Category Health & Fitness

Ideal Length for a Jump Rope

Ideal Length for a Jump Rope

Jumping rope can improve your heart health, boost your aerobic capacity, and challenge your muscles. And if you keep getting tripped up by the rope, it can also test your patience. Whether you’re jumping rope for a warm-up or for…

Methods for Measuring Body Fat Percentage

Methods for Measuring Body Fat Percentage

When you first start working out and eating right, those initial gains are usually easy to see. After a while, though, you might see that your weight loss has plateaued or that you’ve actually gained a few pounds. What in…

Discover the Carb Content in Coffee

Discover the Carb Content in Coffee

Java. Joe. Cuppa. Jitter juice. Whatever you call it, there’s a good chance you may be one of the 66 percent of Americans who drink coffee. With most coffee drinkers averaging about three cups a day, that adds up to more…

Achieving V-Line Abs: Workout and Nutrition Guide

Achieving V-Line Abs: Workout and Nutrition Guide

It’s impossible to talk about “V-line” abs without mentioning the music video that brought the V-line to our collective consciousness nearly 20 years ago: Untitled (How Does it Feel?) by D’Angelo. For nearly four and a half minutes, a single camera focuses…

Top 9 Bodyweight Exercises for Stronger Hamstrings

Top 9 Bodyweight Exercises for Stronger Hamstrings

You don’t need a loaded barbell and a weightlifting rig to get strong hamstrings. When done properly, bodyweight hamstring exercises can provide that sought-after sculpted silhouette and a number of functional fitness benefits. That’s right — a pair of well-developed hamstrings are good for…