Exercise variation is one component of fitness program planning that is often avoided. Routines are a good thing for exercise adherence but can create a "rut," where progression is blunted. This week, ...

Splitting up your workouts can help you train harder while still recovering well. If you’re doing full-body workouts every day, your muscles may never get a real break. Alternating upper- and ...

Split training refers to dividing weekly workout sessions or the volume of exercises into separate days to focus on individual elements. Some examples include full-body or push/pull/leg splits.

A superset is performing a set of two different exercises back-to-back with little rest in between. These can help boost the aerobic intensity of your weight-lifting and reduce the time you need for ...

Functional training is a type of exercise that looks like movements you make in your daily life. It can be helpful for athletic performance, injury prevention, and other everyday fitness tasks.

Senior Lecturer, Exercise Physiology. Director of Teaching and Education, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney People asking for exercise advice are usually looking for a simple answer. Do this over ...

Bone density refers to how much calcium and other minerals make up your bones. When your bones have more minerals, they have a higher bone density, meaning they're stronger and less likely to break.

Isokinetic exercise is a type of strength training in which the speed of the movement remains constant, but the resistance varies. People tend to use specialized exercise machines to perform these ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s actually ...

The clinical benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation have been less clear for patients with Afib. A meta-analysis of 20 small randomized trials showed that exercise-based cardiac ...