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By Bojana Galic

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172 Exercise Statistics You Should Know

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By Amy Schlinger, NASM-CPT

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The 14 Best Ab Machines for At-Home Workouts, According to Trainers

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By Bojana Galic

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How to Do Star Jumps for the Best At-Home Cardio Burn

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By Lauren Bedosky

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Can’t Hold a Side Plank for 30 Seconds? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

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By Bojana Galic

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This 20-Minute Glute-Bridge Workout Will Build Your Butt — and Entire Body

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By Gabrielle Kassel

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Struggling With Side Planks? 6 Exercises to Help You Improve

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By Jaime Osnato

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6 Mistakes That Make Bicycle Crunches Less Effective

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By Bojana Galic

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How to Do Seated Calf Raises for the Best Results

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By Elizabeth Millard

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The Only 4 Barbell Exercises You Need for a Chiseled Chest

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By Jaime Osnato

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This One Yoga Pose Stretches Your Hamstrings and Helps You Relax

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By Elizabeth Millard

Do This 20-Minute Barbell Workout for Stronger Arms

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By Bojana Galic

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4 Workout Mistakes That Can Cause Back Pain — and How to Fix Them

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By Molly Triffin

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6 Essential Exercises for COVID-19 Recovery, According to a Physical Therapist

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By Tiffany Ayuda

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Hip Thrusts vs. Deadlifts: Which One Is Better for Stronger Glutes?

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By Bojana Galic

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79 CrossFit Statistics You Should Know

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By Bojana Galic

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The Perfect 20-Minute Gentle Workout When You're Getting Over the Flu

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By Jaime Osnato

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How to Do a Sumo Squat Perfectly Every Single Time

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By Amy Schlinger, NASM-CPT

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The 9 Best Running Headphones of 2024, According to Trainers

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By Bojana Galic

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3 Low-Impact Strength Workouts to Do When You Want a Quick Calorie Burn

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By Elizabeth Millard

The Only 6 Barbell Exercises You Need for Stronger Legs

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By Bojana Galic

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The 9 Best Treadmills of 2024, According to a Trainer

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By Bojana Galic

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4 of the Hardest Dumbbell Back Exercises

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By Bojana Galic

Why Scaptions are Better for Your Shoulders Than Lateral Raises

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By Bojana Galic

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Neck Pain During Your Upper-Body Workouts? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

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By Amy Schlinger, NASM-CPT

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The 14 Best Weightlifting Belts, According to Strength Coaches

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By D'Annette Stephens

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The Perfect 20-Minute Resistance Band Workout to Sculpt Stronger Arms

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By Sara Lindberg

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Struggling to Walk Up Stairs? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

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By Sarah Kuta

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The 11 Best Mountain Bikes of 2024 and What to Know Before You Buy

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By Jaime Osnato

9 Donkey Kick Mistakes That Make Butt Workouts Less Effective

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By Jaime Osnato

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The Only 5 Dumbbell Exercises You Need for a Stronger Butt

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By Jaime Osnato

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This One Plank Variation Works Your Entire Body

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By Amanda Capritto

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2 Tests to Help Determine if One Shoulder Is Stronger Than the Other (and 3 Exercises to Fix It)

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By Bojana Galic

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Build Stronger Glutes With This 20-Minute Drop-Set Dumbbell Workout

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By Rachel Grice

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The 24 Best Push-Up Variations for Every Fitness Level

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By Jaime Osnato

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The 5 Hardest Glute Exercises You Can Do at Home With a Single Dumbbell

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By Rachel Grice

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Try This 5-Minute Plank Workout Finisher to Get More From Your Abs Workouts

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By Shawna Davis

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The One Yoga Pose You Should Do Every Night for Better Sleep

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By Kim Grundy, PT

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How Long Do You Really Need to Hold a Plank?

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By Sara Lindberg

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This 10x10 Arm Workout Tones Your Entire Upper Body in Just Minutes

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By Isadora Baum

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The One Small Change That Makes Side Planks Way More Effective

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By Lauren Bedosky

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Struggling With Jump Squats? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

The 6 Hardest Ab Exercises You Can Do With a Single Dumbbell

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By Richard Adefioye

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The 4 Hardest Plank Variations to Challenge Your Entire Core

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By Kim Grundy, PT

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Struggling With Planks? These 5 Exercises Help You Ace Them

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By Brittany Hammond, CPT

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This 20-Minute Light Dumbbell Arm Workout Will Make Your Arms Burn

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By Bojana Galic

Strengthen Your Back and Cinch Your Waist With This 20-Minute Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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Challenge Your Lower-Body Endurance and Strength With This 20-Minute Isometric Glute Workout

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By Tiffany Ayuda

The 5 Best Strength and Mobility Exercises You Can Do With a Single Dumbbell

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By Lauren Bedosky

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The Beginner's Guide to Using TRX Straps

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By D'Annette Stephens

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This 20-Minute Kettlebell Ladder Workout Will Give Your Legs and Butt the Ultimate Burn

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By D'Annette Stephens

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The 5 Hardest Kettlebell Exercises for Sculpted Abs

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By Bojana Galic

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This 20-Minute Lunge Workout Will Get Your Heart Pumping and Legs Burning

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By Tiffany Ayuda

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The 5 Best Single-Dumbbell Exercises for Building Explosive Strength

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By Bojana Galic

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The 6 Best Rowing Machines for Building At-Home Strength and Cardio

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By Amy Marturana Winderl

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The 7 Best Oblique Exercises That Aren't Side Planks

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By Bojana Galic

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The 5 Hardest Full-Body Kettlebell Exercises You Can Do at Home

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By Rachel Grice

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This Quick Workout Combines Cardio and Strength for When You Have Zero Time

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By Bojana Galic

3 Simple Full-Body Workouts to Do When You Can’t Make One More Decision

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By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT

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The 7 Best Low-Impact Exercises to Make Everyday Life Easier After 50

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By Bojana Galic

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Planks vs. Crunches: Which Ab Exercise Is Better for a Stronger Core?

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By Rachel Grice

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Struggling With Dead Bugs? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You

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By Sholeen Lagadien

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5 Tips for Maintaining a Fitness Routine With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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By Bojana Galic

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5 of the Hardest Dumbbell Shoulder Exercises

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By Heather Mayer Irvine

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Everything You Need to Know About Low-Impact Cardio

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By Mallory Creveling

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Exactly How to Become a Certified Personal Trainer

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By Tiffany Ayuda

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6 Common Triceps Kickback Mistakes You Need to Fix for Better Results

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By Brittany Hammond, CPT

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The 5 Hardest Full-Body Exercises You Can Do With a Medicine Ball

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By Gabrielle Kassel

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The Only 3 Barbell Exercises You Need for Stronger Arms

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By Jaime Osnato

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5 Dumbbell Row Mistakes That Make Back Workouts Less Effective

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By Rachel Grice

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This 10-Minute Plank-a-Thon Workout Will Set Your Abs on Fire

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By D'Annette Stephens

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You Can Do This Entire 20-Minute Dumbbell Workout Lying Down

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By Marygrace Taylor

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The Ultimate Guide to Low-Impact Exercise for Weight Loss

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Whether you're looking for cardio workouts, strength training or yoga, our fitness workouts page has something for everyone. We offer a variety of workout plans, including beginner-friendly routines and advanced workouts for more experienced athletes.

Our team of fitness experts provides advice on how to optimize your workouts, including tips on how to avoid injury and how to target specific muscle groups. We also offer nutrition advice to help you fuel your body for optimal performance.

We believe that a well-rounded fitness routine is essential to achieving your goals. That's why we offer resources on all aspects of fitness, including as stretching, recovery and injury prevention."