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The Best Treadmill Workouts for Weight Loss, Directly From a Personal Trainer
To build your squat, you’ll need to squat — makes sense. Adding mass means hitting high-intensity sets targeting specific muscle groups — all in all, fairly simple. But the logistics of weight loss are a bit more complex. There are many cardio machines at your disposal to help you along your weight loss journey, and the workouts themselves…
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Are Treadmill Dancing Workouts Serious? Yes. A Treadmill Specialist Explains How to Do it Right
If you’re a pure strength athlete, you may have never been much of a cardio enthusiast. Your tendency has always been to look at cardio as a necessary evil that you need for your heart health. That’s when you scroll through TikTok and find influencers and weekend warriors alike dancing on treadmills. And suddenly, the treadmill looks…kind of…
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The 11 Best Triceps Exercises and Workouts, Recommended by a CPT
The biceps get too much credit. Don’t get us wrong; training your biceps is a must for bigger and stronger arms. But your triceps make up two-thirds of your upper arm mass and cover the entirety of the back of your arm. That’s a chunk of prime real estate. With that in mind, here are 11 of the…
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The 5 Best Bench Press Programs to Help You Lift More
Everyone likes to bench — us included. But let’s be honest, unless you’re a beginner, you won’t get far by waltzing into the gym, loading up a barbell, and mindlessly pounding away at set after set. To build strength, gain muscle, you need a bench press program. The right programming style can help you increase your bench press,…
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The Best 8 Stretches to Do Before a Run, According to a CPT
The sun is shining, you’re lacing up your running shoes, and you’re ready to head out and clear your mind on a run. Before you go, taking a few minutes to do a dynamic warm-up can help you prepare your heart, joints, muscles, tissues, and mind for a fantastic run — and potentially help prevent running injuries. We’ve…
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Does Rowing for Weight Loss Work? A World Champion Rower Says Yes (+ Gives You Rowing Workouts)
People head to the gym for all sorts of reasons. Maybe you want to shake away some stress, and you know the barbell is helpful. Or maybe you’re aiming to lift heavier than you’ve ever done or build some ridiculously strong tree trunks. Still other folks work out, at least partially, when they’re wanting to lose weight. If…
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The 5 Best Rowing Workouts for Beginners, Plus Tips From a CPT
Whether you’re new to the gym or prefer the lifting platform and are just newer to cardio, a rowing machine workout is a fantastic place to start. You can get a full-body session on the rower in as little as five minutes and build up from there. We’ve got the best selection of rowing workouts for beginners with…
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Best Cardio Alternatives to Running, From a Personal Trainer
Running is one of the most popular forms of aerobic exercise. It takes center stage in training montages and major motion pictures — but despite being the backdrop to some very motivational content, running isn’t for everyone. It’s hard to argue against the benefits of running, but it might not be the best option for you or your…
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A Hollywood Trainer Gives You His Favorite Treadmill Dumbbell Workout
There are certainly days when your workout is all about striving for PRs — that’s personal record — on a weightlifting platform. Then there are moments when the goal is to be time efficient: get your heart rate up, integrate some low-impact weight training, and do it all in an hour or less. On days like that, all…
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How To Build Stamina for Running: 6 Tips + Benefits
Cardio is a bit like eating your vegetables. You know you should, but that doesn’t make it fun to do. We’re sympathetic, but we also know that building stamina for your cardio workouts is essential — particularly if you’re working on your running game. Increasing your running stamina isn’t quite as simple as “run more,” but it almost…
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