4 WAYS TO ROCK FAT BURNING INTERVALS

Get off the treadmill and put high-intensity interval training to work for you with these four fun approaches.

BY ERIC VELAZQUEZ

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Interval training burns fat, spares (or builds) muscle and takes a fraction of the time of traditional cardio. These things we know. But what you might not know, what you might never have had beaten into your brain, is the fact that you don’t have to feel confined to a treadmill. You don’t have to just

The 6-Move Routine That’ll Work Muscles You Didn’t Even Know You Have

By Holly Perkins

A fresh kind of physical challenge, right this way…

Get ready to challenge your body and fitness in new ways—this workout combines three yoga moves with three kickboxing moves. This fitness style blend forces your body to use “non-traditional” muscles that don’t always get activated. It demands attention from the muscles called “synergistic muscles”—the smaller muscles that support and direct

Hitting Your Peak

Written by Ashley Conrad

As a celebrity trainer I learned early in my career that Hollywood doesn’t have ‘body seasons’. The phone rings for a movie role and you simply need to be ready.
It was on account of this that I found success early on in my career as a top Hollywood transformation expert. While most programmes take eight to 12 weeks to garner results, the entire methodology of my Clutch Programme is about quick and lasting transformation.
‘How?’ you may ask. Well, it’s one part crazy workouts that ramp up testosterone and growth hormone (GH), helping the body burn fat and build muscle simultaneously. Plus

5 Secrets from an NFL Trainer

Train like an NFL pro

By Adam Bornstein

 

 

LaDainian Tomlinson. Drew Brees. Reggie Bush. Carson Palmer. Kellen Winslow, Jr. Besides being NFL Pro Bowlers, what do these five guys have in common?

Answer: They’re all

The Surprising Thing That Contributes to Half of All Hospital Deaths

 

This condition kills one in four people who suffer from it

By Ali Eaves

If you had to guess the condition linked to half of all hospital deaths, what would you say? Heart attack? Cancer?
The answer, according to

What You Should Know about Pain Pills

Stop before you pop

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDREA MANZATI

"Take two aspiririn and call me in the morning." The simplicity and effectiveness of pain medications has made them a staple of home health care. But there are differences

EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: STAGGERED STANCE KETTLEBELL SWINGS

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Kettlebell swings torch calories, improve cardiovascular fitness, and build explosive strength. But if you want to reap even morebenefits from the classic move, try changing up your stance. 

“Staggering your feet activates more stabilizing muscles, which increases the intensity of the exercise and increases the challenge to your core,” says BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., creator of the Bodyweight Cardio Burners DVD. 

Plus, a staggered stance forces the glute, hamstring, and hip muscles on one side of your body to work harder. “Building power and strength throughout each hip individually is instrumental to sports and everyday life, when you’re pushing off of one foot instead of two,” he says.

Ready to try it? Watch the video to learn how to perform the staggered-stance kettlebell swing with perfect form.