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Ali Heck
Oct 10, 2016

5 Body-weight Exercise Myths You Shouldn’t Believe

If you stress about the days you’re unable to get to the gym for strength training, it’s worth remembering dumbbells and barbells aren’t the only tools that can build muscle. Yoga is often noted for its strengthening capabilities — but is using your own body-weight as resistance really enough to make up for a lack of

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Bill Brown
Sep 28, 2016

4 moves to help you boost your running performance

Whether it’s raining or sunny, on the treadmill or road, you’re running miles one way or another to prep for your next race. However, you don’t need to log mile after mile to improve your run performance. To keep your body strong and prevent fatigue, cross training — specifically core work — will help get

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Ali Heck
Sep 21, 2016

Why Lifting Weights Won’t Turn You Into a Bodybuilder

To finally dispel the myths around female weightlifting Why Lifting Weights Won’t Turn You Into a Bodybuilder Finally, the women’s weightlifting revolution is building momentum. (Didn’t you see Sarah Robles win bronze for the U.S. at the Rio Olympics?) More and more women are picking up barbells and dumbbells, increasing their strength and power, and

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Ali Heck
Sep 20, 2016

10 Benefits of the Barre

Arena District Athletic Club now offers Barre Intenisity, click here to view days and times 10 Benefits of the Barre It may look like ballet, but it’s not. Barre fitness classes are simply ballet-inspired, incorporating a ballet barre and maybe some plies and pirouettes here and there into the workout. Essentially, barre classes mix elements of Pilates,

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Ali Heck
Sep 01, 2016

The foolproof guide to smash your next (or your first) spin class

The foolproof guide to smash your next (or your first) spin class In every gym on every morning you see people doing strange type of walk: a type of half-waddle, half-shuffle across the gym floor. No, they haven’t all contracted a case of group diarrhoea – they’ve just done a spin class. Whether you’re a

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Bill Brown
Aug 30, 2016

Signs you’ve got a weak core

The test: try and plank for 2 minutes. Signs you’ve got a weak core If you think that a plank is something that brunch should be served on, or that your rectus abdominis is something you should only ever show to your doctor, then your core might not be as strong as you might think.

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Bill Brown
Aug 24, 2016

No Pain, No Gain? 5 Myths About Muscle Soreness

You just crushed a really hard workout. You upped the load of your training, or you stepped out of your routine and tried a new activity. You feel great — until you wake up the next morning, barely able to move. Enter delayed onset muscle soreness, better known as DOMS. It’s an acronym that athletes

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Ali Heck
Aug 23, 2016

8 Myths That May Be Keeping You from Practicing Yoga

8 Myths That May Be Keeping You from Practicing Yoga As yoga keeps growing, so do the misconceptions about it. Here, YJ LIVE! presenter Stephanie Snyder sets the record straight on 8 myths that may be getting between you and your yoga bliss. The good news is that yoga has exploded in the US and Europe and

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Bill Brown
Aug 22, 2016

My Favorite “Go To” exercise – TRX Row

My Favorite “Go To” exercise – TRX Row The TRX Row exercise is good for the strength development of the upper back. The TRX Row is good for baseball players, golfers, and any other sports that require a strong back. While the TRX Row mainly works the lats and other muscles in the back, this

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Ali Heck
Aug 19, 2016

5 Cardio Mistakes You’re Probably Making

5 Cardio Mistakes You’re Probably Making Wondering how much cardio it takes to burn fat? Check out these 5 cardio mistakes to help you clear up some misconceptions and maximize your fat burning potential. You burn body fat when your body needs more energy than you’ve supplied it with food. When your body doesn’t have

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