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Leafy veggies such as spinach, parsley , and collards may help you go harder in your

HIIT workouts. When exercisers consumed nitrates—chemical compounds that are

highly concentrated in these greens—three hours before a sprint cycling routine, they

experienced a blood-flow boost to their muscles while they worked out, research in

Frontiers in Physiology shows. After five weeks of presweat greens, the cyclists

increased their fast-twitch muscle fibers—the ones that help you to run fast,

react quickly, and jump high. “The more of them you have, the easier it is to

sustain short bursts of all-out effort,” says sports nutritionist Jim White, R.D.N.

Prime your mind for yoga

in this Spiritual Gangster sweatshirt

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in motion

Tuesday: The most popular day to work out. Pique your interest

all week by trying something different daily, says Payal Kadakia,

the cofounder of ClassPass: “Falling in love with a new studio or

workout can keep you coming back for more.”

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SOURCE: ClassPass

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