Stress is a fact of life — but it’s also controllable if you attack it with exercise and diet. Follow these simple guidelines to help keep anxiety in check. Stress is everywhere in our lives, hitting us from all directions on a regular basis. Its sources are endless: a demanding job, a troubled relationship, lingering financial...
What you eat right after a workout (and when you eat it) is crucial to recovery. Here’s how to maximize your results. There’s an old fitness adage that says, “You don’t build your body in the gym. It’s what you do after training that causes physical improvement.” So even if you exercise religiously, you’re selling yourself...
Sideline that slouch with these five moves that target your upper posterior chain to help you stand taller and lift heavier. Since the average American spends around 13 hours a day sitting, having a spine like a question mark punctuated by a concave chest and rounded shoulders is typical for the 9-to-5 desk jockey. Such habitually...
Get more out of your workout in less time by stealing some secrets from one of the world’s strongest women. You’ve heard it before — there are no shortcuts when it comes to fitness. But what if this were only halfway true? What if there was a faster and arguably better way to change your body...
When you push hard day after day, you risk being sidelined by injury. Here's how to avoid overtraining to stay fit and healthy. Once you’ve had the “No Pain, No Gain” mantra chiseled into your brain, it can be a bit tough to rewire your thought process and modify your workout. But there are a few...
Fitness model and IFBB Figure pro Felicia Romero offers her best tips to get the most out of every sweat session. One look at her and it’s obvious — Felicia Romero knows fitness. A decorated competitor with three top-five finishes at the Figure International and five pro Figure titles overall, Romero has used that success to...
When it comes to improving your fitness, nutrition and health, we’ve chosen a dozen of the simplest ways to eat better, perform better and boost your entire well-being. Going to the Gym Without Eating First? Here’s a new incentive: Eat protein before you go and you can peel off 15 pounds a year. A study published...
Weary 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 problem?...
Tires and sandbags and tubes, oh my! How odd object training could make you stronger, more balanced and fitter than ever.With the popularity of events such as CrossFit and obstacle course racing comes a new kind of training protocol that looks, well, odd. It’s odd object training, to be precise, and it can use any...
Who needs fancy cardio equipment or commercial gym gear? These simple substitutions work just as well as the latest, greatest machines in a pinch.Not every gym is equipped with the latest, greatest fitness gear, and while NBC’s The Biggest Loser contestants enjoy a bank of Jacobs Ladders for their cardio workouts, the only ladder your...