Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor explains what your muscle soreness is trying to tell you. (Hint: It has nothing to do with the quality of your workout.)

Experience Life‘s fitness editor talks about the benefits of adopting a fitness identity — and what happens when you lose it.

Improve shoulder and thoracic-spine mobility with this unilateral move.

Long stretches of sitting — especially in cramped spaces like cars and airplanes — can wreak havoc on the body. Bring your body back to life with these four moves.

Foam rollers aren’t just for recovery. This innovative workout shows how to use the tool to elevate your strength routine.

When body positivity felt out of reach, our fitness editor discovered that gratitude could help bridge the gap between self-loathing and self-acceptance.

Use this fun drill to mobilize your spine, massage your back, strengthen your core, and prevent injury. Plus, discover four progressive variations.

Hone your strength — and optimize your recovery — by splitting your workouts into upper-body and lower-body training days. These two workouts show you how.

Our fitness editor talks about how to stop using negative self-talk to push through workouts without compromising her fitness.

Just one minute of movement can refresh your mind and body and turn your day around.

Break free of the pull-up bar and build strength with this alternative upper-body move.

Break through your fitness plateau and build upper-body strength with this tempo-based workout.

Master this heart-pumping jump-rope move to boost your cardio, balance, and coordination.

A new adventure reminds our fitness editor of the foundational elements required for making progress.

Channel your inner child and amp up your cardio with this low-impact, high-powered rebounder routine.

Instead of wondering when exercise will get easier, try asking yourself, “Is it time to make this harder?”

After years of perceived failures, our fitness editor reimagines the purpose of setting goals.

Try this twist or it’s variations on this go-to lower-body move to build glute and leg strength, improve hip stability, and challenge your balance.

Twisting can help stretch muscles of the torso, restore spinal mobility, stimulate circulation, and support digestion.

This challenging workout — 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, and 300 squats bookended by one-mile runs — is more popular than ever. World-record holder Alec Blenis talks about how to tailor it to your unique skill level.

What yoga has taught our fitness editor about the importance of transitions.