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Here's how one woman managed to find a workout plan that actually worked with her schedule. It also motivated her to make lifestyle changes and lose weight. The post “I Found An Alternative Workout Plan To Help Me Lose Weight — And It Doesn’t Involve Running Or Gym” appeared first on Women's Health.Powered by WPeMatico...

Intense kettlebell workouts burn about 20 calories a minute and can improve aerobic capacity, explosive power, dynamic balance and core strength.Though kettlebells date back to Ancient Greece, they have only become a health club staple in the last two decades. Research supports the effectiveness of kettlebell training, and numerous studies found that an intense kettlebell...

Eddie Hall’s world-record 500kg (1,102-pound) deadlift has remained unbroken for close to four years now—but if anyone can surpass it, it appears to be Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka “The Mountain” from Game of Thrones.  The former World’s Strongest Man and two-time, defending Arnold Strongman Classic champion recently posted an Instagram video of himself deadlifting 403kg...

If you want to improve your lifting potential, prevent injury and tie together your physique, it’s time to accessorize.An accessory movement is a lift that targets muscles that provide vital assistance during the larger lifts that get you the most bang for your buck. For example, the lats are the primary movers in...

The true definition of Spartan strong!The competitive atmosphere and extreme nature of Spartan races attracts a wide range of personalities, one of them being National Guard Staff Sgt. Earl Granville. He may have lost one leg in Afghanistan, but through Spartan Races and Operation Enduring Warriors (www.enduringwarrior.org/about)—an organization that supports, honors and empowers wounded and...

It’s not hard — meet your daily fiber needs with our sample dietary fiber meal plan.Yep, that dreaded F word (read more about that here) still continues to surface, even for those who practice a “clean, whole foods” diet. Back when the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 was released, dietary fiber was noted as a...

When life gets busy, you don’t have time to think, let alone train. This circuit takes the guesswork out of training and gets you in and out of the gym in no time.Work, family, household responsibilities — life can get busy. Most women find it difficult to focus on fitness with everything else happening around...

Photo provided by Strong Supplements via Getty ImagesFrom magazine and influencer profiles, to the Olympia stage and Muscle Beach, if you’ve got the body, showing off your hard work physically is incredibly gratifying.But when it comes down to the nitty gritty of what it actually takes to achieve that goal, the uninitiated might feel overwhelmed...

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