When you’re crunched for time, it’s tempting to skip a warm-up and get right to training. But while your brain is ready to go, your body has not yet gotten the memo. A warm-up serves […]
Tag: Training Tips for Women
Form and Function Calf Exercises
Your calves are composed primarily of your gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, and they are responsible for plantar flexion at the ankle — i.e., getting you up on your tippy-toes. Unilateral exercises such as this one […]
The Over/Under On Performance - Oxygen Magazine
Let’s say you have a friend who has been training consistently for a long period of time. She never misses a workout, and every time she trains, she works at a high intensity, pushing herself […]
Form and Function Hamstring Workout
A standard barbell deadlift begins with the weight on the floor with your knees bent, putting the hamstrings at a mechanical disadvantage, reducing their role and deferring much of the work to your glutes and […]
360-Degree Core Ladder Workout - Oxygen Magazine
Whether your goal is to lose weight or get shredded, everything begins and ends with your core. “This workout incorporates all the abdominal muscles and works to strengthen your midsection, improving performance,” says Ruben Belliard, […]
Form and Function Oblique Workout
Though resistance exercises have no ability to spot-reduce, they can definitely spot-enhance, and exercises like weighted side bends or heavy Russian twists have the potential to add size and bulk where it’s not wanted. To […]
How to Perfect Your Posture
Since the average American spends around 13 hours a day sitting, having a spine like a question mark punctuated by a concave chest and rounded shoulders is typical for the 9-to-5 desk jockey. Such habitually […]
Learn the Art of Moderation
Once you’ve had the “No Pain, No Gain” mantra chiseled into your brain, it can be a bit tough to rewire your thought process and modify your workout. But there are a few tips and […]
5 Must-Try Stretches for Women
Improve blood flow, increase range of motion and relieve stress in less than five minutes with this five-part stretch. How many of you out there skip your warm-up? Now that everyone in North America has […]
The Lift-to-Be-Lean Program | Lift Heavy to Lose Weight
You’ve heard it before — there are no shortcuts when it comes to fitness. But what if this were only halfway true? What if there was a faster and arguably better way to change your […]
The Skullcrusher - Oxygen Magazine
Though it has an intimidating name, a skullcrusher is one of the best isolation moves around to work your triceps through their full range of motion against gravity, specifically targeting the long and medial heads […]
Koya Webb’s 2 Mood-Setting Playlists
Whether I’m working out or doing my daily yoga flow, listening to affirming, upbeat music is one of my favorite ways to raise my vibration and shift my feelings. When I listen to lyrics or […]
7 Things No One Tells You About Exercising
Every elite athlete, whether a runner, cyclist, swimmer or gymnast, was once a beginner at her sport. Just like you, she started at ground zero, learning the bare basics, stumbling along through successes and mistakes […]
4 Squat-Jump Variations for Lower-Body Power
Very little compares to the squat jump for developing lower-body power, and whether your goal is to destroy your quads, spike your heart rate or increase your vertical hops, this move is the gold standard. […]
Get Fit Fighting - Oxygen Magazine
Even if you aren’t ready to sign up at your local martial arts studio, performing martial arts–inspired moves can still result in some pretty hefty body benefits. You’ll not only lose fat, you’ll improve your […]
You Have Arrived - Oxygen Magazine
Goal setting is such a double-edged sword. I love to set goals — attainable, measurable, valuable ways to track progress in the gym and in life. Checking milestones off my list feels amazing, whether it […]
Sizzle Your Shoulders - Oxygen Magazine
Believe it or not, you have a lot in common with the Greek deity Atlas: just like this mythical character, it sometimes feels as though you have the world on your shoulders. From the mental […]
Heidi Powell’s Build-a-Booty Workout - Oxygen Magazine
Heidi Powell literally created something out of nothing when it comes to her glutes, a transformation that she herself describes as “mind-blowing.” This workout represents a compilation of her fave moves that helped her booty […]
5 Steps to a Better Workout
One look at her and it’s obvious — Felicia Romero knows fitness. A decorated competitor with three top-five finishes at the Figure International and five pro Figure titles overall, Romero has used that success to […]
5 Stretches to Help You Sleep Better
Ever make the effort to get to bed at a decent hour only to experience a war of attrition with the clock on your nightstand? Its numbers silently tick away while you attempt to quell […]
Slaying PMS Symptoms - Oxygen Magazine
Shark week. Surfing the crimson wave. A visit from Aunt Flo. Riding the cotton pony. No matter how many cute euphemisms we assign to our menstrual cycle, it doesn’t take away the bloating, cramps, fatigue […]
The Best Songs Based on Your Fitness Goals
Music can make or break a workout — in more ways than one. “The judicious use of music can bring about measurable and meaningful benefits to human performance, particularly when the beat is synced with […]
5 Ways to Keep Your Workout Intensity High at Home
Working out at home isn’t always easy despite its convenience. Many people are motivated by the energy of a group class or the in-person presence of a killer coach. You could be tight on space […]
The Link Between Exercise and Immunity
It was previously believed that hard exercise has a negative impact on your immune system. Because there are fewer immune cells in your bloodstream after training, this led researchers to believe that the strain of […]