it’s difficult to get that workout in when making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or watching Dora the Explorer takes precedent. So rather than ditch exercising altogether, why not get your kids involved too?
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artofmanliness.com June 20, 2016
How to Break Through a Push-Up Plateau

Push-ups: the manliest and most foundational strength exercise for the upper body. They’ve been turning boys into men since the dawn of physical fitness. I won’t bore you with their benefits (i.e., they require no equipment, they’re great for the whole upper body, etc.
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vitals.lifehacker.com May 5, 2016
Stretching Prevents Injury, and Other Misconceptions About Exercise

My high school track coach used to tell me to stretch before my workouts to prevent injury. You’ve probably heard the same and other fitness advice: “Be sure to change your running shoes every six months”; “No pain, no gain”; “You sweat out toxins.
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greatist.com May 9, 2016
33 Cardio-Based Bodyweight Exercises

Fact: You can get a great cardio workout without having to run miles on a treadmill or spend time on a rowing machine. In fact, these bodyweight-only moves are mostly low impact, meaning you can do them in the comfort of your own living room without worrying about annoying the neighbors downstairs.
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esquire.com December 29, 2016
7 Simple Rules for Getting Lean in 2017

For 2017, over half of Americans will make New Year's resolutions to do things like lose weight, get fit, and eat healthier. But how many actually make it past January 17? The brutal truth is only eight percent will achieve their goals, which means there needs to be a better way to keep resolutions.
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nytimes.com
Really, Really Short Workouts

High-intensity interval training — referred to as H.I.I.T. — is based on the idea that short bursts of strenuous exercise can have a big impact on the body. If moderate exercise — like a 20-minute jog — is good for your heart, lungs and metabolism, H.I.I.T.
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nerdfitness.com December 20, 2010
The 20-Minute Hotel Workout

This past week during my road trip, I spent a night at a hotel in Richmond, VA. Now, although I did this in a hotel room, it doesn’t mean it won’t work in lots of other places, like your own bedroom for example – I just know it works in a hotel because I did it a few days ago.
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blog.bufferapp.com August 23, 2012
What Happens to Our Brains When We Exercise and How It Makes Us Happier

Exercise has been touted to be a cure for nearly everything in life, from depression, to memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and more.
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lifehacker.com May 17, 2013
Find a Quick Exercise Routine You Can Actually Stick to This Weekend

Exercise: most of us hate it and wish we did it more often. The key? Finding a routine that doesn't take too long but also doesn't try to pack two hours of work into four minutes, leaving you feel like you're lucky to be alive.
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lifehacker.com March 29, 2014
Lifetime Ladder is a Free, No-Equipment Fitness Plan Anyone Can Start

You don't need a fully stocked gym to get a full-body workout. The Lifetime Ladder program ensures you can do this for a long time with increasing levels of fitness, and lowers the barrier of entry to anyone, no matter how fit you are right now.
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time.com June 6, 2017
Why Weight Training Is Ridiculously Good For You

For many, weight training calls to mind bodybuilders pumping iron in pursuit of beefy biceps and bulging pecs. But experts say it’s well past time to discard those antiquated notions of what resistance training can do for your physique and health.
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lifehack.org
8 Core Workouts For The Attractive Body Shape

Other than having great toned abdominals that look good on the beach, having a strong core helps prevent injuries, as most movement starts at the centre and moves outwards. This means that if you have a strong core, it will ensure your general movements are strong and pain-free.
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greatist.com December 17, 2014
50 Bodyweight Moves You Can Do Anywhere

Who needs a gym when there’s the living room floor? Bodyweight exercises are a simple, effective way to improve balance, flexibility, and strength without machinery or extra equipment.
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breakingmuscle.com February 16, 2017
The 6 Steps to Building Mental Toughness

What is it that makes some able to grit their teeth and hammer through the final painful moments of a session but sees others crumble and fail? The expression, “It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog” springs to mind often when I watch people tra
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womenshealthmag.com April 14, 2009
Flatten Your Belly with This Killer Ab Workout

Melt Your Middle Follow this interval-training program three times a week after your core workout. It'll fire up your metabolism and burn off the fat that's hiding your abs.
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themission.co October 23, 2016
Science-Based Weight Training

Training for strength is the most important and effective exercise that you can do, and virtually everyone, from teenagers to the elderly, can and should engage in it regularly.
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lifehacker.com June 20, 2017
How to Overcome Your Best Excuses for Not Exercising

When you don’t feel like exercising you can come up with all kinds of excuses. We get it: exercise is the worst. There are so many things you could be doing instead. You don’t have time. And so on, and so on.
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zenhabits.net March 29, 2013
The 38 Best Methods of Successful Exercisers

How do you form the exercise habit — really make it stick? Take the first step.
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vitals.lifehacker.com March 7, 2017
What Your Core Really Is and How to Strengthen It

Crunches and planks aren’t everything. If you want to strengthen your core, you need to think bigger. Your core includes all the muscles in your torso, from your shoulders down to your hips. And it does a lot more than help you sit up. This weekend I took a TRX class.
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nerdfitness.com December 9, 2009
Beginner Body Weight Workout: Lose Weight, Build Muscle ANYWHERE!

Get your Nerd Fitness Resource Kit A printable worksheet to track THIS bodyweight workout! 15 Newbie Mistakes You Need to Avoid. Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to the Paleo Diet. So you want to get in shape, but you have no gym membership.
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lifehacker.com January 2, 2017
The Best Workouts For Your First Day Back After a Break

Is today the day you’re going to start working out more often? Or are you just getting back to what you used to do before all the holiday parties messed with your schedule? Either way, it’s time to get started. We’ve picked out six workouts that are perfect for your first (or second) day back.
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stronglifts.com July 16, 2017
StrongLifts 5×5: The Simplest, Most Effective Workout To Build Muscle, Gain Strength and Get Ripped

StrongLifts 5×5 is the simplest, most effective workout to build muscle, gain strength and get ripped. Thousands of people worldwide have used it to change their bodies and lives. It’s the most popular strength and muscle building program on the internet because it’s simple and works.
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vitals.lifehacker.com December 1, 2016
The Differences Between Pull-Ups and Chin-Ups

Pull-ups and chin-ups are both great strength-building bodyweight exercises, but they’re not the same exercise. People tend to use them interchangeably, but the differences are distinct enough that you should avoid lumping them together.
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marksdailyapple.com March 20, 2013
10 Full Body Workouts You Can Do in 10 Minutes Flat

It’d be nice if regular activity was woven into our daily lives so that we could stay lean, strong, and fit without really thinking about it, but that’s not the world most of us live in. We have to set aside time to move our bodies.
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theguardian.com June 18, 2016
How physical exercise makes your brain work better

Research shows different activities have quite specific mental effects – here’s how moving your body could sharpen your ideas Research shows different activities have quite specific mental effects – here’s how moving your body could sharpen your ideas The brain is often describe
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lifehacker.com August 27, 2012
What Happens to Our Brains During Exercise (and Why it Makes Us Happier)

Most of us are aware of what happens to the body when we exercise. We build more muscle or more stamina. We feel how daily activities like climbing stairs becomes easier if we exercise regularly. When it comes to our brain and mood though, the connection isn't so clear.
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vitals.lifehacker.com December 11, 2015
How I Went From Weight Lifting to Bodyweight Exercises and Still Gained Strength

Two months ago, I was about to embark on a nomadic life, a suitcase and laptop in tow, knowing that I was also saying goodbye to a proper gym. But fitness is important to me, so I had to make do with the most important “equipment” of all: my own body. I made it work, and you can too.
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nytimes.com March 17, 2015
Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness?

A blond woman in a hot pink spandex tank hoists a sledgehammer over her shoulders, then slams it down with a dull thud onto the big tire in front of her. Beside her, another woman swings her sledgehammer even higher, grimacing and groaning with the effort.
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nytimes.com February 14, 2017
How to Do the Shortest Workout Possible

Super-short workouts are a favorite topic in this column. I have written about seven-minute, six-minute, four-minute, and even one-minute workouts. They are appealing because they require so little time, but they also demand straining effort.
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qz.com June 26, 2014
Why not even exercise will undo the harm of sitting all day—and what you can do about it

It’s been linked to cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In this latest meta-analysis, Daniela Schmid and Michael F.
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businessinsider.com May 2, 2017
How often you need to exercise to see results, according to the physiologist behind the viral 7-minute workout

"Skipping workouts can prevent you from achieving optimal results, whatever your specific fitness goal," Jordan tells Business Insider.
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businessinsider.com April 13, 2017
The best way to build muscle may not be lifting the heaviest weights

Most people think the quickest way to build muscle is to use the heaviest weights you can manage. This approach usually means you won't do very many repetitions, or "reps," since you'll get exhausted pretty quickly.
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womenshealthmag.com June 11, 2012
The Do-Anywhere CrossFit Workout

6 Moves, 4 Workouts! For CrossFit followers, each day is a new adventure, thanks to the program's signature Workout of the Day routines (WOD), which change up the moves and reps.
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vitals.lifehacker.com January 21, 2015
Why Your Muscles Get Sore (and What You Can Do About It)

When you're struggling to walk down the stairs the day after a tough workout, should you view your soreness as proof you worked hard, or as a sign you overdid it? The truth is somewhere in between. Let's learn about where soreness comes from and how to keep it from making you miserable.
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nerdfitness.com February 15, 2010
How To Build Your Own Workout Routine

What should I do for a workout? I get this email at least once a day, and I’m sorry to say that I don’t have the perfect answer for everybody.
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vitals.lifehacker.com May 21, 2015
Run Smarter, Not Faster: How to Find Your “Gears” for Better Workouts

Runners like to focus on getting faster, but especially if you’re new to running, you might be missing a key part of your training: learning to run slower, too.
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medium.com June 9, 2016
This Quick Mental Exercise Will Bring You Immediate Clarity & Motivation

A common way to clarify what you want in life is by imagining yourself on your death bed. Similarly, Dr. Stephen Covey invites readers of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to imagine their own 80th birthday party. What kind of legacy would you like to leave behind is the idea.
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davidwolfe.com March 2, 2016
6 Simple Exercises That Will Transform Your Body in 3 Weeks

Part of being fit is being consistent, but it also means you need to choose the right exercises! Another great thing about getting fit is that you do not have to spend hours at the gym, nor do you need any equipment.
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vitals.lifehacker.com January 6, 2016
Amp Up Your Bodyweight Workout With These Suspension Exercises

A suspension trainer like TRX is a great way to make your home workouts more flexible and challenging: just hook the set of straps to a door or other sturdy anchor, and you’re ready to go. This clickable graphic gives you a ton of ideas for what to do once you’re set up.
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independent.co.uk May 6, 2017
You can only claim to be fit if you pass these 7 tests, says hardcore gym instructor

You might be able to squat, lift your own body weight and execute a round of pushups without breaking a sweat but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re fit.
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