Fitness

It's a long year of dieting, exercising, and displaying discipline; but for what? The first appearance of success on the horizon is a shot in the arm; then it gets tough.

Make your daily workout more enjoyable by training at the right place, with the right people, and with the right music.

There is nothing like the strong bond between mothers and that can translate into a positive gym environment that lifts everyone.

If you have back problems, it's a matter of knowing the correct movements that will not add to your strain.

We use our shoulders almost non-stop, so is it any wonder they often get hurt?

A study by the University of Jyväskylä suggests that exercise motivation is improved in people who take up resistance training.

Consider making your goals process-based as opposed to results-based.

It is the people and situations we tend to avoid that can teach us the most and promote our own growth.

This is a great dumbbell workout for general fitness, fat loss, or muscle building. In other words, it's good for pretty much everyone.

Are you training without purpose and without focus? For those lacking in motivation or addicted to training, competition can offer a necessary structure to achieving peak results.

Biceps don't get much isolation time in functional fitness workouts but it's cool to show them some love. Nothing wrong with well-developed arms and they do look good, there's always that.

There's more information available concerning warming up for workouts over cooling down afterward. Time to change the conversation.

The sweet spot of confidence doesn’t stand crystallized in place, forever in our favor or eternally in our detriment. It bobs and weaves like a pugilist and makes curves and wild slides.

The glutes are an area that receives a lot of attention and people have a lot of opinions on how to strengthen them, but how does this muscle group actually work?

There is no need to panic, but let’s get serious. The season is right around the corner and with it comes academic rigor, practice, film, training, and treatment. All stress is cumulative.

Your feelings don't matter! The higher the intensity, the less likely it is to feel "good." It's smart training and did we mention, your feelings don't matter.

Nanotechnologists using tiny balls of engineered cellulose fibers added to food reduced fat absorption by half in lab and animal experiments.