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How to Body Building: Clothes Choices Keep You Comfortable

By georgelarson

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Most of us tend to be ambivalent about the kind of clothes we are going to be wearing during our bodybuilding exercise regime. It is not how you look while working out that is important, it is feeling comfortable. Concentrate on your workout, not ... more »

How to Bodybuilding - When To Start and Stop

By georgelarson

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Bodybuilding is a great way to sculpt your body into shape and lose those extra layers of fat. Training with weights can help you speed up your metabolism as well as tighten and define your muscles to give you that chiseled body. While that ... more »

How to Care For Sports Injuries - Shin Splints

By georgelarson

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There are many types of injuries that happen to athletes due to repetitive motion and over use. Running is often incorporated as part of a conditioning program, or as a sport on its own, and a common sport injury from running is shin splints. ... more »

How to Get Fit for Ski Season

By Lisamarie8

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Being in good physical shape can enhance your skiing skills, prevent fatigue and injury, and help you enjoy a great day on the slopes. However, certain forms of fitness training are more “ski specific” than others. Here are some conditioning ... more »

How to Get the Most Out of Your Indoor-Cycling Class

By christinevand

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Group cycling classes remain one of the most popular in most American fitness centers, and among the most calorie-burning, with the potential to knock out more than 600 in an hour. It may look like a sweat-pouring, heart-busting workout suited ... more »

How to Hold a Kickboard for Effective Swimming and Kicking Drills

By gottalovelattes

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Holding the kickboard seems self explanatory and unimportant, but there is a right and wrong way to hold one. Many newer swimmers will naturally want to hold the kickboard with bent arms while clenching the sides toward the top of the board (in ... more »

How to Perfom an Arnold Press for Fit Shoulders

By jmmealer22

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Named after the Legendary Bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, these are obviously a great exercise for the delts... more »

How to practice basketball on your own

By 02SmithA

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Basketball is a great sport, and it is very easy to practice on your own. Here are some tips on how to get better on your own time... more »

How to Properly Do an Upright Row

By jmmealer22

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Many exercises are not performed properly by people. No matter what your goals are in the gym, you need to have proper form. For your shoulder days, this is the proper form for the Upright Row... more »

How to Use Fun Exercises to Help You Lose Weight

By alienangel555

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Diet is not the only way to lose weight. Exercise is just as, if not more, important to being fit. If you can not stand the idea of going to the gym, here are some fun ways to get exercise that will keep you from getting bored, burn calories and ... more »

How to work out without weights

By bmerritt

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Why would anyone want to workout without weights? Well sometimes you are too busy to workout, you are too tired when you get home, or you just do not have the time or equipment to exercise. I want to show you the most efficient way to work out ... more »

How to Workout the Shoulders

By MosesFitness

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Everyone wants those well defined shoulders. These three resistance band exercises should be a great start to getting those shoulders you always wanted... more »

How to Workout With Resistance Bands

By MosesFitness

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Resistance bands are a great exercise tool that can be used anywhere. I have used resistance bands in my home, office and the park. They are easy to transport and are cost effective for what you can do with them... more »

How to Add Fun Exercises to Your Fitness Routine

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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When most people think of exercise, they think of hard work, sweat, and monotony. It doesn't have to be this way! The key to making your fitness plan work is to make it more stimulating and fun. Here are seven fun exercises you can add to your ... more »

How to Become an Olympian

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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To be the absolute best in the world--it's a dream that drives Olympic hopefuls around the world. Every kid swimming her first 100-meter freestyle or kicking his first shot into the goal imagines a gold medal hanging around his or her neck. If ... more »

How to Build a Base for Marathon Training

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Before starting marathon training, you should be at a certain level of physical fitness and running experience. If you're starting from scratch, this 10-week regimen is for you... more »

How to Correctly Peform a Bench Press

By Gabe

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I have seen a lot of people doing this exercise incorrectly. Doing this exercise incorrectly can lead to muscle strain and even back or shoulder problems down the road... more »

How to create an abdominal cage

By shadowynight23

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Many martial arts styles require students (after enough training) to be able to take a punch or kick to the stomach. While impact training is a great tool, this abdominal set will speed up the process of building a "cage" around the ... more »

How to Determine Whether Your Youth Athlete Is Burned Out

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Sometimes there's a tendency for coaches and others to push youth athletes, or for these athletes to push themselves. But it's important for them to stay within age-appropriate capabilities... more »

How to Do a Basic Yoga Routine

By alienangel555

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Yoga is a very soothing and relaxing series of exercises that increases strength of body, mind and spirit and works on the premise that all of the above are interconnected. I am listing just a few poses that will help you on your journey to ... more »

How to Do a Spin Move

By Gump87

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This is how to do a spin move in football... more »

How to EASILY get Six Pack Abs

By Gump87

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Follow all these steps and I guarantee you will be on your way to getting six or even eight pack abs... more »

How to Eat Before a Trail Run

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Your body needs fuel for optimum performance on a trail run. But don't wait until you hit the trail to start eating. Plan ahead... more »

How to Exercise for Archery

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Developing the correct muscles for archery can give you extra control. Follow these simple exercises to prepare for the season... more »

How to Exercise the Biceps and Triceps

By MosesFitness

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Everyone wants nice looking arms. Most people put too much emphasis on their biceps and not enough on their triceps. In this routine you will work out both of the muscle groups in your arm... more »

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