Balanced muscles help support joints and reduce injury. Well-designed resistance training and cardiovascular programs that strengthen opposing muscle groups can help keep your muscles balanced.

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Season changes are great times to evaluate your current workouts, revisit your goals, and revise your exercise plan. Reduce boredom and increase motivation with these tips to spring clean your fitness routine.

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Several factors influence how quickly you lose fitness gains. Your overall fitness level, age, illness, and length of rest periods can all impact how quickly your ability to do cardiovascular and strength training programs changes. Rest is important, but don’t allow a few days off to turn into several weeks. Understanding how quickly your fitness can change is a good motivator to stick to your exercise routine.

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Workout partners serve as a source of motivation and accountability, but they can also get us off track. Follow these tips to keep both of you on the path to fitness.

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You may have increased your activity level with the expectation of blasting calories and dropping pounds, but the scale isn't budging. Exercise is important for health, but many factors contribute to permanent weight loss. There are a few reasons you may not be losing weight with exercise.

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The cold weather and winter short days can put a damper on your walking program, but don't give up. Manage the challenges of winter weather, and the cold months might become one of your favorite seasons for walking.

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Perform each of these low-impact exercises for 60 seconds. One round of these exercises completes a six-minute workout. Do two to five rounds. As your fitness improves, incorporate the tips for increasing intensity for a more challenging workout.

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Muscle contraction during exercise increases the absorption of glucose and improves insulin sensitivity. Research shows that physical activity can impact insulin and glucose for up to 24 hours.

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The weight scale is only one way to measure your progress after adopting new healthy habits. Don't be discouraged if the scale isn't budging, because you may be making progress in other ways. Keep an eye out for these ten additional benefits of improving your diet and exercise routine.

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When beginning a strength training program, it’s important to start slowly and progress gradually to allow your muscles to adapt to the challenge. Combination moves that work the upper and lower body can save you time during your workout. Try these strength exercises for beginners.

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