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This 20-Minute Full-Body Workout Uses Only Ankle Weights

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By Jaime Osnato

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Struggling to Poop? Try These 3 Core Workouts to Get Things Moving

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By Kim Grundy, PT

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Can't Do a Step-Up? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

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By Bojana Galic

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Torch Calories With This 15-Minute, No-Equipment Cardio Kickboxing Workout

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By Jaime Osnato

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7 Glute Bridge Mistakes That Make Butt Workouts Less Effective

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By Sara Lindberg

Try the 10x10 Butt Workout to Sculpt Your Glutes in Minutes

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By Amanda Capritto

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Shake Things Up With This Low-Impact Dance Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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This Modifiable Lunge Variation Works Your Butt, Abs and Balance at the Same Time

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By Bojana Galic

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The Slosh Pipe Is the Perfect DIY Tool to Shake Up Your Strength-Training Routine at Home

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By Molly Triffin

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Can You Get Sick From Running in the Cold?

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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Sculpt Your Upper Body in Just 20 Minutes With This Single-Arm Dumbbell Workout

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By Cara Stevens

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Can't Do Bicycle Crunches? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

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By Heather Mayer Irvine

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Low-Impact Strength Training Is a Fitness Game-Changer. Here's Everything You Need to Know

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By Emilia Benton

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5 Common Ways Your Relationship With Exercise Changes After 40

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By Jaime Osnato

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The 5 Best Stretches to Do When You Wake Up With Foot Pain

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By Jaime Osnato

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Struggling With Downward Dog? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

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By Bojana Galic

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The 4 Hardest Chest Exercises You Can Do at Home With a Single Dumbbell

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By Bojana Galic

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Build Stronger Legs and Abs in 10 Minutes With This At-Home HIIT Workout

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By Bojana Galic

Woman performing Bulgarian split squat at home.

Want More Burn From Your Bulgarian Split Squats? Try These 5 Variations

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By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT

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10 Ways to Burn More Calories During Your Weight-Lifting Workouts

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By Bojana Galic

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The One Squat Variation Your Legs and Abs Have Been Missing

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By Bojana Galic

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The 4 Most Dreaded Glute Exercises — and Why You Should Be Doing Them

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By Bojana Galic

Your body won't go where your mind doesn't push it

7 Upper-Body Exercises You May Be Doing Wrong — and What to do Instead

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By Bojana Galic

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All You Need for This 20-Minute Fiery Glute Workout Is a Towel

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By Bojana Galic

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The 5 Hardest Shoulder Exercises You Can Do at Home — No Dumbbells Needed

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By Bojana Galic

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4 Workout Mistakes That May Be Hurting Your Knees — and What to Do About It

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By Rachel Grice

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A Quick Test to Tell if Your Glutes Are Uneven (and 3 Exercises to Fix an Imbalance)

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By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT

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What Really Happens to Your Body When You Do a HIIT Workout Every Day

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By Brittany Risher

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A 20-Minute Yoga Flow to Help You Embrace Uncertainty

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By Bojana Galic

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The 5 Best Exercises to Do if You Haven’t Worked Out in a While

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By Bojana Galic

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The Only Dynamic Warm-Up You Need for Any Workout

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By Madeleine Burry

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This 28-Minute Strength Workout Hits All Your Major Muscle Groups

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By Madeleine Burry

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Torch Calories, Build Muscle and Improve Endurance With This 20-Minute HIIT Workout

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By Madeleine Burry

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Ditch Boring Cardio Routines and Try This 15-Minute Interval Workout

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By Bojana Galic

This 20-Minute Squat Workout Will Take Everything Your Glutes Have Got

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By Bojana Galic

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This 20-Minute Jump Rope and Body-Weight Workout Chisels and Strengthens Your Legs

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By Tiffany Ayuda

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This 20-Minute Body-Weight Workout Builds Strength and Improves Mobility

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By Bojana Galic

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This Resistance Band Hack Adds Extra Burn to Your Chest Press

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By Bojana Galic

5 of the Most Challenging Total-Body Dumbbell Exercises

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By Bojana Galic

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Sculpt Your Arms and Shoulders With This 20-Minute Drop-Set Dumbbell Workout

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By Jaime Osnato

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4 Leg Raise Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective for Your Abs (and Potentially Painful)

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By Jaime Osnato

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The Only 4 Resistance Band Stretches You Need to Loosen Up a Stiff Back

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By Jaime Osnato

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The 8 Best Dumbbell Row Variations to Build a Stronger Back

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By Bojana Galic

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This 10-Minute Deep Stretch Will Relax Every Muscle in Your Body

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By Marygrace Taylor

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The Best Low-Impact Exercises for Older Adults Beyond Walking and Stretching

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By Bojana Galic

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6 Hip Extension Exercises to Tighten and Lift Your Glutes

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By Bojana Galic

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The Best Mobility Moves for Your 50s, 60s, 70s and Beyond

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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Build a Stronger Core With This 20-Minute Medicine Ball Workout

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By Amanda Capritto

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A Low-Impact Cardio Workout for Older Adults That’s Easy on the Joints

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By Amy Marturana Winderl

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4 Reasons Low-Impact Exercises Are Crucial for Everyone, Not Just Older Adults

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By Amanda Capritto

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The Perfect 30-Minute Swimming Workout for a Low-Impact Cardio Burn

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By Bojana Galic

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8 Underrated Body-Weight Exercises Personal Trainers Love

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By Bojana Galic

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Build Muscle and Torch Calories With This 10-Minute Dumbbell HIIT Workout

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By Bojana Galic

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Squats vs. Lunges: Which One Is the Better Leg Exercise?

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By Rachel Grice

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Shake Away Stress With This 20-Minute Feel-Good Dance Workout

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By Gabrielle Kassel

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The Only 5 Barbell Exercises You Need for a Stronger Butt

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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This Single-Leg Workout Tones and Sculpts Your Butt in 20 Minutes

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By Jaime Osnato

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Struggling With Jumping Jacks? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

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By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT

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10 Health Benefits of Regular Exercise

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By Bojana Galic

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This 15-Minute Yoga Flow Eases Tight Muscles and Builds Total-Body Flexibility

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By Isadora Baum

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A 20-Minute Workout for Sculpted Abs, No Mountain Climbers Necessary

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By Cassie Shortsleeve

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The 7 Best Exercises to Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor (That Aren't Kegels)

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By Kim Grundy, PT

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The Perfect 20-Minute Hill Workout to Shake Up Your Running Routine

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By Amy Marturana Winderl

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What Really Happens to Your Body When You Do a Body-Weight Workout Every Day

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By Bojana Galic

Woman Weight Training at Home Doing and Upper-Body Dumbbell Workout

This 20-Minute Dumbbell Ladder Workout Will Give Your Arms and Shoulders the Ultimate Burn

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By Bojana Galic

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This 15-Minute Beginner Boxing Workout Torches Calories and Builds Strength — No Equipment Needed

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By Bojana Galic and Danielle Zickl

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The 15 Best Black Friday Fitness Deals to Shop Right Now

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By SJ McShane

Get Sculpted Head to Toe With the 3-7-20 Dumbbell Workout

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By Amanda Capritto

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9 Amazing Things Exercise Can Do for You After 50

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By D'Annette Stephens

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Try This 20-Minute Stair Workout for a Bigger, Sculpted Butt

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By Caroline Juster, CPT, CFSC, DVRT2, PN2 and Bojana Galic and Katie McKinney, CPT

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6 Different Grip Types and When to Use Them

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By Amazin LeThi, CPT

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You Can Do This Entire Full-Body Dumbbell Workout Sitting Down

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Whether you're looking for cardio workouts, strength training or yoga, our fitness workouts page has something for everyone. We offer a variety of workout plans, including beginner-friendly routines and advanced workouts for more experienced athletes.

Our team of fitness experts provides advice on how to optimize your workouts, including tips on how to avoid injury and how to target specific muscle groups. We also offer nutrition advice to help you fuel your body for optimal performance.

We believe that a well-rounded fitness routine is essential to achieving your goals. That's why we offer resources on all aspects of fitness, including as stretching, recovery and injury prevention."