Health Fitness

Photo: Courtesy of The LIT Method Don’t get us wrong: We’re big fans of high-intensity training and running, but what happens when you’re recovering from an injury and want to take it easy on those burpees and sprints? Fitness trainers Justin Norris and Taylor Gainor were faced with this dilemma …

Photo: Pond5 The second you walk into the weight room, you’re faced with a million questions: How much weight should I lift? Once I actually find a dumbbell I can pick up, how many reps should I perform? How many sets? Does it even matter? If you’re a newbie, either …

Photo: Twenty20 Avoiding push-ups like they’re the plague? We don’t blame you — the bodyweight exercise is daunting if you’re new to fitness. But if you’re reaching for any crazy excuse to skip this bootcamp favorite, you might be cheating yourself out of a seriously effective workout.  RELATED: Hate Crunches? …

Photo: Twenty20 By now you know if you want to build a lean, fit body, you can’t stick to the treadmill or elliptical alone. It takes some heavy lifting to get that strong and chiseled physique. In fact, even if you want to be a better runner, you still need …

Photo courtesy of CorePower Yoga When you think of yoga and HIIT, two separate workouts probably come to mind. But combining them into one — now that’s pretty genius. You get the best of both top-notch fitness worlds: Intense, sweat-inducing intervals maximize your calorie and fat burn, while yoga poses …

Photo: Twenty20 It’s finally upon us: The day that determines who will be President of the United States for the next four years. Seriously stressed? It’s not just you. But while most election night parties will have you snacking and imbibing your jitters away (drinking games included), why not work …

Photo: Twenty20 Basic bodyweight workouts are all well and good — until boredom sets in. But that doesn’t mean you need to scoop up every piece of gym equipment that’s ever been sold on late-night TV. You can mix up your session with the addition of a single, multi-faceted tool, …

Photo: Twenty20 Whether you’ve fallen under the spell of the technicolor fall foliage or just want to add a new challenge to your race calendar, you’ve decided that it’s finally time to sign up for your first trail race. And you’re in good company: More than eight million people enjoy …

Photo: Twenty20 Squat, lunge, push, pull, hinge, twist, and walk: These make up the seven movement patterns that your body relies on to get ish done every day. And not just during a workout. Think about how you pull a box off a shelf, squat down to pick something up, …

Photo: Pond5 When we drag ourselves out of bed for a workout, there’s one goal we all have in common: Get the most out of it. Unfortunately, research shows we’re not great at judging how hard we’re pushing ourselves during our sweat sessions. In fact, when left to our own …