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milan2099 / GettyJumping rope is one of the fastest ways to scorch calories while building stamina, power, and speed. Plus, it improves both agility and coordination—skills that will assist you in many other areas of sports, fitness, and daily life. So why don’t more of us pick up a rope and start skipping? “People are still...

It’s been a long time since I published the Definitive Guide to Fish Oils. Oh sure, here and there I’ve cited some research supporting the beneficial effects of fish fat, but it almost goes without saying that omega-3s are important. Everyone knows it. Even the most curmudgeonly, conventional wisdom-spouting, statin script-writing, lifestyle modification-ignoring doc will tell...

Courtesy of WWECarmella may be the current Smackdown Women's Champion, but its staring to look like her days are numbered. On this week's episode, Renee Young interviewed Becky Lynch to discuss her title shot opportunity at Summerslam. Carmella quickly interrupted the discussion to brag about her title—as usual—but she seemed unusually cordial toward Lynch and grateful...

If you practice yoga then you’ve most likely heard the instructor talking about compassion. It’s rooted in the sutras as one of the ways to purify the mind. You may have even adopted this practice into your own arsenal, keeping it close in your heart near kindness and tolerance. You probably call on your compassion...

mihailomilovanovic / Getty“These are four of my favorite ab moves that don’t involve a single crunch. I love all of them because they recruit stabilizer muscles that you probably don’t think of when you consider doing traditional core work. That means these moves are not only functional, they’ll get you more shredded,” says Betina Gozo,...

After my recent post on keto for women, I got a lot of feedback. One of the most common themes: “But what about menopause?” I heard from dozens of women in both the comment section and in emails who were having trouble losing weight and dealing with the varied symptoms of menopause. Was keto the...

Courtesy of Weider Health & FitnessSamir Bannout had a curious career. In 49 pro contests over 16 years, he won only two. However, one of them was the 1983 Mr. Olympia. He had three good years, 1982–84, when his conditioning matched his aesthetic 5'7" musculature, but otherwise he was almost always too bloated to make...

Bill Comstock, Per BernalDid you hear that at last year’s Track & Field World Championships, just before the start of the 100-meter finals, Usain Bolt was told, “Your world record is 9.58 seconds—run any faster than that and you will be disqualified”? Did you hear about the baseball authorities recently proclaiming that any pitch over 90...

Fascinating video on how digestion and absorption influences your health and fitness. It’s one of the 18 new video lectures included in the PN Level 1 Certification program. Each lecture acts as a supplement to the accompanying textbook chapter, helping you better learn the material… and better retain what you’ve learned. The post [Fascinating Video]: How...