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Try these standing lateral bends build strength and endurance in your obliques and quadratus lumborum. Do three sets of five reps on each side, with two minutes rest.

These hanging body curls will work out your entire body, specifically your abs, hip flexors, and biceps. Start with one to two reps, and build up to four. Then add a second set, with 90 seconds rest in between.

This butt workout with Kim Strother shows you how to work on your rear for better firmness.

Give your toes some breathing room by using two sets of shoelaces. This simple trick will make your running a lot less painful.

Watch this how to video to learn how to lace your shoes in parallel. This technique is great for easing pressure on your foot while your run.

Relieve foot pressure with this shoe lacing technique. It is a great way to eliminate hot spots for those who have high arches.

These yoga exercises will release tension and loosen tight muscles in your neck, shoulders, and back.

This is how to have a good abdominal workout without buying worthless crap.

It's time to work out, but what to wear? Fitness model Kim Strother shows off her favorite threads for working out.

Tara Stiles and Desiree Dymond run through the basics of partner yoga that will undoubtedly relieve stress.

Use these crossover drills to increase agility in your legs.

Use these drills in order to increase your agility and your general athletic capabilities.

Learn how to cut right and left and into a sprint with the help of this series of hurdle training drills.

Learn how to reinforce proper mechanics and improve your athletic performance with the help of this series of skip and run drills.

How to get rid of your love handles and tone up your obliques using a broom -exercise can be done at home or in gym to get rid of love handle flab

Your breast will look almost 50% larger after doing this exercise because...

Learn how to improve your physical; power, coordination and speed with the help of this linear crossover skip ladder drill.

Learn how to perform this lateral crossover skip drill in order to maintain a full range of motion.

Learn how to practice two different skills in this drill, done with one leg at a time, meant to help you improve your athletic ability.

Learn how to utilize this ankle bounce exercise as a part of your ladder training workout, geared at improving your athletic ability.

In this episode, Jamie introduces us to four more exercises - a forward lunge for your legs, skipping for your heart and lungs, a bicep curl and shoulder press for your upper body, and a back extension for your lower back.

This video is for people who are interested in yoga but have trouble doing the most basic positions. Often these people just give up, when in fact they need asana practice more than anyone else!

Patrick tells you why the core is important, how to find your core, and how to strengthen your core with some basic yoga poses and their variations.

This video breaks down what it takes to get a deep, comfortable lotus yoga pose. Most people give up on ever doing a proper lotus, but the with right poses, done with patience and consistency, you will get there. Good luck!

Patrick and Yoga Garden teacher Kumiko Minagawa take a look at one of the most recognizable poses, Natarajasana or the dancer pose. Watch this video and practice your alignment in the dancer pose.

By themselves, crow (kakasana) and crane (bakasana) aren't all that exciting. They're good for wrist strengthening and concentration, but the best thing about these poses is that they teach you where your center of mass is. That's what this video is all about!

This video flips your world upside down by showing you how to build a strong foundation in the arms and shoulders for head stands.

Want to add a little variation to the plank position? When you are ready to take it up a notch, lift a leg. Watch this video first, to see what it looks like.

Watch this video to learn how to do "hammer training" aka slamming a sledgehammer on a huge tire.

Watch this instructional video to learn how to do sledgehammer halo exercises.

Here is a killer 45 minute back workout that you can do at home with just a set of dumbbells and a pullup bar. This is a back (lats,latissimus dorsi)workout for the advanced bodybuilder. Make sure you have done warm-up sets for both biceps and triceps before starting this workout because we start in with really heavy weights and you don't want to get injured.

Don't let the TV ads convince you to buy some bulky contraption that will gather dust in your closet, crunches are safe and effective! This how-to video shows how to do crunches with varying degrees of difficulty based on your ability. Remember that ab exercises alone will not give you abs! If you have the best abs in the world they will be completely invisible if you are overweight. Aerobic exercise and proper diet are even more important than ab exercises in getting that sought after 6-pack....

This Scooby's Workshop video shows how to add resistance to make pull-ups more difficult. This is the key exercise for building your lats if you are doing home workouts. You can also use a weight lifting belt and chain to hold the weight while doing these pull-ups. Wait till you can do at least 12 reps with strict form before you start adding weight.

Here is a killer arm workout you can do at home with just a set of dumbbells to help get those huge guns. You will be sore for days after doing this workout. This is for the advanced bodybuilder.

In this video, Scooby instructs on how to make your own self-spotting rig for dumbbell workouts.

This Scooby's Workshop video shows proper form of the incline dumbbell fly exercise for pecs. Fly type exercises have done far more for my pec development than the pushing type exercises. In doing flys, make sure that your arms do NOT go behind the plane of your body as this puts too much stress on the shoulder joint. If you don't have a incline bench, you can make one as I have done here by tying a 2x8 securely to a coffee table. This exercise is best done with a spotter for safety, if you...

Here is a great chest workout you can do at home with a cheap dumbbell set. Big gyms are nice but when you can get a killer workout at home without the overhead of getting to and from the gym. In this chest workout we are going to do pushups, then with no rest immediately do flys, then with no rest immediately do dumbbell press. Make sure and use a much lighter weight than you usually would on the flys and dumbbell press because after the pushups you wont have much left in you. After doing...

Lunges are a great whole leg workout that you can do at home with simple, inexpensive equipment. This Scooby's Workshop video shows proper form of this exercise. If you have a history of knee problems you should not attempt this unless under the direct supervision of your physical therapist.

In this podcast tutorial, Trent Cunningham joins the videoKast to teach how to do 2-Person 1-Rope. You'll learn how to involve a child as young as 3 in jump rope and then see what can be done with a bit more practice.The Rope Masters videoKast is your source for the best in rope skipping instruction. Join World Champion Peter Nestler as he takes you around the world to learn from some of the best jumpers in the sport. This is a two person one rope trick.

Tone your upper body by doing these simple pilates exercises with 3-5 pound weights. Begin with the pilates zip up exercise working your biceps and triceps and finish with the superman lunge.