Fitness Articles

6 Tips on How to Run Long (When You’ve Never Run Long)

So many runners hit a plateau fairly early on in training — we get stuck around the four- or five-mile mark for our longer runs and just never seem to more » Think about how fun it would be to hit the trails for two hours — just you, your heartbeat and nature — on the...
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Mysteries of Weight Loss

So you’re finally ready to lose weight. Now the question is: How? WebMD has answers for you. The standard advice -- to eat less and move more -- isn’t so helpful when it comes to the “how.” You probably know you need to cut calories, but how many? Are you better off...
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Cop Sets World Record For Planking

When you're doing a plank, 60 seconds can feel like an eternity. Now, imagine doing a plank for eight hours. This was exactly the life of Mao Weidong, a cop in China who held the plank for exactly eight hours, one minute, and one second. It was Source: Cop Sets World...
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Level Up Your Plank Workout: 11 New Planks That Build Core Strength

The Gauntlet Plank Workout includes 11 planks that strengthen the core muscles. With many variations, this workout builds runner-specific stability. That’s actually a simple question: the answer is no way! There are far better ab exercises than a simple sit-up, which...
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