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If Winter weather curbs your outdoor runs and steep gym prices prevent you from hitting the pool or a spin class, you’ll need an inexpensive and easy way to keep up with your cardio sessions. You may associate a jump rope with school-aged girls, boxers, or those in the military, but jump ropes are a great tool to keep in your home gym and here’s why. [...]

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When time is short, don’t worry, you can still get in the calorie-burning effects of an effective workout. The next time you think you can’t fit exercise in, here are five easy ways to convince yourself that’s just not the case.

Use heavier weights: Cut your strength training time by increasing the heaviness of your weights. [...]

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So many things to think about when strength training, like where to place your feet, how to keep from arching your back, and not overdoing it on the weights. I’m constantly reminding myself to do all these things, but one main thing that commonly plagues me, whether I’m doing a squat or a bicep curl, is how not to hunch my shoulders. [...]

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When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, there are many elements that make up the puzzle. Besides just sweating it out, staying fit requires a healthy diet, sticking to a pre- and post-workout routine, and making sure that you get all the nutrients you need.

Of course, staying the healthy course is hard work, and many times all of us are guilty of letting something fall by the wayside. [...]

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I’m a fan of the treadmill, but I have many otherwise fitness-loving friends who’d rather do almost anything else than a 30-minute gym run. If you’re the same, here are other ways to reap the same calorie-burning benefits without a seemingly boring run.

Try a different machine: Think your cardio only comes from the treadmill? Think again. [...]

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Weight loss on your mind? Kick it up a notch in the workout department with this 41-minute interval workout for the treadmill that will burn about 500 calories. Complete it five times in a week and you are well on your way to burning an extra 3,500 calories – the magic number of calories it takes to lose one pound in a week. [...]

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There are things you can’t help about your own metabolism, like aging and genetics, but these don’t have the final say in how revved up your metabolism can be. If you feel like your metabolism could use a boost, try these tips.

Start or amp up your strength training. If you’re a cardio girl through and through, you’ve probably heard people telling you that you should add weight training to your routine. [...]

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Some love it; others loathe it, but cardio is an effective way to work out for many reasons. It’s an essential part of any healthy weight-loss routine, for one, and as its name suggests, does great things for your heart, from lowering your risk of developing heart disease to increasing your endurance to that “runner’s high” you get after a long endorphin-boosting session. [...]

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We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar!
Back in the day, when we played double-dutch on the playground (or some simpler incarnation of that), we hardly cared about the value of the workout.  All we cared about was having fun. It turns out that jumping offers a lot more than a good time: in fact, depending on the type of jumping exercise you choose, you can get a cardio and strength building workout simultaneously. [...]

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Cardio is great for mood boosting and heart health, not to mention for whittling away those extra pounds. We know the secret to a six-pack isn’t only in muscle-building, and a new study confirms that weight training alone won’t get rid of belly and internal fat.

If all these benefits of cardio have you wanting to start running, here are some tips for you to follow so you can start your new pastime safely. [...]

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