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How to Change an Exercise Routine

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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It's a good idea to change your exercise routines because your muscles get bored with the same repetitive exercises. By changing things up a little, you'll stimulate muscle growth. Muscles get jump-started by new routines and you'll see ... more »

How to Change Up Your Squat Routine

By Niko Krommydas

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If you are no longer seeing the same results as before, you may have hit a roadblock in your training. This is fairly common in weightlifting and can be caused by a number of different things: number of sets, number of repetitions, order of ... more »

How to Check Your Heart Rate

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Whether you’re trying to exercise more effectively or you want to continuously monitor your heart rate due to health reasons, it’s important to know how to check your heart rate quickly. Follow these simple steps to determine your heart rate in ... more »

How to Check your Heart Rate While Exercising

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When you are exercising it is very important to have the ability to check your heart rate. In order to get the most from your exercise routine your heart rate needs to maintain a level of intensity... more »

How to Choose a Beachbody Fitness Program

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Exercising at home is the best fitness option for many people. There are always infomercials on television trying to sell the next best home fitness program. Beachbody is a company that many options for home workouts... more »

How to choose a tennis racket

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Choosing a tennis racket for a tennis player is an essential task if you want to succeed in the game. A good tennis racket which fits in nicely with a player is the key to winning tennis matches !.. more »

How to Choose a Workout Video

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Whether you're a beginner to exercise or a fitness buff, you may know that workout videos and DVDs provide a great way for you to exercise in your home. If you can't make it to the gym and it's too cold to exercise outside, you may find that a ... more »

How to Choose an Age Appropriate Fitness Class

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Although it is not uncommon to decrease exercise as you grow older, the benefits of fitness classes for seniors are many, including improved cardiovascular health, better muscular strength and endurance and increased flexibility. Joining a ... more »

How to Choose Calories to Eat When Gaining Weight

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When you're trying to gain the right kind of weight (muscle as opposed to fat) you want to eat healthy foods and a lot of them. You need all three types of calories: carbohydrates, protein and yes, even fat... more »

How to Choose Clothing For Fitness

By Summer Banks

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For anyone going into the fitness world, the right clothing can make all of the difference. One must have clothing that is comfortable, cooling when needed and warming when required... more »

How to Choose Socks for Exercising

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"Socks are supposed to protect your feet from friction, absorb perspiration and provide cushioning. However, some socks do these better than others, which is especially important to athletes and other active people," says Joanie Greggains, TV and ... more »

How to Choose the Right Music for Your Workout

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Sometimes it's not enough to just tell yourself to keep going; sometimes you need an extra push to get through a run or some other workout. Music—the right music—can be the motivator you need... more »

How to Choreograph a Ballet Workout

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Ballet is quickly becoming another common method for losing weight and toning up. When doing ballet you can increase flexibility, improve strength and even provide some cardiovascular benefits. Practicing regularly will provide you with long and ... more »

How to Clear and Tighten Skin With Rebound Exercise

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Rebound exercise involves doing a series of jumps or leaps on a trampoline. This workout increases your heart rate and provides good cardio exercise without straining your joints and knees. It gets your whole body moving at once, and it gives ... more »

How to Combat Aging with Facial Exercise

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Taking care of your body doesn't need to stop at your neck. You can reverse aging or stop the clock by starting a facial exercise routine - You heard me right ... Facial Exercise. Facial exercise is a proven way to keep yourself looking and ... more »

How to Come Back Up on an Inversion Table

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Inversion tables are not only a great form of therapy to relieve and prevent back pain and rehabilitate spinal injuries, they can also be used as a form of exercise and strength training. Before jumping right into your inversion table routine, it ... more »

How to Come up From a Backbend

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Gymnastics is a sport that requires participants to have a great deal of strength and flexibility. A great way to prepare your body for the more challenging gymnastics skills is to practice the basics, such as the backbend. Coming up from a ... more »

How to Commit to Exercise

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Whether you have decided to exercise in order to lose some weight or maintain a sense of well-being, committing to an exercise schedule tends to be the hardest part of the workout for many of us. Learn to maintain your exercise resolve by ... more »

How to Condition the Muscles with Cables

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Pushing and pulling movements via weights or cables has always been an underlined basic tenet in the pursuit of fitness and muscle development. The purpose of this article is to focus on the use of cables and their efficacy and efficiency in a ... more »

How to Condition Your Muscles

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OK, so you're headed on a family trip and you're just not in shape for it. Maybe it's hiking or biking. With just a couple of weeks, you can break in your muscles and get in shape for it. Not only will you avoid all that huffing and puffing, but ... more »

How to Convince Yourself to Take a Walk on a Cold Day

By Carla Lucas

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Taking a brisk walk is good exercise; just ask any physical fitness expert or medical professional. You may have all sorts of good intentions for improving your health (physical and mental) with a walk today; I know I do. But then, you look out ... more »

How to Cope with Living in a Busy City

By Tomiko Cary

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Life can be stressful enough without being mowed down in the crosswalk by an aggressive city bus driver, motorcyclist or truck driver. Between the polluted air, subway delays, traffic jams and long lines at the grocery store, one may go nuts if ... more »

How to Crab Walk Calisthenics Exercise

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In elementary school, the crab walk was done using your hands and feet, face up--most adults can't do this version. The adult version is a side-step with knees bent. It's great for your outer and inner thighs, and it's not bad for your backside ... more »

How to Create a Home Yoga Sanctuary

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If you have a room in your house you are able to dedicate to yoga, here are some step-by-step tips on how to turn it into a yoga sanctuary. Use as many or as few as these tips as you want. Soon you’ll have a room with an atmosphere perfect for yoga... more »

How to Create a Quick Daily Ab Workout

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The abdominal muscles, or abs, are the most central, and therefore, the most important set of muscles in the body. Not only do strong, tight abs give you a great look, they contribute to correct posture and general good health. Many machines and ... more »

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