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Amy Marturana Winderl
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Amy is a freelance journalist and ACE-certified personal trainer who writes about health and fitness. She holds a B.A. in journalism from the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a personal trainer certification from the American Council on Exercise (ACE). She is also a PRONatal Pre/Postnatal Performance Training Specialist. Beyond LIVESTRONG.com, you can find her work on SELF, Outside, TheHealthy, Health, Martha Stewart Living, HealthCentral, and more. To see more of her work, visit her website: amymarturana.com.

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Sore After a Workout? Here Are the Best Ways to Speed Up Muscle Recovery
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
fit people doing dumbbell push-ups at the gym
11 Benefits of Training With Dumbbells
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Person doing a headstand in their yoga practice in their living room at home.
How to Do a Headstand (Sirsasana), According to a Yoga Instructor
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
person doing plank hip dips on a yellow exercise mat in a living room
How to Do Plank Hip Dips for a Super-Strong Core
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Person in workout clothes doing an incline push-up on a box outdoors
Incline Push-Ups Are a Safer and More Effective Modification Than Knee Push-Ups
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
a group of people doing squats to illustrate the question should females train differently than males
Should Men and Women Really Exercise Differently?
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
illustration of model doing a staggered-stance dumbbell deadlift on a blue background
How to Do the Staggered-Stance Deadlift for Strong Glutes and Hamstrings
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
fit man doing a 20-minute pilates workout outdoors
The Only 20-Minute Pilates Workout You'll Ever Need
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
african american woman doing underrated pilates exercise in her living room
5 Underrated Pilates Exercises That Tone From Head to Toe
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
woman following an online workout and doing a split squat exercise in her living room
The 6 Best Lower-Body Strength-Training Variations for Plus-Sized Exercisers
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
pregnant woman doing glute bridge diastasis recti exercise with a physical therapist
Do You Have Ab Muscle Separation? These 10 Diastasis Recti Exercises Can Help Fix It
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
illustration of woman demonstrating a half squat on a coral background
How to Do a Half Squat for Stronger Glutes and a More Powerful Vertical Jump
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Confident woman doing spinal twist on mat at poolside
Want to Age Well? Do These 10 Stretches Every Day for Better Posture
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Pregnant Black woman doing ab exercises to prevent diastasis recti on a blue Swiss ball at the gym
6 Pregnancy-Safe Core Exercises to Help Prevent Diastasis Recti
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
black man washing his back in the shower with a sponge
Can't Wash Your Back in the Shower? Here's Why, and What to Do About It
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
young, fit adult performing a barbell deadlift exercise
How to Do a Deadlift, Arguably the Single Best Exercise of All Time
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
young fit man doing a resistance band pallof press outside
The Only 20-Minute Core Workout You'll Ever Need
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
parents helping their baby daughter learn how to walk in living room
Can’t Kneel? Here’s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
older woman using a foam roller to relieve tight back muscles and shoulders
Why Muscle Recovery Worsens With Age, and What to Do About It
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
close up of a person's ankles and feet as they climb stairs
6 Body-Weight Exercises to Help You More Easily Climb Stairs
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
close-up shot of person washing their back in the shower as a daily shoulder mobility exercise
Want to Age Well? Do This in the Shower Every Day
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
young woman doing a hip flexor stretch outside on a blue yoga mat
The 6 Best Mobility Exercises for Beginners
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
woman doing the plank to pike jump exercise in front of a window
How to Do the Plank to Pike Jump for Sculpted Abs and Cardio
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
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The 7 Best Bike Mats of 2024, According to Cycling Instructors
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