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By Jessica Campbell-Salley

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The 7 Best Heart Rate Monitors of 2023, According to Experts

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By Bojana Galic

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5 Plank Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective (and Potentially Painful)

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By Jaime Osnato

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Hips Hurting During Your Ab Workouts? Here’s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

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By Bojana Galic

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A young adult in a yellow t-shirt and gray shorts does a lateral dumbbell raise at home for stronger shoulders

The Only 7 Dumbbell Exercises You Need for Sculpted Shoulders

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By Bojana Galic

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4 Unilateral Exercises to Improve Total-Body Mobility — No Equipment Required

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By Margie Zable Fisher

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The MELT Method Promises Natural Pain Relief at Home, but Does It Really Work?

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By Jaime Osnato

Woman doing a resistance band ab workout at the gym

A 20-Minute Resistance Band Workout for a Tighter Core

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By Kelly Gonzalez

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5 of the Most Challenging Yoga Poses and How to Add Them to Your Flow

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By Bojana Galic

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The 15 Best Resistance Bands and How to Choose the Perfect One for You

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By Rachel Grice

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This 20-Minute Workout Combines Resistance Bands and Kettlebells

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By Bojana Galic

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Your Gym May Be Reopening — but Is It Actually Safe to Go Back?

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By Bojana Galic

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The Only 5 Resistance Band Exercises You Need for Toned Arms

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By Amanda Capritto

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Unwind Tight Shoulders With This 20-Minute Yoga Flow

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By Brittany Hammond, CPT

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This 20-Minute Mobility Workout Builds Balance and Coordination

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By Bojana Galic

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5 Tips to Make Streaming Workouts Feel More Like a Personal Training Session

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By Jaime Osnato

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This 20-Minute Pilates Routine Can Help Relieve Lower-Back Pain

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By Bojana Galic

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5 Red Flags an Online Workout Program Isn't Worth Your Time, and What to Look for Instead

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By Bojana Galic

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The Only 5 Dumbbell Exercises You Need to Build Your Biceps

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By Kelly Glass

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This At-Home Full-Body Workout Is Perfect for Beginners

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By Bojana Galic

All You Need for This 20-Minute, Calorie-Torching Workout Is a Hula Hoop

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By Amanda Capritto

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A 10-Minute Isometric Core Workout for a Slow but Serious Burn

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By Bojana Galic

You’ll Do 50 Push-Ups Before This Song Is Over Without Even Realizing It

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By Bojana Galic

Feeling Burned Out? Try These 4 Throwback Workout Videos for Some Nostalgic Cross-Training

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By Rachel Grice

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A 10-Minute Pilates-Inspired Ab Workout for a Sculpted Core

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By Amanda Capritto

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Dust Off Your Old Rollerblades for This Calorie-Torching 20-Minute HIIT Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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Create Your Perfect 20-Minute HIIT Workout With This ‘Would You Rather’ Game

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By Jaime Osnato

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5 Leg Exercises That Are a Waste of Time — and What to Do Instead

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By Moira Lawler

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5 Ways to Find Motivation to Exercise (Even Just a Little) When You’re Grieving

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By Bojana Galic

The 4 Hardest At-Home Triceps Exercises You Can Do Without Dumbbells

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By Rachel Grice

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A 20-Minute At-Home HIIT Workout for Stronger Abs

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By Bojana Galic

The 5 Best At-Home Workout Videos You Can Do With Your Kids

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By Rachel Grice

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A 10-Minute Plyometric HIIT Workout for Stronger Abs

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By Bojana Galic

The Only 5 Exercises You Need for Toned Thighs

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By Bojana Galic

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This 20-Minute Resistance Band Workout Will Sculpt Your Chest — No Push-Ups Required

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By Jaime Osnato

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The Perfect 20-Minute Prenatal Workout You Can Do at Home in Your PJs

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By Emily Abbate, CPT

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Missing Your Gym Buddies? Here's How to Work Out With Friends From Home

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By Bojana Galic

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

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By Bojana Galic

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Want More Burn From Your Glute Bridges? Try These 7 Variations

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By Bojana Galic

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A 20-Minute Full-Body TRX Workout — Because It’s Not Too Late to Buy a Suspension System

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By Bojana Galic

The 5 Hardest Ab Exercises You Can Do at Home

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By Caroline Juster

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How to Do a Reverse Plank for a Stronger Back and Core

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By Amanda MacMillan

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Burn More Calories and Build More Muscle With Full-Body Workouts

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By Vivian Manning-Schaffel

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This 25-Minute At-Home Workout Works Every Muscle Head to Toe

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By Kim Grundy, PT

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8 Ways to Make an Exercise Harder Without Buying Heavier Dumbbells

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By Sarah Klein

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Get Fitter and Stronger With the Ultimate Guide to Strength Training

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By Bojana Galic

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Tone Your Arms and Sculpt Your Abs With This 20-Minute Pilates Workout

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By Amanda Capritto

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A 20-Minute Seated Strength Workout for Anyone With Limited Mobility

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By Cara Stevens

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6 Portable Pieces of Outdoor Exercise Equipment That Let You Work Out Anywhere

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By Rachel Grice

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You Can Do This 20-Minute Body-Weight Butt Workout Anywhere

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By Rachel Grice

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Bored With Your At-Home Workout? Try This 20-Minute, No-Equipment AMRAP Workout

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By Rachel Grice

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This 20-Minute Kickboxing Workout Is the Most Energizing Thing You’ll Do All Week

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By Bojana Galic

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All You Need Is a Resistance Band to Get Your Legs Burning With This 20-Minute Workout

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By Bojana Galic

A 20-Minute, Full-Body Standing Workout You Can Take Outside

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By Bojana Galic

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These 6 Body-Weight Exercises Strengthen Your Back — No Lat Pull-Downs Required

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By Holly Roser

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You Can Do This 20-Minute Barre Workout at Home With Just a Chair

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By Ashley Lauretta

Woman strength training at home with kettlebell

Dumbbells, Kettlebells or Barbells: Find the Strength-Training Tool That's Right for You

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By Isadora Baum

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This Workout Recreates Your Favorite Reformer Pilates Class at Home

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By Amanda Capritto

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5 Pros and Cons of Sit-Ups to Know Before Your Next Ab Workout

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By Sarah Klein

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The Best Workouts to Hit Every Muscle in Your Lower Body

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By Sara Lindberg

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This 20-Minute At-Home HIIT Workout Helps Blast Belly Fat

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By Bojana Galic

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The 7 Hardest Exercises You Can Do at Home When You're Missing the Gym

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By Leah Groth

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This 4-Move Circuit Is Perfect for a Backyard Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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6 Things You Already Have at Home That You Can Use as Exercise Gear

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By Bojana Galic

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Build Powerful Arms at Home With This 20-Minute Upper Body Endurance Workout

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By Amanda Capritto

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You Only Need One Piece of Gear for These 9 Exercises, and It's Under $20

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By Bojana Galic

Smiling female athlete practicing with a resistance band at home.

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

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By Isadora Baum

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Add a Resistance Band to These 6 Plyo Moves for More Burn in Less Time

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By Jeff Tomko

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8 of the Hardest Leg Exercises You Can Do at Home

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By Jaime Osnato

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This 20-Minute Lower-Body Workout Is Easy on Your Knees — but Still Builds Major Muscle

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By Emily Abbate, CPT

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How to Do a Turkish Get-Up for Total-Body Strength, Mobility and Cardio

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By Rachel Grice

Man doing a 20-minute jump rope workout outside

This 20-Minute Do-Anywhere Workout Uses Only a Jump Rope

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By Jordan Shalhoub

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All You Need for This At-Home CrossFit Workout Is a Kettlebell

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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."