Michele Dolan

Kegel Exercises for Men: A Step-by-Step Guide

Strengthen and support your pelvic floor with these simple exercisesIf you do Kegel exercises on a regular basis, then you can substantially strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. By having strong pelvic floor muscles, y...

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Get Taller by Stretching

If you've ever wished you were taller, there are a few things you can do to increase your height. Although genetics largely determines how tall you'll become, you can make dietary changes that help you grow to your full ...

The Easiest Ways to Cancel a Crunch Gym Membership

Use our tips to cancel your membership and get out of your gym contractWhether you’re moving away, found a new gym, or just don’t feel like paying for a membership anymore, there may come a time when you want to can...

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Lose 5 Pounds in a Day

If you want to lose a small amount of weight quickly, you should do so effectively and safely, no matter your reason for wanting to shed pounds. However, you can safely shed weight from retained water and waste, and lose...

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Do a Reverse Lunge

Reverse (or backward) lunges are a great way to work your glutes, hamstrings, quads, and calves, giving you a strong lower body. Additionally, reverse lunges are a great option for beginners because the backward motion i...

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Do Hindu Pushups

The Hindu push-up, also known as dand or downward facing dog, is a complex move made up of multiple parts. It engages your entire body and is a rather intense version of a push-up. Similar to a regular push-up, the Hindu...

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Know if Your Scale Is Working Correctly

Scales are useful for weight loss. Bathroom scales can track your weight loss and food scales are helpful to measure food for recipes and portion control. If you want to have a clear picture of how you're doing in your w...

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Use Body Fat Calipers

Body fat percentage is an important measure of health, considered more useful and accurate than weight or body mass index (BMI) alone. Body fat is stored in the connective tissue known as adipose tissue. You gain body fa...

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Air up an Exercise Ball

Exercise or stability balls can be used in a variety of ways to improve your posture or to aid in physical therapy or training like yoga and Pilates. When using an exercise ball, it's important that it is properly inflat...

How to Master the Perfect Pull-Up

Learn correct pull-up technique, and build up to your first repPull-ups are a great way to build upper body strength, working your arms, shoulders, back, chest, and hands, and anyone can do them with a little training a...

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Flex Lats

Flexing your lats is an important part of posing during a bodybuilding competition. Doing it correctly allows you to demonstrate the development of your muscles and show off your proportions and the symmetry of your figu...

How to Do a Seated Cable Row

A seated cable row is an effective upper body exercise that targets your upper back and shoulders. Since it’s a "compound" exercise that focuses on multiple muscle groups, it’ll also work out your middle back and you...

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Do a Jack Knife Sit Up

Jack knife sit ups are a great low-impact exercise for strengthening abdominal muscles. They are a great way to tighten the lower abs and help you get six pack abs. Jack knife sit ups will give your abs challenging worko...

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Measure Body Fat Using the US Navy Method

Your body fat percentage refers to the amount of fat present in your body as a percentage. It includes both essential fat and storage fat. Essential body fat is found in your nerves, bone marrow and organs and cannot b...

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Tape a Knee

Coping with an injured or painful knee is hard, but taping it can provide some relief. Not only that, but taping your knee also adds support for your knee. To tape your knee, you'll need to first place crossing strips on...

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Zumba

Zumba is a new type of workout dance with international flair. It's sweeping the entire world and is on its way to practically becoming a lifestyle. Do you want to join the Zumba movement? To start turning your booty sha...

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Do a Muscle Up

The muscle-up is an advanced CrossFit and gymnastic move. When performed correctly, the muscle-up works your entire upper body. Muscle-ups are a great way to build muscle and advance your training. You can perform a mus...

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Raise Your Heartbeat

Studies have shown that just as little as 30 minutes a day of activities that raise your heart rate can have profoundly positive health effects. Also, as you age, a lower heart rate can make you feel cold more easily. In...

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Work up to a Handstand Push Up

Performing a freestanding handstand push up requires extraordinary upper body strength, balance, and coordination. It is one of the most technically advanced maneuvers that can be done using your own bodyweight and will ...

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Use an Ab Rocker

An ab rocker is a type of abdominal workout machine that provides support for your head and neck and makes crunches easier. You can perform a variety of exercises on these simple machines, from basic forward crunches to ...