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It's Recess! It's Boot Camp! It's Punk Rope!
Intense fitness meets pure joy—with a soundtrack worthy of the occasion. Discover Punk Rope, the exercise phenomenon that’s changing people’s lives, one jump at a time.
My Pelvis, My Self
A happy pelvis clears the way for stronger hips and knees, and a pain‐free lower back. Learn how you can keep these anatomically amazing bones in tip‐top shape.
Martial Arts: The Ultimate Mind/Body Workout
Learn the benefits and challenges of practicing a specialized form of the martial arts.
Preventing Knee Injuries in Women
Women’s fitness expert and leading orthopedic surgeon Gloria Beim, M.D., shares three simple exercises you can start doing now to strengthen your knees and prevent common injuries.
Get Started with Strength Training
Strength training is a vital component of good health.
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Use plastic toy hoops for strong arms
Plastic Toy hoops aren’t just a great tool for working your core—they’re a wonderful way to strengthen arms without spending tons of time inside a stuffy gym. How does it work? Just place one full-size hoop over each wrist, letting the hoop hang down. Work the hoops in circular...
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Try a kettlebell
If you go to a gym, you’ve probably seen those peculiar looking, baseball and volleyball-sized metal balls with handles lying around the free weights area. With integrated hand-holds and varying weights, kettlebells are a fun, safe way to increase strength and muscle tone. Originally used in...
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Be so inclined
Strength trainers: If you find yourself hitting a plateau with regard to your weight lifting routine, try incorporating more moves at an incline. Using the incline weight bench or an uneven step bench to perform moves like a chest press, butt lift, or leg lift challenges your muscles in a slightly...
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Weigh your options
Strength trainers: Are you lifting heavy enough weight to improve your fitness level? One way to know is if you struggle through your final few reps (you should). How many reps you’re doing doesn’t matter as much as whether your muscles are reaching a state of fatigue. Today, challenge yourself to...
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Go easy, go long
In the past, we’ve suggested alternating lighter and heavier workouts and making sure you get enough rest. Another way to add variety to your workout is to make easier days longer days as well. Today, challenge yourself by increasing the duration of your workout, not the intensity level. Some tips...
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Swear off speed
When it comes to resistance training, rushing through reps isn’t the best way—especially if you’re using momentum instead of muscle power to build strength. Besides potentially not burning as many calories or upping muscle mass, you’re also creating the potential for injury. Why not play it safe...
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Lunge forward
Lunges are a great move. Why? Not only do they use every major lower-body muscle group, they also test your balance and, therefore, core strength. Plus, nearly everyone can do them (with enough modification, such as limiting range of motion and bearing only your own body weight). Today, challenge...
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Swing it
Your average playground swing is ripe with fitness potential: for your abs, your sense of wellbeing, your coordination, and your feeling of youth. Today, go to a playground and challenge yourself to swing your way to a sense of wellbeing, relish the rush of wind in your face, and aim higher than...
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Muscle in on excess weight
Need to trim down? Building muscle can help reduce body fat by increasing lean muscle mass and resting metabolism. (Remember: You still have to achieve a negatie calorie balance to lose fat.) As a result, muscle can play an important role in weight management. Today, challenge yourself to...
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Add intervals
Most experts agree that adding interval training to your workouts can boost results. What is interval training? Just a fancy way of saying, vary your pace. Like to run? Alternate sprints with fast-walking. Aerobics your speed? Add strength-training intervals. Anything you can do to “surprise” your...
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Be a quick fitness study
Barebones or basic workouts in a pinch are fine – but do you have one? A little research will yield a handy list of strength moves, stretches, and weight-bearing exercises that you can take with you anywhere. Today, challenge yourself to write these moves down or, better yet, print out photos...
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Choose your workout wear
Cold winter mornings have you choosing hibernation over exercise? Lay out your workout clothes the night before a chilly morning workout. Not only will it help you follow through with your plans, it will also save you time. Today, challenge yourself to pick out tomorrow’s outfit.
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Embrace off-season activities
Exercisers: Why not try something completely different? If it’s chilly outside, warm yourself with a dip in the indoor pool. If it’s raining too hard to go for your run, find an indoor track. Love your weekly tennis matches but the snow’s got you down? Find some indoor courts…or try out ping pong...
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Push yourself
Here’s a just-move-it idea: Do a push-up for every snack you sample today. Not only will marking your indulgences make each choice a more mindful one, you’ll enjoy the benefits of increasing your strength push-up by push-up! Today, challenge yourself to start this program with a double set...
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Resist it
Resistance bands are a handy, affordable way to bring your workout with you, and can be used to work your whole body. They’re a real boon in wintertime, when bad weather often makes outdoor activities difficult. Today, challenge yourself to pick up a band (or two) in light, medium, or heavy...
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Embrace isometric
Can you fit exercise into your leisure time this winter? In a word, yes! If sit-ups during a football game intermission are not your style, try isometric movements like flexing your abdominals or glutes instead – nobody but you will ever know. Today, challenge yourself to perform isometric moves...
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Break a sweat
How much should you sweat when you’re working out? Obviously, the answer is different for everyone. Factors like fitness, weight, ambient temperature and genetics play a role. Still, experts agree that sweat is one part of the exercise intensity picture. For example, moderate exercise usually...
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Pull yourself up
Like its cousin the pushup, pull-ups are surprisingly simple and rewarding. To get started, you can install a pull-up bar in a closet doorway. Bars are also usually available at local playgrounds.
This month, challenge yourself to find a pull-up bar (or install one) and add pull-ups to your...
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Push yourself
Few exercises are as basic – or as productive – as the humble pushup, which help you feel stronger in a matter of weeks. You can modify them to fit your individual fitness level – try them on your knees or your toes, legs together or spread. This month, challenge yourself to do 2-3 sets of 10...
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Up your upper-body strength
There are numerous health benefits associated with strength training. Yet many people neglect their biceps, triceps, lats, deltoids, and pecs. Upper body strength has many rewards: a leaner, more defined physique and a higher total muscle mass (leading to increased metabolism). Better still, you...
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Get in the swim
A low impact workout that builds strength and tones your muscles, swimming is also calming and therapeutic. Plus, gliding through that cool, invigorating water just feels fantastic. Challenge yourself to find a local swimming pool and swim some laps solo or with a buddy.
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Get stronger
Studies show that strength training fortifies bones, increases lean muscle mass, reduces body fat, and reduces injury risk. And experts say a 20-minute session 2-3 times weekly is all you need. Today, challenge yourself to do some strength training—even if it’s only 5 or 10 minutes. _Always...
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Make like a duck and paddle
Paddling a boat can be an easy outing or a strenuous day’s adventure - it’s your pick. Choose a local pond, lake or river and a canoe, kayak or rowboat. You’ll build abdominal and upper-body strength while enjoying the breeze you create. Challenge yourself to take to the water.
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Find your home's inner gym
Opportunities for getting active abound right at home. So don’t wait for a convenient time or place; Challenge yourself to get moving, using your everyday surroundings as a springboard for action. Here are some ideas:
• Do a wall sit
• Do leaning push-ups every time you walk by a countertop
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Have an exercise ball
The great thing about an exercise ball is that it’s so versatile. You can use it to strengthen your core. Or, you can tone your muscles and improve balance simply by sitting on it. Any ball you purchase should come with get-fit tips, or find ideas online. Challenge yourself to put an exercise ball...
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Scale a new height
Rock climbing has a counterpart that’s nearer to home and just as much fun: wall-climbing. Just head to the local climbing gym for the guidance of qualified instructors and support from other climbers. Of course, there’s also the low-tech version…Is there a tree nearby that’s always called to you...
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Strength train instead of vegging
Feeling antsy while you’re watching TV? If a show doesn’t capture your full attention, use that extra energy to do some strength training. Get out your handheld weights for some bicep curls, or try sit-ups, squats, or leg-lifts. Challenge yourself to at least five or ten minutes of strength...
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Rev up a video
In addition to moving those muscles, workout videos can teach you new skills. Nowadays there are videos for practically any activity you’d want to try, often available online to download immediately. Burning to learn belly dancing? Salsa? Yoga? Challenge yourself to try a video and learn something...
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Bike to work
According to the US Census Bureau, hundreds of thousands of Americans commute this way - and bicycling organizations believe this figure is low. The best thing about biking to work is that you get a daily dose of exercise and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. Today, challenge yourself...
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Try Pilates
Originally developed as a physical therapy method, Pilates uses controlled movements that enable you to strengthen your body’s core, while also improving your flexibility and balance. A bonus is that it may even help to improve your posture while you age. This month, challenge yourself to find a...
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Do some sit-ups
If you haven’t done them for a while, you’ll discover they’re pretty challenging. In the next 24 hours, test the strength in your abs by doing one or two sets of 8-15 sit-ups. _Always consult a physician before starting any exercise routine._
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Practice sun salutations
Sun salutations are a great method for loosening up in the morning and kick-starting your day. If you’ve never heard of them, they’re a yogic practice of 12 postures performed in a single, graceful flow of movement. Each individual movement is coordinated with the breath, which means that as you...
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Try a 10-minute workout
Although longer, sustained workouts may help you reach your fitness goals faster, shorter workouts can help you stay healthy too. Better yet, they get you in the habit of regular movement, which is the first step toward a more active lifestyle.
Today, challenge yourself to exercise for 10...
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Try a team sport instead of jogging
A recent study by Danish scientists who conducted research on 37 men found that soccer players worked off more fat and built more muscle than joggers exercising for the same amount of time. In addition, the soccer players had more fun and felt less muscle pain and exertion.
If you’re a jogger...
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Strengthen your core
The area around your pelvis and trunk — your core — is where all the movement in your body originates. When you have a strong core, your posture improves, your back is protected from injury, and you have a more stable center of gravity. Today, take the first step toward building a stronger core by...
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Try strength training
Weight lifting and strength training not only build muscle mass but may increase your metabolism and help strengthen your bones.
With this in mind, try to integrate some strength training into every week for the next month. If you're new to exercise, make sure to take it slow. (Contrary to...
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Use your gym membership
How many of us have signed up for a gym membership and then rarely (if ever) used it? In the next 24 hours, make it a goal to use your gym membership. You'll feel great about it. (And if you already use your gym membership regularly, this is a fun and easy challenge!)
_Always consult a physician...
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