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For a great exercise to work your shoulders, try this: Stand with your knees slightly bent and with your feet no more than shoulder width apart. Keep your abs tight, chest up and back straight. Hold 3-5 pound dumbbells (palms facing in) in front of legs, with elbows slightly bent. Squeezing shoulder blades together and in a controlled motion, raise dumbbells up, keeping elbows fixed, until Read more
We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Self here on FitSugar! Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel, Cameron Diaz . . . Who hasn't watched their favorite movie stars walk the red carpet and grown a little envious of their mile-long legs? Granted, most leading ladies are blessed with superior DNA, but that doesn't mean you can't score long, lean gams too! "What is possible for others is Read more
If strong, sculpted legs are what you're after, you've got to become one with the squat. The basic exercise targets glutes, hamstrings, quads, and core, so incorporating it into your strength-training workouts is definitely worth your while. Here are some ways to get more bang for your butt — er, I mean buck — when doing squats. Focus on your heels: When doing a squat, make sure to shift Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Ever wonder why "the beautiful people" often seem so chipper? (Not that we can't all answer that question firsthand.) It could be the free gifts from transfixed average folks. Or . . . it could be the exercise. Just ask Valerie Waters, fitness expert on LIVESTRONG.com's advisory board and trainer to pretty folks Read more
When you think ab work, the first move that comes to mind is often the classic crunch. This move might tone your middle but it's not so good for your back. Repeatedly rounding the spine in a crunch sets the stage for a disk injury, and the crunch doesn't help your posture either. Neither are crunches functional movements, meaning this movement will not help anywhere but the gym. Have I convinced Read more
Fans of circuit training will love the latest class offering from Crunch Gym: Diesel Motivation. The hour-long class is fast paced, challenging, and, best of all, a total-body workout. Expect to leave sweaty and sore. If you're not familiar with circuit training, exercises are performed one after the other with no rest in between the moves. In Diesel Motivation, that breaks down to a mix of Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. The annual Muscle Milk Fitness Retreat always brings out some of the best trainers in Hollywood — and the chance for Shape fitness editors to sweat beside stars! During this year's event, we took a Pussycat Dolls dance class with Robin Antin, a Rock Bottom Body session with Teddy Bass (who’s sculpted Cameron Diaz), Read more
