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Swinging kettlebells around at the gym makes me feel like a super toughie. But I do love the sassy feeling I get doing slow and controlled windmills, a move I just learned my Equinox trainer Lauren. Like most kettlebell moves, this is a full-body exercise but the work is at your waist toning the obliques and stretching the sides of the torso. [...]

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FitSugar reader JessicaSmithTV wanted to know: are all those claims about creating longer and leaner muscles through exercise true? She asked an expert and posted the answer in our Fit Community.

You’ve probably heard it numerous times before – a workout that promises to give you longer, leaner muscles (we’ve often heard this said about PIlates or ballet-based training methods) . [...]

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Kettlebell fans love the heavy round-shaped weights for a reason – kettlebell exercises combine cardio and strength training together for a time-saving calorie burn. The amount of calories you can burn using kettlebells can be amazingly high: a study by the American Council on Exercise found that the average person burns 272 calories in 20 minutes when doing kettlebell exercises. [...]

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A solid warmup sets you up for a solid workout. When it comes to prepping for strength training, an active warmup primes the joints and muscles, prepping them for the heavy lifting. Lauren, my Equinox trainer, introduced me to these moves, and after a little light cardio – for me, it’s five minutes running on a treadmill at a 6 mph pace, but the elliptical or a little jump rope would work – Lauren has me do three out of these five moves. [...]

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Award season is upon us, which means that all those celebs can show off all the hard work they’ve done at the gym or with their trainers. One such area stars love to show off on the red carpet? Toned arms, made perfect with exercises that define biceps and, maybe more importantly, get rid of that dreaded arm jiggle. [...]

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We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar!
It happens to the best of us. Your gym routine becomes just that – a routine. Bust out of your plateau and burn more fat with these strength-training tweaks from the pros.

Make Every Day Your Best Burn Yet
Supercharge your gym routine by ditching the moves that have stopped delivering results and replacing them with ones that will challenge and build more muscle. [...]

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Want to start a strength-training routine but don’t know where to begin? Some of the most effective moves are the simplest or are ones that build on the basics. Here are five beginner strength-training moves you should master, along with tips and variations to make your workout even better!
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Imagine lying on your back and then getting off the floor to a standing position, over and over again. Imagine holding a weight over your head as you do it. This mental image should give you a basic sketch of the Turkish Get Up. [...]

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The free weights section of the gym can be a bit daunting thanks to floor-to-ceiling mirrors, stacks of barbells and dumbbells, and a crowd of bodybuilding types. But the benefits of free weight exercises are great, so it’s important to boost your dumbbell confidence. Here are five reasons you should take a break from the weight machines:

Your know more than you think you know. [...]

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We are three days into 2012, but it feels like the year is finally just starting. If one of your goals for the year it to get stronger, we have strength training challenge to jump-start your January. It’s simple: see how many push-ups you can do in minute, then share your number in the comments section. [...]

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