Articles on Exercise

How to Do Ab Circuit

By fitnessgirl

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If your looking to lose some fat from your abs or even just tone them up, this ab circuit will help you achieve both those goals!.. more »

How to Do Abdominal Crunches

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Abdominal crunches are excellent for getting your midsection into shape and creating a toned look. Depending upon your preference, you can exercise in a traditional way by completing crunches on the floor, or you can use a prop such as an ... more »

How to Do Abdominal Crunches Using an Exercise Ball

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Using an exercise ball is a great way to add a more challenging component to your abdominal workout. The lack of stability you experience while sitting on top of the ball helps work your core muscles along with your abs. This exercise also works ... more »

How to Do an 8-Count Body Builder Calisthenics Exercise

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The 8-count body builder is a favorite exercise used by the military in fitness training and combines timing, coordination and demanding physical exertion. This calisthenics exercise strengthens your upper and lower body muscles and heart and ... more »

How to Do Isometric Exercises

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Isometric exercise is a form of resistance training in which the participant uses the muscles of the body to exert a force either against an immovable object or to hold the muscle in a fixed position for a set duration of time. In this type of ... more »

How to do Lunges Without Hurting Your Knees

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Lunges are an extremely effective lower body workout. They work all the major muscles of the legs simultaneously, they lengthen and tone and they burn a ton of calories. However, lunges can potentially cause serious damage to the knees if they ... more »

How to Do Military Pullups

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Pull ups are tough to do, but almost anyone can work up to a solid set of military pull ups. A military pull up is done by placing the hands on the bar, shoulder width apart, with the palms facing out. If your palms are facing in, it's called a ... more »

How to Do Plank Exercises

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Plank exercises are one of the best moves to strengthen your core, which comprises not only your abdominal muscles, but also the muscles of the back, hips, and pelvic floor. Strengthening these muscles won't give you six pack abs, but will give ... more »

How to Do Simple Exercise at Work

By chinne01

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Exercising at works seems to be pretty popular these days. Desk gymnastics is a fad that is catching on. The best part is that it is like killing two birds with one stone...of course that depends on which type of job that you perform too... more »

How to Do Standing Calf Raises

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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With clothing from capris to shorts and bathing suits, your calves will be on display during warmer weather. If extra fat and flab is making you more than a little bit embarrassed about your legs, standing calf raises are an exercise that can ... more »

How to Do Tabata Squats

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The Tabata squat is an intensive integration of the classic squat exercise into the form of the Tabata protocols. By performing the squat at full intensity for 20 seconds and then taking a 10 second break, you will push your entire body to the limit... more »

How to Do the Pull-Up for the Marine Corps PFT

By SemperFi

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The Marine Corps pull-up is the single exercise that distinguishes the USMC physical fitness test—-the PFT-—from that of other armed services in which the push-up exercise is used. The pull-up is done for score only by male Marines, female ... more »

How to Eliminate Muscle Cramps and Spasms

By thndrstrck63

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Muscle cramps and spasms can be caused by a number of things. Sometimes the severity can be reduced by trying a few simple remedies. Read on and see if any of these tips can come in handy for you... more »

How to Encourage Teens to Exercise

By Elizabeth McGuire

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All teens can benefit from exercise—whether or not they play organized sports—so it’s important to encourage them to make physical activity a part of their everyday lives. Here are ways to do it... more »

How to Exercise

By Fly High

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Many people know they need to exercise, eat better and lose weight. The problem most people have is taking that first step in order to go down the path. The thing many people don't know is when they begin to exercise, they will automatically ... more »

How to Exercise a Quick Home Workout in 30 Minutes or Less

By AngelBean

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This workout will give you a nice babealicious body with nice shapely legs, nice definition in the arms, the pushups and bench presses will really work the chest well. People will really notice after about three weeks of working out with this plan... more »

How to Exercise as a Couple

By abbeyroad920

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Exercising as a couple can be a great way for both people to stay in shape. However, there can be difficulties along the way. Here is how to exercise as a couple without too many hassles... more »

How to Exercise at Work

By kellyoliva

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If you're confined to your desk for the majority of the workday, you may wonder what you can do to prevent weight gain and the development of "thunder thighs." There are several changes you can make to your daily routine to stay fit and ... more »

How to Exercise Buttocks While Sitting

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Sitting for long periods of time causes bad things to happen to the shape of a person's buttocks. Buttocks can either grow wider or flatten out so that a person ends up with a larger rear-end or no rear-end. No one wants a badly shaped behind, ... more »

How to Exercise in your Back Yard Pool

By Enzo Silvestri

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THis is an easy way to get soime fitness back into your life in the privacy of yours or a friends back yard... more »

How to Exercise on a Budget

By LauraSM

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You don't need a gym membership or pricey personal trainer to get into shape. Use everyday objects or the great outdoors to burn calories and improve overall health and fitness... more »

How to Exercise the Trapezius Muscles

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Your trapezius muscles lie in two different triangular shapes in your upper and middle back. You use your trapezius muscles when you move your shoulders. You must strengthen them to provide balance between your chest and your back. When you build ... more »

How to Exercise While Watching Television

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Some studies show that many adults watch 5 or more hours of television a day. Those same adults may also have a sedentary job, which means they get very little exercise. Watching less television is probably the best thing to do for your health, ... more »

How to Exercise With Baby

By jesseng

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Exercise is one of the last things you get to on your to-do list after having a new baby but it is also one of the most important things you can do for you. Here is a basic strength training workout that you can do with your baby (as a weight)!.. more »

How to Exercise without Really Trying

By Mammy

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Forget fancy equipment, gym membership or special clothes! You can exercise anywhere, anytime. Free!.. more »

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