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2 weeks ago | 
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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Picture this: a dimly lit workout studio, the pounding of sneakers as people furiously push through burpees, all while a coach yells, “Ten more seconds!” as you yearn for that rest period on the other side. Does that give you the vibes of, say, a sweat-drenched Orangetheory class? Or Equinox’s cult-favorite MetCon3 class circa 2012?
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ava Erickson
Retro Walking Is The Best Workout You’re Not DoingSorrasak Jar Tinyo - Getty Images"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Walking is one of the simplest, most accessible ways to stay active—but what if you flipped the script and put it in reverse? Backward walking (a.k.a. retro walking), is a fitness trend that’s catching attention for its surprising benefits.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
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An Inside Look Into The World Of Walk ClubsOriginal Photo Credit: Deysia Chase"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On a crisp fall Sunday in New York City, around 30 women gather in Central Park. Most of them are young professionals, their ages ranging from early 20s to 40s, and many are recent city transplants from places as far away as Spain and Finland.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
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10 Best Posture Improving Exercises Everyone NeedsWomen's Health"Stand up straight!" If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably heard that your entire life. But what does it really mean? The basic understanding of "good" posture involves keeping your head centered over your shoulders, shoulders stacked over your hips, knees slightly bent, and feet connected firmly to the ground.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
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16 hours agoElisabeth Sparkles (Demi Moore) has just turned 50 when she is fired from her hosting job by the producer (Dennis Quaid) of a televised aerobics show. Elisabeth, like so many aging stars before her, is being forced into obscurity by a shallow industry that refuses to look past her aging body. But …
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ava Erickson
My love for endurance sports like hiking, biking, and swimming, combined with my general aversion to the gym and natural body type has always made gaining muscle and lifting heavy a challenge for me. But, after suffering from a running-related hip injury earlier this year, I knew I had to focus energy on strengthening my glutes to heal and prevent further issues—especially since I have a marathon coming up at the end of September.
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May 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ava Erickson
If you’ve ever Googled “how to gain muscle?” there is no doubt the term “progressive overload” popped up. At its core, progressive overload training is a style of strength training where you gradually increase the amount of stress placed on your body during exercise. But what does that really even mean?
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May 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ava Erickson
In the realm of functional fitness, lateral lunges are a versatile and underrated exercise, often overshadowed by forward and reverse lunge variations. Yet, these side lunges have a ton of great benefits that can enhance strength, flexibility, and overall athleticism. When it comes to the staple lower-body exercises you do in the gym (think squats, deadlifts, lunges, etc.) most of them occur in the sagittal plane.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ava Erickson
Pull-ups are a notoriously challenging exercise that may intimidate even the most savvy of gym goers. But despite its tough reputation, mastering the pull-up is not only achievable, but also incredibly empowering. You can absolutely achieve the pull-up with some steady and consistent training, especially if it incorporates these pull-up alternatives that will help you build up to the full-out exercise.
