Tag Archives: Workout

This Firefighter's Conditioning Workout Brings the Heat

Conditioning sucks. Whether you’re running wind sprints or racking up miles, you’re probably not going to be having much fun. That doesn’t have to be the case—especially not if you ask firefighter and trainer Frank D’Agostino, N.A.S.M.-C.P.T. He designed this super-quick 10-minute routine to spark your conditioning workouts. Even if you hate it, the series… Read More »

Well: For a 7-Minute Workout, Try Our App

Photo Credit Got seven minutes? We’ve got the app. Today The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-Minute Workout. The workouts, reported by Gretchen Reynolds, our Phys Ed columnist, can now be installed on your smartphone or tablet, or used on your… Read More »

The TRX workout to build your butt

Squatting not giving you the results you want? Barbi Viragh from London boutique gym Opus Fitness teaches us how to use the TRX to workout the glutes in our new weekly TRX workout series.  TRX is a form of suspension training that aims to improve strength, flexibility, balance and stability – with the use of your… Read More »

Your Sweaty Workout Can Help Your Heart Just as Much as Meds Can

Getty ImagesHalfpoint Images Exercise just might be your next heart-healthy prescription: Sweaty workouts may be able to lower your high blood pressure just as much as prescription meds can, new research just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests. Researchers collected data from 194 clinical trials that focused on medications designed to lower… Read More »