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By Bojana Galic

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6 Things You Should Never Do During a Workout

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By Rachel Grice

This 20-Minute, Low-Impact Leg Workout Is Perfect for People Who Hate Jumping

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By Gabrielle Kassel

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The 7 Most Dreaded Ab Exercises and Why You Should Do Them

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By Richard Adefioye

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This 20-Minute Back and Shoulder Workout Can Help Improve Your Posture

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By Bojana Galic

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This 10-Minute Dumbbell Workout Works Your Abs Just as Much as Your Arms

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By SJ McShane

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Try This 20-Minute Dumbbell Workout for Rock-Solid Glutes

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By Bojana Galic

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The 7 Best Ellipticals for At-Home Cardio Workouts

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By Elizabeth Millard

Woman doing a glute workout at the gym using a cable machine

4 Glute Exercises That Are a Waste of Time — and What to Do Instead

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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Turn the Park Into a Gym With This 20-Minute Tree Workout

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By D'Annette Stephens

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Sculpt Your Abs and Tone All Over With This 20-Minute Kettlebell Workout

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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Turn Your Next Grocery Run Into This Full-Body, 20-Minute Workout

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By SJ McShane

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Combine Cardio and Strength With This 20-Minute Jump Rope and Dumbbell Workout

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By Isadora Baum

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The Only 4 TRX Exercises You Need for a Stronger Lower Body

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By Bojana Galic

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The Perfect 10-Minute Dumbbell HIIT Workout for a Sculpted Upper Body

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By Lauren Bedosky

The Ultimate 20-Minute Evening Workout for Weight Loss

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By SJ McShane

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All You Need Is a Chair for This 20-Minute Lower-Body Workout

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By Shawna Davis

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A 20-Minute Prenatal Yoga Flow to Relieve Back Pain and Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor

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By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT

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The 5 Best Burpee Modifications (That You Actually Won’t Hate)

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By Jaime Osnato

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The Hardest 5-Minute Glute Finisher You Can Add to Leg Day

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By Rachel Grice

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This 20-Minute Workout Will Burn Out Your Abs and Legs Without Any Weights

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By Jaime Osnato

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The Only 5 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for a Stronger Butt

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By Molly Triffin

Expert Reviewed

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How Bad Is It Really to Not Wash Your Hair After Every Single Workout?

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By Jaime Osnato

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This Full-Body Strength and Cardio Routine Will Leave You Dripping Sweat in Just 4 Minutes

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By Bojana Galic

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Sculpt Your Glutes and Tone All Over With This 10-Minute Pilates Butt Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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4 Shoulder Exercises That Are a Waste of Time — and What to Do Instead

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By Tiffany Ayuda

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Everything You Need to Know to Start (and Stick With) a Yoga Practice

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By Bojana Galic

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9 Yoga Accessories to Take Your Practice to the Next Level, According to Instructors

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By Bojana Galic

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The Only 6 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for a Sculpted Core

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By Kim Grundy, PT

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10 of the Most Common Fitness Mistakes You're Probably Making and How to Fix Them

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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This Surprisingly Challenging Full-Body, 20-Minute Workout Uses Only a Jug of Water

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By Jaime Osnato

Person in a black sports bra and bike shorts performing a plank in their living room

3 Lower Ab Exercises That Aren't Worth Your Time — and 5 To Try Instead

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By Christina Marable

Expert Reviewed

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The 4 Best Workouts to Do When You’re Stressed, According to a Sports Psychologist

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By Shawna Davis

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The Perfect 20-Minute Yoga Flow for Runners

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By Elizabeth Millard

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A 7-Day Kickstart Plan for a Stronger, Rounder Butt

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By Emily Abbate, CPT

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6 Ab Workout Mistakes Hindering Your Flat-Belly Goals

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By Shawna Davis

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The Only 6 Yoga Poses Runners Need to Stay Limber and Injury-Free

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By Bojana Galic

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Give Your Abs a Little Something Extra With This 10-Minute Core-Strengthening Workout

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By Amanda McDonald, RYT-200

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A 30-Minute Yoga and Walking Workout to Burn Calories and Strengthen All Over

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By Bojana Galic

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4 Mistakes That Make Mountain Climbers Way Less Effective

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By Gabrielle Kassel and Brittany Hammond and Katie McKinney, CPT

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10 Weight-Lifting Mistakes Limiting Your Gains and Causing Injury

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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You Can Do This 20-Minute Full-Body Workout Using Only a Park Bench

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By Greg Presto, CPT

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6 Mistakes You're Making With Calf Raises — and How to Make Them More Effective

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By Tiffany Ayuda

Fit woman doing a full-body kettlebell workout outdoors

The Only 4 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for a Full-Body Workout

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By Lauren Bedosky

All You Need for This 20-Minute Full-Body Workout Is a Broom

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By Bojana Galic

10-Minute Daily Rituals Fit Pros Do to Stay Healthy Even When They Can't Work Out

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By Bojana Galic

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The One Biceps Exercise Wasting Your Time — and 3 to Try Instead

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By Bojana Galic

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Conquer Leg Day in Just 10 Minutes With This Fiery, Equipment-Free Circuit

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By Bojana Galic

Young athletic woman exercising outdoors: overhead press for upper body strength

All You Need for an Effective Workout Is a 10-Pound Weight

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By Bojana Galic

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No Pool? No Problem! Get Toned Swimmer’s Muscles With This 20-Minute Dry Land Workout

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By Rachel Grice

Man doing a deadlift with barbell in home gym during a superset workout with burpees

Pair Burpees and Deadlifts for the Hardest At-Home Superset Workout

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By Amanda Capritto, CPT, CNC, CF-L1 and Danielle Zickl and Katie McKinney

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Can't Do a Bulgarian Split Squat? Here Are 7 Alternative Moves That Are Just as Effective

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By Rachel Grice

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Boost Your Energy Without Breaking a Sweat With These 60-Second Cardio Bursts

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By Lauren Bedosky

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5 Body-Weight Workout Myths to Stop Believing

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By Isadora Baum

Fit woman trains at home and does exercise glute bridge.

The Perfect 20-Minute Barre-Inspired At-Home Workout for a Toned Butt

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By Bojana Galic

4 Mistakes That Make Crunches Ineffective and Potentially Dangerous

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By Bojana Galic

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Build a Stronger Core in 10 Minutes With This At-Home Pilates Plank Series

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By Molly Triffin

Expert Reviewed

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How Bad Is It Really to Do a High-Intensity Workout While You're on Your Period?

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By Rachel Grice

Pistol squat, man doing body-weight workouts outdoors

The 3 Hardest Body-Weight Squat Variations

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By Richard Adefioye

Man using a resistance band to strengthen his triceps

The Only 4 Resistance Band Exercises You Need for Toned Triceps

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By Jaime Osnato

Middle-aged man exercising wall sit for legs

Want More Burn From Your Wall Sits? Try These 5 Variations

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By Shawna Davis

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This 20-Minute Yoga Flow Sculpts Your Arms and Shoulders While You De-Stress

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By Cara Stevens

The One Yoga Pose You Need to Try When You’re Raging Mad

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By Brittany Hammond, CPT

Missing Your Go-To Circuit Training Class? This 20-Minute Workout Simulates All the Best Parts at Home

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By SJ McShane

A man stretching his hamstrings in the Gym

4 Cooldown Mistakes Sabotaging Your Workout Recovery

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By Gabrielle Kassel

Expert Reviewed

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Everything You Need to Know About Bikram Yoga and How to Stay Safe in the Heat

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By Rachel Grice

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This 200-Rep Arm Workout Will Burn Out Your Biceps and Triceps

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By Isadora Baum

Man doing a seated overhead press with a kettlebell during an arm workout

The Perfect 20-Minute Kettlebell Workout to Sculpt Stronger Arms

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By Bojana Galic

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4 Underrated Glute Exercises You’re Not Doing but Totally Should Be

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

woman performing seated concentration curl dumbbell exercise outside in front of brick wall

The Perfect 20-Minute Dumbbell Workout to Sculpt Stronger Arms

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By SJ McShane

5 Warm-Up Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Workout and Leave You Injured

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By Bojana Galic

photo of IS Wellness founder Ingrid Clay doing at-home lower-body resistance band workout

Sculpt Your Legs and Butt With This 10-Minute At-Home Lower-Body Resistance Band Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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The 5 Worst Exercises to Do if You Haven’t Worked Out in a While (and What to Do Instead)

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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."