Best Fitness Articles From The Previous Week: February 18 2018

Each week, we publish a list of best fitness articles from the previous week. These articles range from a wide variety of topics like nutrition, training, stress management, weight loss, general health, recipes, etc. Here is the list from the week of February 11 – February 17.

1. 15 Exercises To Instantly Improve Knee Pain: Courtesy of Dr. Russell Manalastas on Drjohnrusin.com

Knee pain is extremely common among gym goers. Unfortunately, most try to push through it rather than trying to correct it. In this article, Dr. Manalastas shares 15 exercises to give you instant relief from knee pain and help you perform better in the gym.

2. What You Need To Know About Sets: Courtesy of Shane McLean on Tonygentilcore.com

When it comes to strength training, there are a few basic terms you need to know like sets and reps. Reps refer to how many repetitions you’ll do on a particular exercise such as 10. Sets, on the other hand, describe how many rounds of reps you’ll be doing. So if you’re doing 3 sets of 10 reps you’ll perform 30 reps total. But this is just scratching the surface of all the set combinations out there. In this article, Shane does an excellent job describing tons of different set types to take your training to the next level.

3. Is Muscle Confusion The Right Move?: Courtesy of Rudy Mawer on Rudymawer.com

Muscle confusion is a term that was made popular by P90X. It’s the idea of doing different workouts from one session to the next in the attempt to “confuse” your muscles so they don’t adapt. In this article though, Rudy shares why this may not be the best idea and what you should do instead.

4. Train Less To Gain More? High Intensity Interval Training Explained: Courtesy of Tom Kelso on Breaking Muscle

Many find it tough to spend hours upon hours in the gym each week. Fortunately, you can still see great results with minimal time constraints. In this article, Tom shares a fascinating research study that showed reducing training time and increasing exercise intensity can produce maximum results.

5. Quick Fixes to Improve Your Health: Volume 2: Courtesy of Dean Somerset on Deansomerset.com

A few weeks ago, Dean presented a list of 5 simple things you can do to improve your health. He’s back this week with volume 2 in this series and, this time, he shares 3 things that you can add to your weekly routine right now.

Dinner Recipe Of The Week: Crunchy Baked Pork Chops