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Articles & Books From General Exercise & Movement
Sculpt, Strengthen, and Shine: Barre Workouts with International Fitness Star Andrea Rogers. In Barre Workouts For Dummies, international fitness founder of Xtend Barre, Andrea Rogers, delivers a revolutionary new guide that combines ballet-inspired precision with intense strength and resistance training that doesn't require any weights.
Article / Updated 04-09-2025
Somatic exercises are for everyone. They invite you to listen to your body, tune into its sensations, and connect with your emotions. Despite the benefits, somatic movement is often misunderstood. This article busts the most common myths about somatic exercises.Are somatic exercises only for people with injuries or chronic pain?
Article / Updated 04-09-2025
Somatic exercise is a form of exercise that uses the mind-body connection to discover things about ourselves and release physical and emotional tension. I like to think of somatic exercise as a “work in” as opposed to a workout. Somatic exercise is movement for the sake of movement, not for an external result.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-08-2025
Somatic exercise is about getting to know your body and what you can learn from it as you get to know it better. There are many different forms of somatic movements, ranging from breathwork to Pilates. This book covers many somatic exercises and gives you a brief overview on how somatic movement can benefit you on many levels.
Get strong and stay healthy with workouts you can do at home Calisthenics For Dummies will teach you how to become stronger and leaner, have more energy and less stress, and live longer, all while enjoying an exercise program that saves you time and money. With calisthenics and bodyweight exercise, you don’t need any equipment—just a little space and the knowledge to train comprehensively.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 12-01-2023
Calisthenics and bodyweight exercises are all you need to work out your entire body, whenever you want, wherever you want. Whether you’re an elite athlete or someone who hasn’t exercised in decades, calisthenics provide the quickest and most effective way to form your fitness foundation and build your peak physique.
Get street-smart. Unleash your inner warrior.Forget everything you thought you knew about self-defense. Those graceful martial arts moves that are so effective in the movies are likely to get you killed on the street. In fight-or-flight mode, you won’t have the calm thinking and fine motor skills to execute them.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-06-2023
Self-defense can be intimidating and overwhelming to someone who’s new to the topic, and many self-defense experts make it appear even more complicated by introducing complex techniques from martial arts, such as judo, aikido, and karate. To make the topic easier and more approachable, this Cheat Sheet serves as a crash course to bring you up to speed on the basics.
Article / Updated 08-15-2023
Improve the tone and strength of your calf muscles with this standing calf exercise: Stand tall with your feet planted on the floor. Hold the back of a chair for support. Keep the spine straight, abs in tight, and butt tucked under. Imagine a string holding you up from your head to your feet.Slowly lift your heels off the floor so that your weight is on the balls of your feet.
Article / Updated 07-28-2022
CrossFit, in its simplest definition, is a fitness routine that personal trainer Greg Glassman developed over several years in the mid- to late-1990s. CrossFit is designed to improve your overall physical abilities, including your endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, coordination, balance, and more.But CrossFit is also a few more things — it's an exercise philosophy, a competitive sport, a corporation, and a community.
