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Exercise snacks and strength training: what can short bouts do?

Exercise snacks and strength training can sit alongside each other. Short bouts of movement may help you fit activity into a busy...

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Rest between sets: choose your strength-training break

Choose your rest between strength-training sets in relation to the next set: can you repeat the intended exercise with the same load...

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Machine occupied: can you change your strength training order?

You can change your strength training order when a machine is occupied, but first decide what takes priority today. Wait if that...

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Running shoes for strength training: when should you change?

You do not always need to replace running shoes for strength training. Decide by exercise: your familiar running shoes are a reasonable...

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Outdoor Nordic curl setup: anchor and surface

An outdoor Nordic curl setup can be practical if the location meets four conditions: a suitable, immovable anchor; a flat, dry surface;...

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Pilates or strength training: compare goals and exercises

When choosing Pilates or strength training, start with the strength you want to develop and the exercises you actually do. A Pilates...

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Nordic hamstring curl schedule for football: build up safely over 8 weeks

A Nordic hamstring curl schedule for football should be small enough to repeat and strong enough to matter. Start with an 8-week...

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Full body or split: how to choose when training days change

When your training week varies, choose between a full-body or split strength-training plan by first putting the same intended weekly tasks into...

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Restarting Nordic curls at home after a training break

When restarting Nordic curls at home after a training break, do not immediately return to your old range or volume, even if...

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RIR in strength training: how many reps did you have left?

RIR in strength training means how many more repetitions you estimate you could have performed after a set with the same weight...

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Nordic curl training station for personal trainers: a fixed workflow

A Nordic curl training station for personal trainers is a fixed workflow, not simply an exercise area where everyone performs the same...

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Train your glutes at home: 7 exercises without equipment

You can train your glutes effectively at home without equipment by choosing exercises that extend the hips, control the pelvis and become...

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HYROX doubles: running together, sharing work and agreeing a plan

In HYROX doubles, you race with a partner and share the work at the stations within the current rules. You do not...

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Basketball hamstring exercises: jump, brake and land stronger

Basketball hamstring exercises should match jumping, landing, braking, cutting and short accelerations. A few random hamstring curls after practice are too narrow....

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From half marathon to marathon: what changes in your preparation?

Moving from a half marathon to a marathon means reassessing your preparation. You bring running experience, but need to check again whether...

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Hamstring exercises for track and field: sprint, jump and land

Hamstring exercises for track and field should match sprinting, acceleration, braking, jumping and landing. For a sprinter, hurdler, jumper or combined-events athlete,...

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Marathon long runs: choosing duration, distance and pace

Plan a marathon long run around its purpose, your recent training and the time the session actually involves. First distinguish easy endurance...

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Tennis hamstring exercises: stronger starts and turns

Tennis hamstring exercises should match the way you actually move on court: a split step, a short start, a lateral push, braking...

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