Health Fitness

Photo: Pond5 Short and uber intense, CrossFit workouts combine gymnastics, sprints, plyometrics and Olympic weightlifting for an all-around kick-butt challenge. But there’s a good reason people keep coming back for more. The workout of the day (WOD), which is typically done in a group setting and measured and scored like …

Photo: Pond5 Ask top trainers which muscles most people need to strengthen and they’ll probably say the hamstrings and glutes. And one of most effective ways they’ll teach you to fire up your backside is with a deadlift. “The deadlift is a functional move for anyone who has to regularly …

Photo: Twenty20 It’s good news that you’re weightlifting — and that goes double if your routine includes a barbell. “The barbell is one of the best pieces of equipment that will make you work the hardest and get you stronger,” says Mathew Forzaglia, a certified personal trainer at the Fhitting …

Good news for newbie chefs! Most go-to animal protein sources are pretty difficult to mess up, says Rocco DiSpirito, professional chef and author of The Negative Calorie Diet. But cooking fish, fowl and red meat can be intimidating, especially if you’ve never really done it. How do you know when …

Photo: Twenty20 In honor of sunny days and warmer temperatures, now’s the perfect time to say so long to the weight room and take things outside. And why not head straight to the shore to work on your beach body? Apart from the beautiful views and mood boost from spending …

Photo: Courtesy of SoulCycle Your feet press down hard on the pedals, your heart races, and the bass drops on your favorite song. The instructor tells you to sprint and, lost in the moment, the figurative wheels begin to come off. Your hips rattle into earthquake-mode, your knees and elbows …

Photo: Twenty20 If you’re one of those runners who sprints away from a warm-up and cool-down as fast as you do a finish line, you’re missing out on some great benefits. Plus, you could be putting yourself at risk for injury. According to Lauren Loberg, doctor of physical therapy and …

Photos (clockwise from top left): Perry Santanachote, Alexa Schirm, Jan Vašek, Daria Nepriakhina Had another one of those days when you’re running from a workout to a meeting to the office to an after-work event — then back home? While you might feel like you’re moving as fast as Steph …

Photo: Twenty20 For years now, health experts weren’t shy about touting the health benefits of coconut oil — from curbing hunger to increasing good cholesterol to promoting healthy skin. So when the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a statement earlier this week advising people against using coconut oil for heart …

Photo by Lee Hersh Towel off from your workout, drink a protein shake. For exercisers trying to build lean, metabolism-revving muscle, it’s a no brainer. But new research published in the June issue of Medicine Science in Sport Exercise suggests that your post-workout smoothie might not be quite as muscle-boosting as …