Fitness Tips

Many fitness enthusiasts and athletes are now blending Eastern and Western exercise techniques for better results, including mind-body health. Find out why this fusion works so well — and how you can create a harmonious fitness mix for yourself.

A new study shows that physical exercise increases memory.

Jen Sinkler, our fitness editor, wrangles leading experts to also address how to increase running speed, improve grip strength, and how to increase your pull-ups — fast.

Linking breath with movement can have transformative results. Seane Corn shows you how to experience them for yourself.

We wrangle leading fitness experts to address resistant carbs, when to add in core work after giving birth, and how changing your workout wardrobe can help lead to weight loss success.

The best fitness classes don’t just offer physical challenge. They serve up support, community and loads of motivation. But how can you tell a great class from a merely good one. Here are the four factors that matter most . . . 

Here we wrangle leading experts to also address how tight IT bands may be causing your knee pain and exercising while detoxing.

Here we wrangle leading experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums — from how low to go when squatting and two moves to help alleviate low-back pain.

Here we wrangle leading experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums — from teens and creatine to the impacts of cardio on strength training.

A study by ACE, the American Council on Exercise, confirms what all dedicated kettlebell afficionados already know: that kettlebell training torches calories and builds cardiovascular fitness at the same time it builds muscular strength.

Here we wrangle leading experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums — from building up joint strength for runners and why you want to progress from pushups on your knees to your toes.

Conventional stretching nets you conventional results. Resistance stretching (the secret weapon of Olympic athletes) can make you more flexible — and stronger! — in a hurry.

Here we wrangle leading experts to address your workout quandaries and conundrums — from conquering love handles with an ab wheel to alternatives to prevent pain when performing a squat.

Why today’s hottest fitness regimens are looking back to our ancient, hunter-gatherer past for the best ways to get fit and live healthy.

We wrangle leading fitness experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums.

Some of our favorite fitness experts return to share another batch of the most effective, little-known exercises for your upper body, lower body, and core.

You’ve heard by now that you can “catch” obesity from your friends, family — even distant acquaintances. But you may have missed the flip side of that story: Good health and fitness are catching, too.