If you’re sick of crunches and planks, we hear you. Add variety to your exercise routine and try the jackknife sit-up — but be ready for a challenge. Because there are many health benefits to working your core muscles —…
To many fitness pros, building powerful, heaving chest muscles begins and ends with pressing movements: the bench press; the push-up; the incline bench press. But if you’ve benched till you’re bored and push-upped till you’re purple, what else can you do to pump…
You probably know protein is an important part of the muscle-building process. But this macronutrient matters more than you may think. It also plays an essential role in recovery and even bone health. While the majority of protein should come from whole food…
With the 2B Mindset nutrition program with Ilana Muhlstein, you’ll learn how to eat healthy without feeling deprived, without counting calories, and without cutting out whole food groups. It’s a win-win-win! A key part of building a positive relationship with food and eating…
There’s something irresistible about a loaf of banana bread straight out of the oven. But sometimes you get a hankering and you want to taste that banana nut-bready goodness RIGHT NOW, not in 40 minutes. We get it. And that’s…
Combine a front squat with a push press and what do you get? Dumbbell thrusters. Also called dumbbell squat thrusters, this exercise works your entire body, giving you a metabolic boost in addition to increasing strength and cardiovascular fitness. That’s why you…
If you’re someone who loves to eat and cook, it’s probably never crossed your mind to even consider eating one meal a day. But if you can’t cook or loathe doing the dishes — or you frequently find yourself too…
Avocado toast for breakfast, half an avocado sprinkled with salt for a snack, salad with avocado for lunch, and black beans and rice with guacamole for dinner sounds like a perfect day to me. To say that I love avocados…
Looking to change up your chest-day routine? Try targeting other muscles in your torso too. “If you’re training your chest, your abs will usually be working, too,” says Julia Buckley, CPT, author of The Fat Burn Revolution. That’s because when you’re performing…
Salty, sweet, sour, bitter. And more recently, umami. These are the five flavors that make up all the delicious things in this tasty universe… right? Maybe not. Science is finally catching up with something every human being on earth knows:…