Articles by Kara Thomas

Some of us are in an office between eight and 10 hours per day – sitting! How to avoid bad habits that may result in back and neck issues

We explain what a foam roller is and how it is best utilized for massaging and stretching.

Our Stability Ball Workout Series continues this week with side leg lifts and side stretches.

Our Stability Ball Workout Series continues this week with back extensions and lumbar stretches.

In this continuing series, the stability ball repertoire expands to include shoulder stretches and pushups with a punch.

Use your stability ball for back and tummy work to get you fit to the core.

Part two of our ongoing Stability Ball Workout Series focuses on rotations and stretching the pectorals and hip flexors. COMBO TWO    Movement One: Lunge rotation with the ball. What it does: Strengthens the hamstrings, glutes, spinal rotators, arms, obliques, and rhomboids. How to do it: Get into a lunge position, standing with your right […]

Personal trainers learn to incorporate opposing muscle groups when building a fitness program for their clients. Muscles were created to work in pairs — they pull, not push. When we do bicep curls, our muscles contract, or pull, while the triceps lengthen, or stretch. This concept is reflected within fitness disciplines designed to build strength […]

We give props to these Pilates exercises.

From why you need it to ways to get it, discover all you need to know about cardio.

Celebrate the season sensibly with these holiday weight management tips.

Flex band workouts are not only great for increasing strength and flexibility, but they’re effective for lower-body core conditioning and hip strengthening, too!

Challenge your core, strengthen your spine, and power your powerhouse with this bosu ball workout for a strong core!

Our Fitness Expert shares an awesome full-body workout with these 5 resistance circle exercises for you to try at home

In need of an energy boost? Wake up the body and mind by exercising in 10-minute energy bursts.

Summer is approaching! In order to get in the best shape ever, maximize your workout with these easy exercises.

Increase your flexibility with these seven simple stretches.

Get an intense core workout in a whole new way!

Enjoy the holidays with less stress by remembering to take the time to care for your body.

Ballerinas do it better! Use this routine to dance, chisel, and chill your way to fitness this fall!