Even the most spiritually connected people need to reset their chakras every now and then. If you’ve been feeling negative energy recently, a seven-day chakra challenge will allow you to harness that energy and refocus it where it belongs: on your physical and mental well-being. From enhancing your feeling of groundedness to heightening your awareness…
This challenge starts with a full-body strength-training workout that will keep you moving for about 40 minutes. Best of all, you don’t need any equipment for this workout, so no excuses! Learn the details of the moves, print the workout, then get your sweat on! Directions: Warm up with five minutes of light cardio, then…
This 45-minute treadmill workout starts at a slower place, but to keep things interesting, the speed picks up toward the end, making this a negative-split run. It takes a little discipline to start slowly and build speed throughout your workout, but when the time comes to run faster, your body will be ready for the…
Combine your cardio with some strength training to reap the benefits of both types of sweat sessions. This workout mixes running with toning exercises, so you build muscle while burning serious calories in just 30 minutes. If you don’t have access to a treadmill, just do some form of cardio that gets your heart rate…
Tabata is the ultimate fitness trifecta. It’s fast. It’s fun. It’s effective. We’ve tweaked the standard structure a bit, turning each Tabata into a superset. Rather than doing one exercise for four minutes, you alternate between two complementary moves for a total of eight minutes. This modification gives your working muscles a bit more rest…
There are no excuses for skipping this 20-minute workout; it requires no equipment, so no matter where you are, you can fit in a sweat session. Quick and effective, today’s workout in our Better-Body Challenge mixes classic cardio moves with bodyweight strength-training exercises to burn calories and build muscle. Print the workout, learn the moves…
This circuit workout, full of multitasking moves, is incredibly effective for toning your entire body in little time. Learn the details of the exercises here, print the workout, then get pumped! Directions: warm up with five minutes of light cardio. Grab a set of dumbbells, between five and 10 pounds, and perform each 3-exercise circuit…
Combine cardio with core work to reap the flat-belly benefits of both types of sweat sessions in this quick, 20-minute workout. It alternates between jumping rope and standing ab exercise, so you can tone your belly while burning serious calories in just 20 minutes. We use one eight-pound dumbbell in this workout to increase the…
Spice up your cardio and target belly fat with intervals! This 30-minute treadmill workout, day five of our Better-Body Challenge, plays with speed and changes minute to minute. Playing with speed like this not only improves your overall running stamina, but it also increases the calories you burn when the workout is over. As always,…
It’s time to get specific and target a couple of body parts that rarely see the sun: the abs and glutes. This workout only takes about 20 minutes from warmup to cooldown, so it should be a breeze to fit into your day. In the first circuit we recommend using 10-pound weights, but these moves…
