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The Hip Thruster – The Best Glute Exercise

The Hip Thruster – The Best Glute Exercise

While a great glute training program includes foam rolling, stretching and activation exercises, if you were only allowed to do one move to achieve results, it would have to be the Hip Thruster. The Hip Thruster and variations of the movement recruit more muscle fibers than almost any standing...

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10 Lower Body Foam Rolling Moves

If you sit all day, much of your lower body is constantly in flexion, which means that you need to roll out before your workouts to prevent injury. If you like to run as your workout, then it is extra important that you roll out. Runners especially need to do these moves to prevent hip, knee and...

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Suspension Trainer Glute Exercises – 5 Great Glute Moves

If you don't have time to make it to the gym often or you find yourself traveling a lot, you may want to invest in a Suspension Trainer like the Jungle Gym XT, CoreX or TRX. The Suspension Trainer is a great home workout and travel tool because it is easy portable and can be stored almost...

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The Pelvic Tilt Exercise – Alleviate Low Back Pain

A strong core means less risk for injury and pain. And if you suffer from low back pain, you need to strengthen your core! That is why the Pelvic Tilt exercise is a must-do move. It activates your intrinsic core stabilizers so that your core is working and your low back doesn't have to. Because we...

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Core Training – 25 Of The Best Core Exercises

Often when people think about training their core, they think of six-pack abs and crunches. They think about aesthetics. But core training is about more than getting six-pack abs. A strong core means less risk for pain and injury and it also means you can lift more and run faster. Plus, core...

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How to do a Handstand (and One-Handed Handstand!)

There is just something so cool and fun about handstands. However, they are far from easy and many of us can't even hold one against a wall let alone hold a freestanding one for a second. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't include handstand work in our exercise routines. Handstands are a great way...

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Dynamic Stretches For Runners

Especially since most of us sit all day hunched over a computer screen we need to stretch and open up before we workout. We need to do Dynamic Stretches. Dynamic Stretches are stretches in which you work through a range of motion. They aren't stretches that you hold. You are moving and allowing...

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