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menshealth.co.uk April 16, 2018
The 5 Best Exercises For Burning Belly Fat

A flat belly is a badge of honour. It’s an outward sign that you keep fit and watch what you eat. And beyond the vanity aspects, a more chiseled torso makes you stronger and less prone to injury.
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parents.com April 16, 2018
Bob Harper's Favorite No-Equipment, Total-Body, Do-Anywhere Workout Moms Will Love

Proof you don't need fancy equipment or hours of free time to tackle an effective workout that will give you real results. Walk into any full-size gym and there are more free weights and machines than most people know what to do with.
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popsugar.com April 17, 2018
I Wore My Fitbit During Sex, and This Is How Many Calories I Burned

Sex may not technically count as your workout for the day — but if it did, how many calories would you burn? Out of personal curiosity, I commissioned my Fitbit Versa and my boyfriend, who was obviously more than enthusiastic to take one for the team. The results surprised us both.
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lifehacker.com April 16, 2018
Get Exercise While Gaming by Linking Your Console to a Rowing Machine

Kids obsessed with video games may be missing out on fresh air and exercise (aside from in their powerful button-smashing fingers), a fact that’s naturally worrying to parents.
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eatthis.com April 16, 2018
30-Day Plan for a Flat Belly By Summer

The official start of summer is about ten weeks away but if you aren’t in tip-top shape just yet there’s no need to worry. Why? Because by making a few simple changes to what you eat, what you do, and how you exercise, you can go from flab to fab in about a month.
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popsugar.com.au April 17, 2018
The Number of Cardio and Weightlifting Sessions a Beachbody Trainer Recommends Each Week

Whatever your goal is — weight loss, muscle gain, or overall health — one thing we have to decide each week is how many times to work out. The next question after that is how many cardio and strength-training sessions you should do each week.
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medicalnewstoday.com April 16, 2018
Sitting harms brain health, regardless of exercise

Too much sitting may not be good for the brain, according to a preliminary study of adults who have reached middle age and beyond. Among middle-aged and older people, prolonged sitting may harm the brain.
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thecut.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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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 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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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 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 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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businessinsider.com March 8, 2018
A Harvard doctor says these are the best exercises for your body

Shutterstock Running isn't the only way to work out.Harvard Medical School professor of medicine I-Min Lee says five other types of exercise are also hugely beneficial for your brain and body.The exercises include strength training and walking.
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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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bakadesuyo.com July 17, 2016
This Is The Best Way To Motivate Yourself To Exercise: 4 Proven Secrets

Workout motivation. You don’t have any. You know exercise is good… and you still don’t do it. You’re not alone. We all want a magic pill that makes us smarter, happier, and better looking. Good news is the magic pill is here. Bad news is it’s exercise.
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businessinsider.com April 1, 2018
I tried the science-backed 7-minute fitness routine and was blown away by how well it works

When I first heard about an app that promises the benefits of a sweaty bike ride or trip to the gym in seven minutes, I assumed it was all hype. It isn't.
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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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vitals.lifehacker.com October 23, 2017
Everybody Is Lying About How to Flatten Your Belly

Core exercises will build up your abs, but they do nothing for the layer of fat on top of them. Likewise, no leg exercise can give you slimmer thighs. And yet headlines and tweets about shrinking specific body parts abound—even when the articles themselves contradict the headline.
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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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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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gqindia.com March 23, 2018
The only 5 exercises you need to get fit

We all want to start a fitness regime, but with our busy lives it becomes difficult, we feel it is a time consuming process, we feel we will have to devote hours to it, that’s not really the case, selecting the right exercises becomes the key to reach your goal, to achieve basic muscle strength w
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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 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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aworkoutroutine.com November 20, 2017
The Ultimate Weight Training Workout Routine

How would you like to create the ultimate weight training workout routine… for free? You know, the one that will produce the results you want as fast as possible. Interested? Good, because that’s exactly what I’m going to show you how to do.
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huffingtonpost.com May 27, 2016
7 Exercises Men Should Do Every Day

Maybe you're no stranger to the gym – but are you using your time there well? That's another story. "There are more people exercising than any other time in history, thanks to a boom in health clubs and workout trends," says Fairfax Hackley, a personal trainer and former bodybuilder.
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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 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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cnn.com March 6, 2018
How to build muscle as age tears it down

(CNN)If you are in your 40s or 50s, chances are that you are starting to notice some changes in your body, including muscle loss and diminishing strength, even if you exercise fairly regularly.
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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 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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buzzfeed.com January 1, 2015
The Only 12 Exercises You Need To Get In Shape

Or you can learn how to mix and match the moves to make your own DIY bodyweight workout. Here's how, with some examples below: Choose exercises that won't have you using the same muscle groups one after the other.
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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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theguardian.com October 3, 2017
What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise

As a new report reveals the mental health benefits of just an hour’s physical activity a week, it seems there is nothing a workout can’t cure. Here is why we should all sit less and move more Are you sitting comfortably? Bad idea. Stand up and walk around the house.
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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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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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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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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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artofmanliness.com August 5, 2014
7 Simple Exercises That Undo the Damage of Sitting

If you’re like most men living and working in a techno-service economy, you probably spend a good deal of your day sitting down. You go from the kitchen table to your desk at work to your chair in front of the TV.
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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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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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well.blogs.nytimes.com September 28, 2016
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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businessinsider.com July 30, 2017
Tony Robbins explains what anyone can do every day, month, and year to be more successful

Performance coach Tony Robbins has seven clients he works with on an individual basis, and each pay him $1 million annually. Tickets to his intensive seminars can run for a few thousand dollars, and participants get jam-packed days of group and personal training.
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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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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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nerdfitness.com December 9, 2009
Beginner Body Weight Workout & Exercises: Lose Weight, Build Muscle ANYWHERE!

That’s fine, you don’t need one to get in great shape! You can work out anywhere, like me in the photo above, doing push-ups on a cliff in South Africa. Because why not!
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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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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 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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nytimes.com February 8, 2018
How to Fit in Exercise While You Travel

Think you won’t have time to exercise on your next vacation? Not according to Annette Lang, a New York City-based certified personal trainer. “You can actually maintain and even improve your fitness level when you’re on the road,” she said.
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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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outsideonline.com August 21, 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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businessinsider.com July 23, 2016
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. It will keep your brain healthy and can add years to your life.
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nytimes.com January 2, 2018
The Year in Fitness: Exercise, Add Intensity, Live to See Another Year

The overarching message of this year’s exercise-related science was that physical activity, in almost any form and amount, changes the arc of our lives.
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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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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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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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businessinsider.com January 30, 2018
What happens to your body when you start exercising regularly

Leading a more active lifestyle takes time, effort, and determination, but in the end, it's really worth the shot. Here's what will happen to your body when you exercise regularly. Following is a transcript of the video.
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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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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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zenhabits.net May 23, 2016
The Biggest Reason We Don’t Stay on a Regular Exercise Habit

There are so many benefits to exercise, from cancer prevention to brain health, from heart health to better weight management, from stronger bones to less stress and more happiness … so why is it so hard for most people to stick to a regular exercise habit?
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greatist.com May 16, 2017
33 Cardio-Based Bodyweight Exercises

When we say "daily cardio exercise," odds are you immediately think about logging miles on a treadmill or elliptical. But it doesn't have to be that way.
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businessinsider.com January 10, 2018
How often you need to exercise to see results, according to the scientist behind the viral 7-minute workout

That means working out three to five times a week, at the minimum, Jordan said.
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nytimes.com April 19, 2018
Really, Really Short Workouts

Think you’re too busy to work out? We have the workout for you. In minutes, high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T.) will have you sweating, breathing hard and maximizing the health benefits of exercise without the time commitment. Best of all, it’s scientifically proven to work.
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vitals.lifehacker.com December 13, 2017
The Best Fitness Hacks of 2017

We all want to be fit, but sometimes you just need an extra boost to make it to the gym, to decide on a workout, or to deal with the aftermath. Here are our best fitness hacks of 2017.
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telegraph.co.uk October 19, 2017
Best bodyweight exercises to build muscle

Push ups are brilliant for building strength through the chest, shoulders and triceps. It's a great exercise to master before moving on to the (much more strenuous) bench press.
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esquire.com October 6, 2017
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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vitals.lifehacker.com August 24, 2017
What to Do Your First Day at the Gym

After you’ve mustered up the willpower to finally check out the gym for the first time, plenty of questions remain: What should you wear? What workout should you do? How does this machine even work? Here’s a primer on how to make your first gym experience awesome.
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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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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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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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cnn.com February 28, 2018
How to lose your love handles

(CNN)If you ask almost any fitness professional how to lose your love handles, they will tell you two things: No amount of abdominal crunches will make a difference if you don't first improve your diet and exercise regimen.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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theguardian.com June 18, 2016
How physical exercise makes your brain work better

The brain is often described as being “like a muscle”. It’s a comparison that props up the brain training industry and keeps school children hunched over desks. We judge literacy and numeracy exercises as more beneficial for your brain than running, playing and learning on the move.
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independent.co.uk January 24, 2018
The plank is the exercise most commonly done wrong — but this subtle change could make it twice as effective in half the time

The plank -- holding yourself on your hands and toes as if you're about to do a pushup -- is one of the most effective body-weight exercises for strengthening the core, not to mention a great way to sculpt abs.
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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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strength.stack52.com
Periodic Table of Dumbbell Exercises

Dumbbells are a fantastic choice for any home gym. They are perfect for building strength and muscle, but are also excellent for cardio exercise and losing weight. You can achieve any fitness goal with regular dumbbell workouts.
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nytimes.com September 8, 2016
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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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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vitals.lifehacker.com August 10, 2016
Sliders Will Take Your Bodyweight Exercises to the Next Level

If you’re bored with the same old bodyweight exercises, you can pump them up with two simple objects. Sliders are slippery disks that go under your hands or feet. They challenge you to keep yourself stable, turning ordinary moves into serious workouts for stabilizing muscles.
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nytimes.com April 15, 2018
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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vitals.lifehacker.com May 25, 2016
Stop Working Out So Much On Your "Rest Days"

Workout days in your exercise program are simple to follow: you just do the workout. Then, on your “rest days”, you feel like a lost duckling. Do you run on the treadmill? Or maybe do lighter weights? A bike ride on a unicycle up a mountain sounds nice.
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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 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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nytimes.com October 27, 2017
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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businessinsider.com April 13, 2017
The best way to build muscle may not be lifting the heaviest weights

Whether you want to tone up or slim down, you've likely added some kind of weight training to your fitness routine at some point. Most people think the quickest way to build muscle is to use the heaviest weights you can manage.
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independent.co.uk October 15, 2017
A Harvard doctor says these are the best exercises for your body

If you think running a marathon is the quickest ticket to a rock-hard body, I-Min Lee, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, has news for you: That classic feat isn't as good for your body as it seems.
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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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nytimes.com April 18, 2018
Those 2-Minute Walk Breaks? They Add Up

Walk for two minutes. Repeat 15 times. Or walk for 10 minutes, thrice. The benefits for longevity appear to be almost exactly the same, according to an inspiring new study of physical activity patterns and life spans. It finds that exercise does not have to be prolonged in order to be beneficial.
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