Kettlebell exercises focus on a person's core, specifically the hips, abs and posterior improving performance for athletes in running, jumping and any other movement requiring pelvic thrust (gentlemen?) and control. By default arms, thighs, chest and back also receive a substantial workout with added definition.  The end result creates rounded, defined muscles as opposed to the lean smooth muscles seen on swimmers, gymnasts and cyclists.  MORE

Pavel Tsatsouline popularized Kettlebell in the United States

Athletes make millions to promote clothing and brands which employ the modern form of slavery, sweatshops.

While the sportswear market was valued at over $58 billion in 2002, and select athletes garner millions of dollars through corporate endorsements - workers in sweatshops in Indonesia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Turkey, China, Thailand, and elsewhere are paid a dollar or two a day, while facing hyper-exploitation, unhealthy working environments, sexual harassment, verbal and even physical violence from their employers.  MORE

Researchers have discovered a new method for detecting gene doping in the blood, according to new research featured in the August issue of Molecular Therapy. Molecular Therapy is the official journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT).

Doping has become a major problem for amateur and professional sports. While there have been highly publicized scandals, such as the detection of steroid use by MORE

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The Truth
About Achilles

The Chest lift demonstrates in four simple phases the importance of breath, isolating the transversus abdominus  This exercise should be done after performing the Pelvic Curl first. see how to

The second exercise in our Pilates Series

ABDOMINALS:
The Center of it all.

Most people would like to have that chiseled six-pack, ripped abs and washboard stomachs revered by Hollywood and the advertising world. From an aesthetic standpoint, these may appear to be why we should care about abdominals. The real reasons are infinitely more important.

The key to pain-free
health and sexual performance.