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Trying to get rid of your love handles but don't want to spend HOURS at the gym? Check out this collection of the best at-home muffin top exercises and learn how to get rid of love handles FAST. Perfect for beginners, these workouts require no equipment and make one of many great 30 day challenges you can take to transform your body from obese to svelte. Make sure to take before and after pictures to track your results!

No more muffin top: 10 at home workouts to get rid of love handles!

If jumping jacks and lunges make you pee your pants, these tips are for you! Whether you suffer from light bladder control as a result of childbirth, age, or both, we've got 5 great tips for a pee-free workout so you can exercise with confidence. Weight loss shouldn't be embarrassing, so let's start the conversation, seize our Poise moments, and stop letting leaks interrupt our lives!

Light Bladder Leakage: 5 Tips for a Pee-Free Workout

Looking for a way to build core body strength and posture while also reducing your stress levels, but can't seem to find the time? No problem! This collection of 10 free at-home yoga workouts for busy moms is just what you need!

10 free at-home yoga workouts for busy moms

If you're trying to get back in shape, but don't have the time or money to invest in a gym membership, this collection of 15 Jillian Michaels at home workouts are just what you need to lose weight. And guess what? You can watch them all FOR FREE right here!

15 Jillian Michaels workout videos you don’t have to pay for

If you’re looking for the perfect arm workouts for women to help you burn fat either at home or at the gym, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up the best arm workouts for beginners with weights to help you tone your flabby arms so you can look good in a tank top – just like a Victoria Secret model. Whether you like to workout with a resistance band, with dumbbells, or a kettlebell, these workouts will challenge your muscles for tight and toned triceps and biceps!

The Top 10 Arm Workouts for Beginners

If you’re looking for the best ab workout for women you can do either at home or at the gym, you’ve come to the right place. They say abs are made in the kitchen, and while that’s true, there is no magical 'AB DIET' that will give you six pack abs overnight. But if you eat healthy, wholesome foods and incorporate these ab workouts into your routine, you can kiss your muffin top goodbye and welcome a sexy flat belly. Your lower abs may scream in protest, but no pain, no gain, right?!

10 Secrets to Sexy Abs: Get the Body You Want!

Want to lose weight fast but don't have a ton of time to spend at the gym? We've got you covered! This collection of 20 minute workouts has everything you need - HIIT, cardio, strength training with weights for sexy arms and abs, etc. - for a full body workout you can enjoy at home. These videos are perfect for beginners but will also provide a bit of inspiration for more well-seasoned gym-goers who need a way to workout while on the go!

The best 20 minute workouts to help you lose weight fast

There was a time in my life when having a flat stomach was as easy as breathing, but pregnancy and childbirth changes your body, and my abs just aren't as flat as they once were. Thankfully, this collection of at-home workouts has taught me how to lose belly fat fast. Who knew getting six pack abs could be so easy?!

10 at-home workouts to teach you how to lose belly fat fast

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While running to lose weight can produce fabulous results in the short-term, most of us eventually hit a weight loss plateau with our running efforts, and some of us end up gaining weight the more we pound the treadmill. The good news is that, with a few small tweaks, you can setup a running for weight loss plan that will help you lose weight and get back into shape without ditching your beloved runners high!

Running For Weight Loss: 7 Tips That Work!

Trying to lose weight? Want a toned body? Looking for ways to combine strength training with cardio? Need more at-home workouts to keep yourself motivated? Then this collection of at home kettlebell workouts is for you! Working out with kettlebells allows you to exercise multiple muscle groups at the same time, and the act of swinging kettlebells burns a ton of calories, which makes it one of the most effective full-body conditioning workouts I've ever experienced. I'm serious!

10 kettlebell workouts for a leaner body

Looking for the best workout songs that are upbeat enough for running, cardio, and other fast, HIIT-inspired workouts? We've got you covered. Check out this awesome list of our top 70 workout songs - it's the ultimate gym playlist for 2016!

The Ultimate Gym Playlist: 70 Workout Songs to Make You Workout Harder!

Whether you're trying to shed your winter weight gain, strengthen and tone your body for an upcoming event, (high school reunion??!), or just want to up your game so you look and feel your best, this collection of exercises to lose weight FAST will teach you how to increase your heart rate, sculpt your muscles, and rev your metabolism for maximum results!

5 Exercises to Lose Weight Fast!

One of the many benefits of yoga is that it allows you to improve your flexibility, which helps with pain, stiffness, and stability, and while many people think you have to be flexible to practice yoga, it's actually the opposite: the more your practice, the more flexible you will become. Add these yoga stretches for flexibility into your daily/bi-daily routine and remember: having a strong and fit body is one thing, but have a flexible body is key to maintaining it.

5 Yoga Poses for Flexibility

If you're trying to lose weight and want to know how to burn calories FAST, spin classes are a great place to start. Spin workouts push you to your max without making you feel too fatigued, they tone your legs like nobody's business, and a 45-minute class can burn up to 600! Check out all of the health benefits of indoor cycling and sign up for your first spinning class today!

How to Burn Calories Fast (and other reasons to start spinning)

Sick of spending hours on the treadmill/elliptical/stairmaster without seeing results? Then it's time to take your cardio up a notch with one of these HIIT workouts for women for a full body, fat buring workout! You can do these at home or at the gym, and you're free to try them with weights if you can handle the burn. Be prepared to sweat, see results, and get the abs of your dreams!

10 at-home fat-burning HIIT workouts for beginners

If you're in the midst of making your resolutions to eat less and workout more next year to aid in your weight loss goals, and need tips to get yourself in and out of the gym in under an hour while still looking (and smelling) fabulous, these lunchtime workout tips are for you!

Bring the Stink: 5 Lunchtime Workout Tips

There are plenty of benefits that come with working out on your lunch hour - stress reduction, improved problem solving skills, and a boost in motivation and creativity - so if you're struggling to find the time to make your weight loss goals a reality, try these 4 workouts for a lunchtime lift!

4 Workouts to Do on Your Lunch Break

Trying to find the time to squeeze in some exercise after having a baby isn't easy, but thanks to this collection of postnatal workouts to teach you how to lose the baby weight, it's not impossible. You can do these at home workouts from the comfort of your living room while your little one is napping or spending time with grandma, and for those days when your bundle of joy won't allow you 5 minutes to yourself, there are some exercises you can do WITH him!

10 postnatal workouts to help you lose the baby weight

There are loads of ways to improve your workouts so you reap the maximum benefits while you exercise. And the best part? You don’t have to spend long hours at the gym! These tips will teach you how to maximize your workouts by providing ideas on what to eat before a workout and how you can incorporate MORE into your gym time. Good luck!

7 Tips to Teach You How to Maximize Your Workouts

Barre exercises include postures from ballet, yoga, and pilates, and while the moves are slight, the benefits and results (lean, toned muscles) can be pretty impressive. Perfect for beginners, these at home barre workout videos and routines require very little equipment (a chair or table top will do). Make sure to take before and after pictures and measurements to track your progress!

10 at-home barre workouts that burn fat