Exercise Principles and Guidelines

What are the right kinds of workouts and how often do you need to exercise for fitness? Exercise recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine, 2011.

Are you in the right zone? Find out how to monitor exercise intensity and use heart zone training for cardiovascular fitness.

Find out how to use cardiovascular exercise and design a workout for frequency, duration, and intensity.

Discover the important principles and guidelines of a safe and effective strength training program.

If your walking workout isn't giving you the fitness and weight loss goals you are looking for, our trainer Lorra Garrick explains how to change your workout to get off the exercise plateau.

How to choose a health club that has what you need, when you need it, so you will use it.

What to look for in a personal trainer, what questions to ask.

Sometimes, women and girls can exercise too much, which often leads to a host of health issues for girls and women. These are the signs that you may be exercising too much.

Does massage after exercise really work? An animal study measured the difference and found evidence that sports massage may improve muscle recovery after exercise.

Definition of chafing

Does exercising harder burn less fat? Trainer Jillita Horton says that the percentages may look worse, but the totals are what matter.

What is your exercise heart rate? Here are methods for taking your pulse or measuring your heart rate during exercise.