Category Fitness

Mastering the Pike Plank Exercise

Mastering the Pike Plank Exercise

While plank exercises are best known for their ab-tightening abilities, they’re really a full-body movement that also employs the triceps, shoulders, chest, and quads. The pike plank is a challenging variation on the basic plank. “This specific plank involves all the benefits…

Selecting the Perfect Exercise Bike: A Guide

Selecting the Perfect Exercise Bike: A Guide

With all the high-tech equipment you can find in gyms these days, it’s easy to overlook the trusty stationary bike. But an exercise cycle can be a smart investment when you’re building a home gym or just looking for an easy way…

P90X3 Success: Kristin Sheds 15 Pounds in 2 Rounds

P90X3 Success: Kristin Sheds 15 Pounds in 2 Rounds

Meet independent Beachbody Coach Kristin C. She participated in The Beachbody Challenge® and won the $500 Daily Prize for January 17th! Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your body? In 2008…

Top 3 Trapezius Exercises for Strength and Power

Top 3 Trapezius Exercises for Strength and Power

The trapezius muscle — a kite-shaped sheet of sinew that runs vertically along your upper spine and fans out toward your shoulders — is your back’s multi-tasker. The upper traps shrug your shoulders up; the middle portion pulls them back;…

Can Stretching Aid in Calorie Burning?

Can Stretching Aid in Calorie Burning?

If you generally feel lighter after a good stretching session, you might wonder, “Did I just lose weight? Does stretching burn calories?!” Of all the other unconventional ways to shave off a few calories, stretching seems to be the most…

6 Essential Tips for Building Muscle

6 Essential Tips for Building Muscle

Whether your goal is to get bigger and stronger or improve power and explosiveness for sports, you want to see progress — and pronto. But building muscle efficiently requires more than just putting in time at the weight rack. Along…

5 Advantages of Sardines and Ways to Savor Them

5 Advantages of Sardines and Ways to Savor Them

Sardines have become something of an “it” fish in recent years for their extraordinary protein and omega-3 content, along with their wealth of other nutrients. But they can be intimidating to eat because of their taste (fishy) and texture (also,…