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Category: Fitness Articles

Bulgarian Split Squats

Why Bulgarian Split Squats Should Be a Staple in Your Leg Workouts

Discover the many benefits of incorporating Bulgarian split squats into your strength training routine. This challenging unilateral exercise targets the quads, glutes, and hamstrings, improves balance and stability, and helps correct muscle imbalances. Learn how to properly perform Bulgarian split squats and how to incorporate them into your workout plan for stronger, more muscular legs.

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Cathe Friedrich doing lunges with weight plates

Four of the Safest Lunges for Arthritic Knees

  If you live with osteoarthritis of the knee, you know that certain exercises can trigger joint discomfort. High-impact activities like running that pound the joints are challenging when the cartilage in your knees is wearing thin. The goal should be to stay active but be smart about how you do it. It’s a matter

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Cathe Friedrich on her balance discs showing examples of balance training

Why You Need Balance Training

Balance training is important at all ages, from improving speed and agility for athletes to helping kids with a game of hopscotch, but our balance begins to decline at around age 50 and continues to decline as we age.

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Exercise at the cellular level

6 Amazing Ways Exercise Works at the Cellular Level

This article explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms through which exercise induces adaptations like mitochondrial biogenesis, angiogenesis, and inflammation modulation, which drive performance benefits and protect against disease. Delving into signaling pathways, gene expression changes, and organelle functions, it provides insights into how physical activity acts at a foundational biomolecular level to confer systemic effects that enhance health and slow aging.

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Plantar Fasciitis

Powerful Tips for Exercising with Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a common condition that causes pain in the heel and arch of the foot. Exercise can help relieve symptoms, but it’s important to choose the right types of activities and use proper form when you exercise with plantar fasciitis. Find out what you can do to exercise effectively and safely with plantar fasciitis

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Cathe Friedrich strength training in her STS 2.0 Muscle & Recovery workout program that can help to prevent overuse injuries

5 Tips for Preventing Overuse Injuries in Strength Training

Discover five essential tips to prevent overuse injuries in your strength training journey! From perfecting your technique and making gradual progressions to addressing muscle imbalances and allowing adequate rest, these insights ensure a safe and effective approach to achieving your fitness goals.

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Cathe Friedrich in her STS 2.0 Active Recovery workout. Recovery workouts are a major trend in the fitness industry.

6 Top Fitness Trends for 2024

What’s in store in the world of fitness for 2024? From the continued rise of HIIT training for quick and efficient workouts to the fusion of strength training and flexibility in hybrid workouts, find out what’s trending this year.

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