YOU MIGHT THINK back to your childhood gym class and remember learning the basics of physical fitness, setting a foundation for the grown-up workouts you continue to do today. While you likely keep ...

Warm-up exercises are those low-impact exercises that are done for 5-10 minutes before a more intense workout session, which helps prepare your body. Here are some that you can do before your workouts ...

Real talk: The thought of doing jumping jacks may be only slightly more enticing than burpees. It may bring back memories of pre-dodgeball warm-ups back when dodgeball was part of gym class. Yet, ...

Take on the jumping jacks challenge with Ms. AP in this quick 2-minute session. Jumping Jacks Challenge: Take on the jumping jacks challenge with Ms. AP in this quick 2-minute session. Warm up, ...

Most of us remember “jumping jacks” from school. Back then, for Germans, they were called “Hampelmänner” in circuit training, and today we sometimes encounter them as a warm-up in the gym. The ...

Look, I used to think those “100 jumping jacks = 10 calories” calculators were gospel. Then I started paying attention to real people doing real workouts, and wow – was I wrong. Those generic formulas ...

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – those online calculators that tell you exactly how many jumping jacks you need to burn 500 calories? They’re basically making educated guesses about your body.