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How to Clean a Yoga Mat

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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If you're a student of yoga, you know how important your yoga mat is to your stretching success. It might surprise you to learn that yoga mats at health clubs can be a source for athlete's foot due to ineffective cleaning of these mats. If you ... more »

How to Create a Daily Stretching Routine

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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A stretching routine is a requirement if you are exercising on a regular basis. Stretching reduces the risk of repetitive injuries, while enhancing your physical fitness. Additional benefits include decreasing stress, boosting energy, lengthening ... more »

How to Create a Playlist For the Gym

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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When it comes to going to the gym, motivation is key. Getting there is half the battle and completing an exhausting five mile run can prove even harder. Having the right playlist will keep you on track and energized. Arm yourself with an inspired ... more »

How to Develop A Powerful Core:Workout#1(1 of 2)

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The core muscles link your upper body to your lower body. It's your center of mass. Thus, developing your core is essential. Here is 1 of 2 routines you can alternate, whether you work your core daily or every other day. You will work your ... more »

How to Do a Crab Walk

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Your body is an amazing machine that needs variety for continual growth. Yet many fitness buffs follow the same routine each week leading to poor strength gains. Break up the monotony by learning to crab walk. This exercise works the back, ... more »

How to Do a Crunches Workout

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The basic crunch is a vital part of any crunches workout. If done correctly, this exercise will help flatten and tone both your lower and upper abdominal muscles. The key to getting the flat abs you want is to do the crunch correctly, making sure ... more »

How to Do a Full Sit-Up

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A full sit-up is completed as a crunch, but the body is brought up to a completely vertical position before returning to the mat. The sit-up will work the abdominals much like the crunch, but will also work other parts of the body such as the ... more »

How to Do a Hindu Push Up

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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According to champion grappler Matt Furey, Hindu Push Ups have been used for centuries by Indian wrestlers. This unique push up is part of Furey's "Royal Court" of body weight exercises and is used to add strength, endurance and flexibility to ... more »

How to Do a Military Pull-Up Biceps Workout

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A tough and challenging exercise, military pull-ups strengthen the bicep muscles. By using a chin-up or pull-up station, you can further isolate these muscles and target them for growth. Follow these steps for a military pull-up biceps workout... more »

How to Do a Misty Flip

By Soren

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Broken down, the misty flip is essentially a front flip with a spin, and the spin can be anywhere from a 540 to a 900. It is predominantly thrown on a snowboard, but for everyone living in warmer climates it can be done on a trampoline instead. ... more »

How to Do a Mountain Climber Calisthenics Exercise

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The mountain climber calisthenics exercise conditions your entire body and is excellent for developing foot and leg muscles. You can increase your overall stamina and core strength by doing the mountain climber. Perform this exercise properly by ... more »

How to Do a Muscle Up

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The muscle up is a pullup variant that make even the toughest pullup devotee gaze in amazement. A combination of skilled movement and pure strength, the muscle up works the entire body with the compound of a lat pulldown and a very intensive dip. ... more »

How to Do a Simple 3 Minute Workout

By AFrieske

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For those who don’t have the time or the desire to get a full workout, there is still a few things you can do to stay in better shape. Doing a 3 minute workout may not build huge muscles or burn tons of calories, but it's better than not working ... more »

How to do a Squat Thrust

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If you want a way to get in shape fast, try the squat thrust. This calisthenic exercise uses fast and efficient body movements to get your heart rate rocking. In addition, squat thrusts can be done anywhere and require no additional equipment ... more »

How to Do Abdominal Crunches for the Marine Corps PFT

By SemperFi

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The abdominal crunch exercise doesn’t simply test how many “sit-ups” you can do in the two minutes allowed. It also serves as a measure of the overall abdominal strength critically necessary to ensure Marines can bear the weight of their heavy ... more »

How to do abdominal exercises

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How to Do Arm Exercises

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Arm exercises are an integral part of any workout regimen and an effective way to ensure that your toned, youthful-looking arms stay that way. Knowing how to do arm exercises will go a long way to give your arms a sculpted appearance and keep ... more »

How to Do Lunges

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Lunges are perhaps the best lower-body exercise, working the front and back of the thigh as well as the backside. They're not as easy as they seem to be because they require that you keep your balance as you step forward. The following steps will ... more »

How to Do the Flexed-Arm Hang for the Marine Corps PFT

By SemperFi

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During the Marine Corps physical fitness test—-the PFT—-female Marines are required to complete the flexed-arm hang instead of the pull-up exercise. Rather than testing the explosive strength of arms and lateral muscles, the flexed-arm hang ... more »

How to Do Triceps Dips Exercise

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The secret to great-looking arms is exercising the triceps. For the triceps dip you'll need something besides your own body weight and floor space. Fortunately, you have plenty of things around the house you can use for this exercise, as ... more »

How to Eat healthy diet that your body agree

By smilesatme1

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Many healthy diets that does not do anything to your body. But there are only few foods that will help you to stay healthy and lose weight. Regardless of your diet everyday you should always eat vegetables and fruits to stay physically fit and ... more »

How to Eat Healthy in a Bakery

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A bakery can mean sudden death for any diet, especially if you work in one. The mountains of cakes, cookies and croissants can break anyone’s willpower. However, there are ways around the problem and solutions that don’t involve an extra 90 ... more »

How to Eat to Cut and Get Lean

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Increasing your body fat percentage is sometimes necessary to increase your lean body mass or muscle. To get your muscles to grow, you need to eat scuh a high amount of calories that often this extra energy is stored as fat. Cutting, or getting ... more »

How to Enjoy Golden Gate Park in San Francisco

By Eric Diamond

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On 1041 acres, Golden Gate Park is the pride and joy of everyone's favorite city, San Francisco. Located on the City's west side, it is three miles long and a half-mile wide, stretching all the way from the Haight Ashbury to the Pacific Ocean. ... more »

How to Exercise Arms While Sitting

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Even some avid workout enthusiasts tend to neglect arm muscle strengthening. With busy schedules, it's often just easier to perform an all-in-one type exercise, such as jogging or joining in on an aerobics class. Although, arm-strengthening ... more »

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