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Photo: Twenty20 If you had to take everything there is to know about fitness and boil it down to one simple concept, it would be progressive overload. This principle of regularly and systematically increasing the demands you place on your body is what training adaptations (aka results) are all about. …

Photos courtesy of Jessica Matthews In your quest for a gravity-defying derriere, you’re probably focusing a lot on your glutes lately. But with all those squats, lunges, step-ups and hip thrusts, you don’t want to jump right into your glute workout — or dash out after the last rep. This …

Photo: Twenty20 If there were a yearbook for running distances, the half-marathon would win “most popular” — hands down. In fact, according to Running USA, nearly two million people finished 13.1 miles in 2015. Plus, with some races selling out in minutes (we’re looking at you SeaWheeze and Brooklyn Half), there’s …

Photo: Twenty20 Love can make us do unhealthy things. Like sharing a pint of ice cream after dinner or polishing off a bottle of wine on a weeknight. (Remember that 6 a.m. spin class tomorrow?) Sure, it can do many wondrous things for your health, like reduced stress and increased …

Photo: Twenty20 We know how much space kettlebells and dumbbells can take up in your home. But the truth is you don’t need a whole lot of fancy equipment to get the most out of your at-home workout. Resistance bands are space-efficient, highly portable, and they’re great for every level …

Photo: Twenty20 If you steer clear of the weight room as often as you try to get out of burpees, we have some news: Those big dumbbells and barbells could provide the key to unlocking your strength potential. (Not to mention getting you lean and sculpted!) But because they don’t come …

Photo: Pond5 Kettlebell swings have topped trainers’ lists of must-do exercises for a few years now. And for good reason: Traditional swings with the orb-shaped weights can improve your core strength by a whopping 70 percent, research has found. Plus, when you switch to single-arm moves, you challenge your stability …

Photo: Twenty20 Since last winter, you might have seen pretty pictures popping up on your social feeds of people practicing yoga in the snow. Now, the yoga trend known as snowga has taken over ski resorts and vacation destinations across the country. In Bozeman, MT, there’s Flow Outside, which offers …

Photos: Tiffany Ayuda / Life by Daily Burn You probably learned to balance at the ripe age of two. But honing the skill is essential to your overall fitness and sports performance as an adult, too. Rebecca Weible, owner and director of Yo Yoga! studio in New York City, says …

Photo by Bethany Joy Kibbe There’s a reason people flock to the treadmill: It’s convenient, weather (and excuse) proof, and the numbers don’t lie. But slogging through mile after mile can get old — fast. So we’re officially turning off autopilot and trading our steady state cardio for this HIIT-style …