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If you're familiar with weight lifting, you've probably seen a variety of methods.

A series of dynamic hybrid yoga classes, which can aid weight loss and rehabilitate injuries, is taking the local fitness scene by storm.

The research over the past several years continues to support the benefits of aerobic exercise training .

Q: I'm a little confused on how to organize a program that will work for me. In the past, I went to the gym with out a plan of attack.

You are working out hard and eating right. Yet, you feel there is more to be achieved.

A lot of bodybuilders struggle with bulking up. Gaining lean hard muscle is not easy.

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It's hard to compare the Shilpa Shetty that made her debut in the 1993 film Baazigar to the actress' current fit and sexy avatar.

Now is the time to start preparing your heart for spring. Dr. Richard Krasuski, a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic, says if you've spent the winter months hibernating, there's no need to rush back outside and overdo it in the yard.

Coshocton native Doug Grant was a fresh-faced soldier serving in the Korean War when he one day spied a man doing what appeared to be strange exercises in a field.

In his new book Quick Strength for Runners , running coach and personal trainer Jeff Horowitz shows that just a little strength training can go a long way toward making runners stronger, faster, and more resistant to injury.

What is it all about? In case you hadn't worked it out, voga is a cross between yoga and voguing - the 1980s New York drag scene dance craze, which was introduced to the mainstream by Madonna.

Tempted to sneak a midnight snack? Forget it. The kitchen at this health retreat is locked at night.

Having a self-assessed "slow metabolism" is frequently cited as the reason some of us find it hard to lose weight, tone up or change the shape of our body.

Stacks are hot within the bodybuilding community since they can help achieve faster and better results.

Sitting in the darkened room at Trinity Square Video, I figure the performer onscreen with the beefcake physique must be transgender male-to-female, with small female-hormone-induced breasts.

As you contemplate missing your morning workout, spare a thought for 71-year-old bodybuilder Janice Lorraine, who by the time you've finished your Weet-Bix is most likely midway through a three-hour gym session or an eight kilometre power walk.

Hilariously over the top when it comes to gruesome, 3D violence and woefully underserved when it comes to story, '300: Rise of an Empire,' is pretty much what the original '300' was: A wish-fulfillment fantasy for the juiced-up bodybuilding crowd.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at the Ashe County Senior Center's exercise room, Janet Manchette leads an exercise class.