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LIFE, UNEDITED: Overcoming Gymtimidation
Anxiety about being judged in the gym can lead to a fear of working out at all. Rejoice instead in what you can do.
Fitness Fix: Weak Side-Butt
Use these moves to strengthen your gluteus medius and minimus and create stability in your hips.
Smart Tracking
Step aside, smartwatches! Blending advances in technology and textiles, these workout clothes are geared for exercisers seeking aesthetically pleasing ways to track their biometric data from head to toe.
Expert Answers: Why You Get Winded Climbing Stairs
There’s a reason walking up a flight of stairs is challenging — even for fit individuals. Here’s what the research tells us.
How Exercise Decreases Inflammation
We know food can make a difference in lowering chronic inflammation, but regular activity also plays an important role. Here are some helpful tips on how to make exercise work for you.
Expert Answers: Training Logs to Try
Keeping a training log can help you see the results of your efforts. Here are a few tips to consider, and some favorite trackers to check out.
The Workout: Kettlebells 2.0 (Video)
See how this innovative new method of using kettlebells engages your body and mind in unexpected ways.
The Multiplanar Kettlebell Workout
This innovative new method of using kettlebells engages your body and mind in unexpected ways.
5 Ways to Bring On Play
Inspire your next workout with these strategies for incorporating more fun.
Expert Answers: Eating Before Early-Morning Workouts
How should you fuel before your a.m. fitness session? Our expert has some tips.
How a Walk in the Woods Can Lift Your Spirits
Mounting evidence suggests that spending time in nature can offer a boost to your mood.
How the Ancient Practice of Tai Chi Enhances Your Health
Whether recovering from an injury or making a first foray into fitness, folks of all ages have found that tai chi delivers dramatic results for body, mind and spirit.
How Does Play Make Fitness More Effective?
Incorporating fun into your workout can make it more inspiring and effective — just like when you were a kid.
Expert Answers: Non-Running Exercises to Increase Your Speed
Our expert has tips to get you moving faster and more efficiently.
How Do I Do Rotational Exercises Without Getting Hurt?
Rotational exercises can be a valuable addition to your fitness routine. Our experts offer tips for keeping your movements safe and stable.
Expert Answers: Can Training in Hot Weather Improve Fitness?
Training in high temps has its benefits, but it comes with risks, too. Our experts have advice for determining if you can handle the heat.
Expert Answers: Should I Be Working Out Twice a Day?
Our expert, veteran trainer Nick Tumminello, answers your fitness question.
What is the Difference Between Fast-Twitch and Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers?
Short on speed? Lacking endurance? You may have trained those limitations into your system. With some muscle know-how, you can train ’em out.
Fitness Fix: Weak, Unstable Shoulder Blades
Try these three moves to help strengthen your scapulae.
10 Tips for Making the Most of Your Training Sessions
We asked some top Personal Trainers what they wish more of their clients would do in the name of great fitness outcomes. Here’s what they said.
The Benefits of Walking Over Your Lunch Hour
A midday stroll can lift your spirits.