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This explosive plyometric move builds power, core strength, and athletic conditioning fast

If you’re looking to boost lower-body power, core stability, and full-body coordination, heel clap jumping lunges are a ...
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The Jump Lunge Works Every Muscle In Your Lower Body—As Long As You Don’t Make These 3 Common Mistakes

In this week's episode of 'The Right Way' trainer Colette Dong demos how to do a jump lunge. Plus, the 3 most common mistakes she sees. There are about as many ways to spice up the basic lunge as ...
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Four moves and five minutes to boost your balance and develop leg strength

You won't always have an hour to exercise, but there are plenty of benefits to adding a little bit of extra activity into your day, no matter how short. This quick workout is a great option when ...

This bodyweight squat flow trains strength, mobility and balance all at once

As one of the most effective compound exercises, squats will always have a place in any well-rounded training plan. They ...
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I want to improve my basketball jump shot. A trainer told me the box jump is overrated, and gave me 3 other exercises to build explosive power.

Workouts that improve your jump are great for stability, strength, and cardio, personal trainer Chrissy Signore said. To jump higher, you need to first build a strong lower body, she said. Signore ...
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An expert trainer says these are the best three exercises for weight loss

If you want to lose weight, you need to maintain a calorie deficit, which means that you need to burn more calories than you consume. That's an overly simplistic way of looking at weight loss, though; ...
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Jumping jacks, lunges and squats, and better test scores

When Kusum Sinha, the superintendent of Garden City Public Schools in New York, took a trip this summer to Finland, Estonia and Sweden with other district leaders, she came back wishing she could ...