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Exercises by Bodypart for Women, Leg Exercises for Women, Leg Workouts for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women
4 Squat-Jump Variations for Lower-Body Power
Read More: 4 Squat-Jump Variations for Lower-Body PowerDial up your vertical power and enhance your metabolic capacity with these four squat-jump variations. Very little compares to the squat jump for developing lower-body power, and whether your goal is to destroy your quads, spike your heart rate or increase your vertical hops, this move is the gold standard. Use these four moves to…
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Get Fit Fighting
Read More: Get Fit FightingTry this do-anywhere martial arts–inspired workout that melts fat — and boosts confidence. Even if you aren’t ready to sign up at your local martial arts studio, performing martial arts–inspired moves can still result in some pretty hefty body benefits. You’ll not only lose fat, you’ll improve your body awareness, coordination and agility. Plus, you’ll…
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Get Functionally Fit for the End of the World
Read More: Get Functionally Fit for the End of the WorldWhen the zombie apocalypse hits, will you be ready? Use these moves to hone your survival skills for any major catastrophe — or just get into the best shape of your life. If premium cable is any indication of things to come, it’s only a matter of time until a quickly mutating virus turns us all to zombies,…
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Sizzle Your Shoulders
Read More: Sizzle Your ShouldersYawning through your shoulder workouts? Not anymore! Put the “fun” back into “functional” with these fresh delts moves. Believe it or not, you have a lot in common with the Greek deity Atlas: just like this mythical character, it sometimes feels as though you have the world on your shoulders. From the mental woes that…
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Heidi Powell’s Build-a-Booty Workout
Read More: Heidi Powell’s Build-a-Booty WorkoutCreate a figure and give your booty that heart shape you’ve always wanted with this band-focused workout. Heidi Powell literally created something out of nothing when it comes to her glutes, a transformation that she herself describes as “mind-blowing.” This workout represents a compilation of her fave moves that helped her booty achieve enviable status.…
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Total-Body Trampoline Workout
Read More: Total-Body Trampoline WorkoutTrampoline workouts are low-impact, fun, fat burning and functional. Here’s how this kind of workout can accelerate your results by leaps and bounds. If you’re like most people, the last time you jumped on a trampoline was in grade school. But believe it or not, rebounding — the “technical” name for trampolining — has a…
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Arm Workouts for Women, Exercises by Bodypart for Women, Shoulder Exercises for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women
4 Effective Shoulder Press Variations
Read More: 4 Effective Shoulder Press VariationsConstruct some serious strength with these four variations of the shoulder press. For upper-body strength and athletic power, few moves rival the overhead press. From a functional standpoint, pressing weight overhead requires stability from floor to core while still requiring adequate shoulder movement in all directions. Overhead presses are also a staple for building the shapely curves of the anterior and medial deltoids,…
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Stretching, Stretching Workouts for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women, Yoga for Women5 Stretches to Help You Sleep Better
Read More: 5 Stretches to Help You Sleep BetterEase muscle tension and relax your mind before bed with these pajama-friendly stretches. Ever make the effort to get to bed at a decent hour only to experience a war of attrition with the clock on your nightstand? Its numbers silently tick away while you attempt to quell jumpy legs and a racing mind that…
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Cardio and Resistance Training: Water Workout
Read More: Cardio and Resistance Training: Water WorkoutTake advantage of the warm, end-of-summer weather with this pool-based routine. The kids are back to school, Labor Day has passed and pumpkin lattes are already making their seasonal appearance. But, according to your local weather forecast, it’s still very much so summer outside. This never-ending heat can take a toll on your workout mojo…
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Exercises by Bodypart for Women, Leg Exercises for Women, Leg Workouts for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women
Track Workout: Build Stronger Legs
Read More: Track Workout: Build Stronger LegsBuild powerful quads with this outdoor circuit. Fall is coming. Days are getting shorter and nights are cooling down. Thankfully, fall is genuinely one of my favorite seasons to get outside and exercise. It’s beautiful here in New England. The air is crisp and exercise outdoors is almost effortless. One of my favorite ways to build strong…
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Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine for Women, Total Body Workouts, Total-Body Workouts for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for WomenHow to Injury-Proof Your Workouts
Read More: How to Injury-Proof Your WorkoutsPrevent injury from head to toe with these trouble-spot targeting moves. It’s ironic: Strength training can help prevent numerous muscle and joint injuries, yet many people still get hurt in the gym. The good news is that old injuries can be protected and new ones prevented by just slightly altering the way you work out.…
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How to Do Lizard Pose
Read More: How to Do Lizard PoseThe weak link for many trainers is their hips. Incorporating lizard pose into your post-workout stretching is a great way to open the hip flexors and hamstrings for better flexibility and mobility. Your hips are likely among the least flexible portions of your body, yet hip flexibility actually improves your overall training ability, training form,…
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Back Workouts, Back Workouts for Women, Training Techniques for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for WomenSuper Gains With Supersets
Read More: Super Gains With SupersetsHere’s a quick and dirty way to train your flip side. Second only to legs, your back probably takes the most out of you when it comes to training. But unfortunately, you don’t always have tons of time to dedicate to working this massive muscle group. In those instances, a superset workout are your best…
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5 Yoga Moves to Ease Pain
Read More: 5 Yoga Moves to Ease PainFind relief in these quick and easy yet effective yoga practices. Instead of reaching for that bottle of painkillers in your medicine cabinet the next time you experience a headache or back pain, try channeling your inner yogi. Why? While 11.5 million Americans living with chronic pain misuse prescription opioids, there are alternative treatment options…
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Total-Body Workouts for Women, Training Technique, Training Techniques for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for WomenGet Even Stronger
Read More: Get Even StrongerCrank up your metabolic conditioning by adding these two CrossFit-adapted tweaks into your workouts and bump up your intensity and volume. Three sets of 10. Four sets of 12. Repeat that 20 times and call it a day. Weight training has been structured this way for decades. Written down on a sheet or committed to…
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Ab Exercises for Women, Ab Workouts for Women, Abs Workouts, Exercises by Bodypart for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women3 Crunch-Free Core Exercises
Read More: 3 Crunch-Free Core ExercisesTry these moves to whittle your waist and enhance crucial strength. Many abdominal workouts focus exclusively on your six-pack, but in truth, your core is 360 degrees of muscle, tendon and ligament encircling your middle. When we talk about the core, we’re referring to your abs, your hips and your lower back — foundational elements…
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No More Boring Cardio!
Read More: No More Boring Cardio!Add variety to your training with these dynamic, no-equipment cardio moves. As you sluggishly pull yourself toward the treadmill for your umpteenth run this month, the thought hits you: there must be a better way. And there is: dynamic, equipment-free moves like the ones in this four-exercise routine are an excellent way to add variety…
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Three Moves For Sexy Shoulders
Read More: Three Moves For Sexy ShouldersWant delts that stand out? These three moves hit your shoulders from all angles to build and shape. The shoulders are made up of three deltoid muscles: the front, sides and back, and since these muscles are responsible for movement of the arms in three different directions, we have to use a variety of exercise…
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5 Yoga Poses That Can Reduce Stress
Read More: 5 Yoga Poses That Can Reduce StressIs life leaving you feeling frazzled? Here are five yoga poses to help reduce stress. If you’ve experienced more than a little stress from work, family or well, life, then try these five yoga poses to clear your head and unwind your body. Extended Puppy Pose When to do it: You’ve been driving or sitting…
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How to Train for a Decathlon at Home
Read More: How to Train for a Decathlon at HomeTurn your home or backyard into the ultimate sporting arena. Ever since the Greeks held the very first Olympics in 776 B.C., human beings have been obsessed with athletic competition. We lift. We climb. We run. We throw. Any manner of physical exertion can become sport, but most competitions target single or specific events, movements and…
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18-Minute Home Workout to Burn Max Calories
Read More: 18-Minute Home Workout to Burn Max CaloriesTest your “grit” with this quick, do-anywhere workout that burns tons of calories in minimal time. We all have time for a quickie — workout that is. And this one, based on the Les Mills Grit programming, can be done anywhere, anytime. “This workout burns max calories in minimal time and is scalable for different…
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Hardcore HIIT Ladder Workout
Read More: Hardcore HIIT Ladder WorkoutTry this unique ladder-training workout to get leaner and stronger. Feeling as if you’ve been indulging a bit much? Not feeling too lean? If the button on your jeans is stamping a permanent symbol into your belly, it’s time to start climbing the ladder. Ladder training is a form of high-intensity interval training and typically…
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Tri It Out
Read More: Tri It OutCandice Keene shares her secret to terrific triceps. No one is hungrier for a title than the perpetual runner-up — but this is not the case for Candice Keene. Since turning pro in 2008 (after only competing in one show!), Keene has placed top five in 25 of her 29 shows thus far, and she…
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Tabata-Inspired Strength Workout
Read More: Tabata-Inspired Strength WorkoutWork those muscles in four minutes flat. No kidding! You know Tabata as a form of high-intensity training that involves 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. And while the original Tabata research involved extreme cardiovascular exercise — exercise so tough that it would be hard for even the most diehard fitness…
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Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine for Women, Stretching, Stretching Workouts for Women, Training Advice for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women
The Rules of Stretching
Read More: The Rules of StretchingWeary of all the research that links stretching to injury? Follow the six rules below to make sure you’re doing it safely and effectively. You don’t need to be able to break out into the splits on cue, but the first step to having a more limber body comes with understanding some general guidelines. The…
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Common Training Mistakes That Slow Progress
Read More: Common Training Mistakes That Slow ProgressSometimes a few simple tweaks to form and function are all you need to get your body — and your results — back on the fast track. You train hard, rest well and fuel your body to a tee. Yet suddenly your results stall, regardless of your tenacity and dedication. Since you’re doing everything correctly…
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3 Moves For Strength and Endurance
Read More: 3 Moves For Strength and EnduranceBuild muscle and power — and get stronger than ever — with this three-move training program. The workout this boxer-turned-fitness-competitor-turned-CrossFitter, Sarah Grace, programmed for Oxygen is a little unusual in that there are only three exercises. “Deadlift, squat and bench press — these are the three fundamental movements you should be doing to build strength,”…
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Tweak Your Training For Better Results
Read More: Tweak Your Training For Better ResultsSometimes a few simple tweaks to form and function are all you need to get your body — and your results — back on the fast track. You train hard, rest well and fuel your body to a tee. Yet suddenly your results stall, regardless of your tenacity and dedication. Since you’re doing everything correctly…
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10-Minute Total-Body Workout
Read More: 10-Minute Total-Body WorkoutBurn off those extra pounds and sculpt your best body yet with this 10-minute EMOM workout. Looking to burn some fat? If so, this workout can help you out. This 10-minute EMOM trains you for total-body anaerobic endurance, pushing your muscles and energy systems to the limit. And fat-burning? Forget about it! Burn off those…
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Overall Conditioning Plyo-Box Workout
Read More: Overall Conditioning Plyo-Box WorkoutSculpt your physique and experience game-changing results by incorporating a plyometric box. We can all benefit from including a plyometric box into our workouts. Athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike know that a plyo box can help with conditioning, explosiveness, coordination, strength and overall power. I could say more, but I’m sure you all get the…
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Bodyweight Workouts for Women, Fat Loss for Women, Fat-Loss Strategies, Fat-Loss Strategies for Women, Total-Body Workouts for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for WomenQuick-Start Fat-Loss Plan
Read More: Quick-Start Fat-Loss PlanThis training regimen can help you shed 6 to 12 pounds — fast! One great way to get in peak condition for bathing-suit season is through periodization. Often used by athletes training for a competition, periodization involves manipulating the progression of workouts over specific increments of time. This prevents overtraining and overuse injuries that commonly…
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4 Strategies to Get More From Your High-Intensity Workout
Read More: 4 Strategies to Get More From Your High-Intensity WorkoutThese tips can help you make the most of your HIIT workout. A low-carb diet can help you lose weight quickly, but one downfall is its ability to drain your body of metabolism-revving muscle. Luckily, new research reveals that there is something you can do to combat this side effect. A study published in the European…
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Weighted Vest EMOM Workout
Read More: Weighted Vest EMOM WorkoutWant to give your home workouts more of an edge? Try adding a weighted vest. While most of the world is trying to lose weight, you might want to gain some — in the form of a weighted vest. This versatile training tool can make even the most basic of exercises more demanding by increasing…
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Cardio for Women, High-Intensity Interval Training, Total-Body Workouts for Women, Workouts for Women20-Minute Boot-Camp-Ready Workout
Read More: 20-Minute Boot-Camp-Ready WorkoutYou are strong, but are you strong enough to make it in the military? When I joined the military right out of college, I knew basic training would be tough. But I never imagined just how physically demanding it would be. Only a few weeks after I put on my Army uniform, my body felt…
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7-Day Superhero Workout Program
Read More: 7-Day Superhero Workout ProgramYou may not be able to fly or melt a car with a stare, but you can master these seven super skills and level up from mere mortal to mistress of the universe. When playing Natasha Romanoff — aka Black Widow in the blockbuster Marvel Avengers series — Oscar-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson kicks ass with…
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8 Exercises Every Woman Should Do
Read More: 8 Exercises Every Woman Should DoIf these eight body-sculpting moves aren’t in your current training program, they need to be. Like, right now. Are there certain exercises specifically for men and others specifically for women? Absolutely not, though it sometimes seems so. Men make up the vast majority of gym-goers who do heavy bench presses and barbell curls, and women…
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Flexibility And Mobility, Sports Medicine for Women, Stretching Workouts for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women
5 Yoga-Inspired Stretches for Hip Mobility
Read More: 5 Yoga-Inspired Stretches for Hip MobilityMobility in your hips could be the key to strength, speed and a pain-free life. Your hip joints are an anatomical miracle — and also a pain in the butt (literally). Nearly every person on the planet has experienced some sort of physical issue that is directly related to their hips, which, considering the intricacy…
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What Type of Cardio is Right for You?
Read More: What Type of Cardio is Right for You?Level up your cardio with LISS, MIIT, HIIT or SIT. Cardio is perhaps the most polarizing form of exercise on the planet, and typically you’re either a low-key endurance type or a fast and furious metcon type. Regardless of your intensity bent, you could benefit from varying your cardio on the reg. Here are four…
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The Anti-Aging Workout
Read More: The Anti-Aging WorkoutThese unique routines will surprise your muscles and keep you feeling — and looking — younger than ever before. Honestly, getting older itself isn’t so bad — spending time with the ones you love, accomplishing your goals, traveling the world… if only it didn’t come with the aging part. But you have in your reach…
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7 Strength Exercises to Build a Better Handstand
Read More: 7 Strength Exercises to Build a Better HandstandBuild strength, awareness and alignment to perfect the art of standing on your hands. I was never good at handstands growing up. I admired anyone who could find balance upside down. This led me on a journey as an adult to be able to stand on my hands. I learned that foundation is everything. I…
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Fight Cellulite, Build Your Glutes
Read More: Fight Cellulite, Build Your GlutesDiscover the truth about cellulite and a workout that can help you fight it — no squats included. Cellulite! It’s one of biggest topics to tackle when it comes to feeling confident in your own skin. Most women have to deal with cellulite, and most of us have no idea how to get rid of…
