General Fitness

How to Be Your Body's Best Friend

By AnthonyJ33

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Do you make a habit of abusing your body a little too frequently? Are you starting to worry a little more about your health and quality of life? Are the years of late nights, fast food, and not enough sleep starting to catch up to you? Well, ... more »

How to Beat a Bad Mood

By Enlightened1

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There are days when we all find ourselves down, where no matter how bright and sunny the weather, we are sad or distracted…or just plain irritable. Now, you can eat yourself silly, do some binge shopping, or spend time snapping at everyone who ... more »

How to Beat Stress - the Healthy Way

By lbothell

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Life seems to keep speeding up, and not only can’t you keep up, it might feel like it’s turned around and wants to mow you down! And you have barely enough energy to get out of the way. Here are a few common-sense tips to beat basic daily stress... more »

How to become a better runner.

By ZachHodge

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A few tips on how to get in better shape and become a better runner... more »

How to Begin a Walking/ Weight Loss Program for the Very Unfit Person

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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When an unfit person decides they need to become fit, extreme care must be used in starting their program. The program they begin needs to not over-tax their body in the condition it is in now, help promote weight loss and build up their exercise ... more »

How to Begin Exercising in Your Fifties

By writeminded

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You’ve come to that time in your life when you are more financially stable, when the path is set with most things. Your family choices have been made, your career is partially behind you and your life has a nice routine about it in a lot of ... more »

How to Behave at a Health Club

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Going for your workout at the health club has become a ritual for many health conscious individuals. Most of us know how to behave at the health club by using good manners and common courtesy. For others, maybe a few guidelines will help them to ... more »

How to Belly Dance for Fitness

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Belly dancing is a hip new way of staying fit in a communal and supportive atmosphere. It appeals to anyone looking for a way to break out of his or her old fitness routine. Belly dancing tones muscle while accentuating curves and can be learned ... more »

How to Benefit From a Woman's Heart Rate Watch

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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Sometimes it can be difficult to determine how hard to push yourself when you exercise. One solution to this problem is to wear a women's heart rate watch. A women's heart rate watch can be easily strapped onto the wrist and worn throughout a ... more »

How to Benefit From Exercising Twice a Day

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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Are you serious about getting into good cardiovascular shape and shaping your muscles into the body of your dreams? One of the most effective ways to do this is to exercise twice a day. Although it can sometimes seem as if it's hard to find time ... more »

How to Benefit from Functional Fitness Training

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Functional fitness is focusing your workouts to benefit you in everyday situations. When you carry groceries, lift your toddler or reach for something up on a high shelf, you are using different body groups together. Traditional workouts don't ... more »

How to Benefit From Jennifer Love Hewitt's Celebrity Diet Secrets

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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After a bathing suit cover shot on People magazine that showed Jennifer Love Hewitt carrying around a few extra pounds, the celebrity has managed to lose eighteen pounds in ten weeks through changing her diet and exercise habits. Not only does ... more »

How to Benefit From Tai Chi Exercise as a Senior

By akewrites

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The ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi combines slow, rhythmic movements with relaxation by deep breathing from the diaphragm. The movements are simple and easy to learn, even for older adults. As a matter of fact, researchers now are taking a closer ... more »

How to Bike in the Rain

By Elizabeth McGuire

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Hello fair-weather cyclists. Are you hiding indoors any time you see a rain cloud hovering? With a little planning and discipline you can keep riding regardless of the weather... more »

How to Bike Super Fast

By benjiman

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Do you have a desire to break your record on a bicycle? Maybe you've never clocked yourself, but you still want as much speed as possible. By following these guidelines, you can achieve your max speed on two wheels. Note: this is for a ... more »

How to Boost Metabolism

By WCrew

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If you are looking to boost your metabolism, you will be surprised how effective a high intensity interval training program can be. Below are the steps for an interval training routine that will help you boost your metabolism... more »

How to Boost Your Metabolism

By thndrstrck63

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When we get into a pattern or predictable routine, we tend to start to feel sluggish. Our body has adapted to the routine and knows when it's going to be nourished and when it will have to exert itself. Change things up a little and give your ... more »

How to Breathe for Tai Chi

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Tai chi is a form of Chinese martial arts which is used to center and strengthen the mind and body. Unique to other forms of martial arts, tai chi uses a multitude of similar movements; however, motions are slow and controlled and practiced ... more »

How to Build a Low-Cost Home Gym

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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If you don't have time to visit your local health club, considering building your own low-cost home gym. The average person spends about $30 a month on a gym membership. However, you can create your own low-cost home gym for less than $200. In ... more »

How to Build Back Muscle

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Back muscles are often overshadowed by more showy areas of the body like arms, legs and abs. But the truth is, a muscular back improves overall health and strength and is one of the key muscle groups to build up in order to prevent injury. And ... more »

How to build bigger biceps

By keepitreal

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Build bigger biceps by working out each part of the bicep separately, but equally... more »

How to Build Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Many people don't know that their muscles are composed of two different kinds of fibers, fast twitch and slow twitch. Slow twitch fibers respond well to aerobic exercise and keep you going through long, grueling games and races. On the other ... more »

How to Build Forearm Muscles

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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While many bicep and tricep exercises work the forearms as well, for body builders or those specifically looking to build forearm muscles, it is important to focus on exercises which target the muscle groups between the wrist and elbow. A variety ... more »

How to Build Lean Body Mass Without Weights

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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If you want to build lean body mass but don't have the time to go to a gym, you can do it without expensive weight training equipment or even dumbbells. Here's how... more »

How to Build Leg Muscle with Bodyweight

By Shiggerz

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Trying to build leg muscles for your favorite sport or get into better physical shape? Want to build speed and power in your legs? For an effective workout that can be done almost anywhere, take a look at bodyweight exercises. Bodyweight ... more »

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