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Ode to Body Joy!
Our fitness editor reflects on shifting the focus from how she feels about her body to how she feels in her body.
How to Do the Man Maker Exercise
This full-body complex combines three strength exercises to create an intense cardio effect.
The Benefits of Backward Walking
Walking or jogging in reverse improves stability, balance, coordination, and cognitive function. Learn more.
What Are Some of the Latest Rules Around Health Club Etiquette?
Our fitness editor reflects on how to make health clubs more welcoming for everyone.
Optimize Your Lateral Raise Form
Here’s how to get the most out of this shoulder-isolation exercise and its many variations.
4 Antirotation Exercises to Build Core Strength
Antirotational exercises can improve alignment and core stability. Consider adding one of these moves to your next workout.
From Antiaging to Proaging
As she approaches a milestone birthday, our fitness editor considers her motivation to keep moving.
How to Do the Donkey Kick
Build strength and stability with this low-impact lower-body move.
6 Dynamic Core Training Exercises
Rotation and antirotation are vital for injury prevention and athletic performance. Incorporate both with this dynamic core routine.
Can I Plan Around the Phases of My Menstrual Cycle to Boost Athletic Performance?
Learn how to use cycle syncing to get the most from your fitness routine.
Spring Awakening
Our fitness editor on being patient with yourself in your fitness journey.
Barre Arms: Sculpt Your Upper Body With These 6 Exercises
Harness these dance-inspired, low-impact barre-arm exercises to build upper-body strength and endurance.
How to Do the Halo
Boost your shoulder mobility and challenge your core strength with this two-for-one move. Elevate your routine with one of the several variations available.
4 Fitness Markers to Evaluate Your Health
Are you aging well? Try out these four fitness tests that have been linked to a reduced mortality risk.
How to Do Happy Baby Pose
Open your hips, stretch your inner thighs, and relax with this restorative yoga pose.
Do Sore Muscles Mean I Got a Good Workout?
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.)
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Identity Crisis
Experience Life‘s fitness editor talks about the benefits of adopting a fitness identity — and what happens when you lose it.
How to Do the Arm Bar
Improve shoulder and thoracic-spine mobility with this unilateral move.
What Are Good Stretches to Do After Sitting All Day?
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.
How to Use a Foam Roller to Build Strength
Foam rollers aren’t just for recovery. This innovative workout shows how to use the tool to elevate your strength routine.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Befriending My Body
When body positivity felt out of reach, our fitness editor discovered that gratitude could help bridge the gap between self-loathing and self-acceptance.




















