Sounds almost too good to be true, but according to fitness researchers it's not. A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism tested traditional treadmill cardio against a fast-paced bodyweight workout. Twenty two college-aged, active women split into three groups and did four workouts per week for a month's duration. [...]

Before cable machines and Bose balls, even before kettle bells and dumbbells people trained using their own bodyweight. Although this type of training developed out of necessity it has stood the test of time. Bodyweight training goes back thousands of years and was the chosen training method for the Greeks, Romains and Navy SEALS and [...]