Barre workouts promise you a ballerina figure by working small supportive muscles throughout your body, with a style of exercise called isometrics. These workouts may not seem hard when you watch other people do them, but just wait until you’re holding onto the barre, one leg up, trying to move past the burn. If you’re…
Pushing yourself during a workout at times can be exactly what you need, but what happens when you go too far? Our friends at Shape have shared one woman’s story of a workout gone wrong that resulted in scary consequences. I work out, I’d say, four or five days a week at least. I’m usually…
Even the fittest of athletes can go through a slump. If you find yourself in a rut, feeling particularly unmotivated, there could be a few key contributors. We got the scoop from Bridget Hearon, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Albright College, on what it takes to stay motivated – and how we could be…
We all want those arms that don’t flap in the wind when we’re waving hello, right? These five exercises with light weights make it look easy, but the small isometric moves ensure you feel the burn. Grab your two- or three-pound dumbbells and get going, but don’t worry if you don’t have weights – you…
We love yoga as a relaxing, restorative, and strength-building practice (with the best stretching!). But some poses can burn some serious fat, leaning out your body while you torch calories. So which poses are the best? Mark Balfe-Taylor, director of yoga at TruFusion, compiled the top five yoga poses guaranteed to burn the most calories.…
Who’s ready to build a booty!? We’ve seen transformations of all kinds come out of Kayla Itsines’s BBG program, from dramatic weight loss to inspiring muscle building, but today we’re focusing on posterior progress of all types. From slight shaping to dramatic derrière before and afters, these 16 women are totally taking control over the…
Recovery is a crucial part of every workout, but runners need to pay special attention to foot health and recovery to stay healthy and keep doing what they love. In addition to the standard recovery rules that apply to every athlete (and the essential gear that goes with it), there are a handful of steps…
For me, Summer is a really hard time to fit in workouts consistently. I’m traveling what seems like every other weekend and can’t always make it to the gym or to a class. So in preparation for this annual pattern of mine, I set out to adopt a new regimen that I could take anywhere.…
Adding some extra resistance to your strength-training routine can offer the results you’re looking for, so bring a medicine ball into the mix! Challenge your whole body and update your workout with the following moves.
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The following post was originally featured on Beach Babe Fitness and written by Christina Sinclair, who is part of POPSUGAR Select Fitness. After many friends requesting a list of exercises that they can do at work, I’ve finally put together a list of simple yet effective exercises you can do at your desk. Apart from…
