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Book Review: Master Your Core
What exactly is “the core” and how should we strengthen it? These questions often cross the minds of the millions of people worldwide pursuing a fitter body. In Master Your Core, these questions are answered by award-winning Doctor of Physical Therapy and board-certified orthopedic specialist, Dr. Zazulak of Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University. Much more than being a…
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Abs, Arms, Bodybuilding, Calisthenics | Gymnastics, Glutes, Health, Online Fitness, Shoulders, Strength
Why Women Should Build Muscle
In a recent survey on the LLAFIT Facebook page, followers voted muscle growth as their number one goal for engaging in exercise. But if you’re not a LLAFIT Facebook follower and aren’t interested in packing on muscle size, you can still benefit from this post. Your objective should be, at minimum, to retain the muscle you have. This is because…
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Quick Calisthenic Move
I saw Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson do this once — thought I’d give it a try. For months I couldn’t do more than two reps in a row. I realized my technique was the problem. To be successful with this move, reach up and over from start to finish (arms up in the lying position and forward from seated to…
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Hanging Pike
LLAFIT Senior Writer/EditorAs an athlete for over 19 years and a broke single mom for most of that time, I created brokesinglemomfitness.com, now LLAFIT.com, to aid anyone who believes the road to fitness requires a lot of cash or time. In reality, the way to fitness is paved with knowledge and firm principles; teaching readers how to master…
