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9 of the Best Fitness Books I Read in 2022

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Image: Running While Black Running While Black is the newest book on this list—I just picked it up from my local bookstore after pre-ordering it earlier this year. (Highly recommend…

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7 of the Best Videos to Start (or Perfect) Your Deadlift

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Setting Up for the Deadlift Watching powerlifters deadlift is a great way to learn about technique. Everybody has their own quirks, and when you see enough different examples, you’ll get…

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16 of the Best Gifts for the Fitness Fanatic’s Gym Bag

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Photo: Lazy_Bear (Shutterstock) Every form of exercise has a preferred style of shoe. For lifting, you want specific heeled or flat shoes. For running, you want shoes that fit your…

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7 Fitness Trends on TikTok That Are Actually Worth Trying

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TikTok has discovered barbell complexes! In the “65-lb. challenge,” women use a 65-pound barbell to perform a deadlift, curl, row, clean, press, and back squat. (This requires some changes of…

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What Are Stabilizer Muscles (and Do You Really Need to Train Them)?

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Photo: Maridav (Shutterstock) You may have heard dumbbell exercises are better than barbell ones because they work more of your “stabilizers,” or that free weights are better than machines for…

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