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What Does My Resting Heart Rate Tell Me About My Health and Fitness?

Delve into what this measurement means for your heart health and exercise goals.
By Emily Ewen

How to Find the Right Greens Powder for You

The first step is identifying which nutrients you may be lacking.
By Lauren Bedosky

Talks — S10, EP7 / Why Creatine?

Creatine can be a powerful supplement for improving lean muscle mass, strength, energy, cognition, and more.

With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT

How Does Protein Support My Health and Fitness Goals?

Two nutrition experts explain why this macronutrient is critical for our health and well-being and offer tips for optimizing your intake.
By Emily Ewen

How to Stop Talking Yourself Out of Exercising

Psychologist Diana Hill and biomechanist Katy Bowman, coauthors of a new book, share tips on how to clear the mental hurdles that keep you from moving your body.
By Diana Hill, PhD, and Katy Bowman, MS

3 Functional Water Additives to Try

What you need to know about electrolytes, amino acids, and greens powders.
By Lauren Bedosky

Why Am I Not Hungry After a Tough Workout?

Here's expert advice on how to balance low appetite with proper fueling and recovery.
By Joe Meier, CSCS, PPSC, PN2

Perfect Your Plank With These Expert Cues

This isometric full-body hold is a highly effective strength and stability builder, targeting the deep-core muscles of the abdomen as well as the shoulders, glutes, and back. Here's how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.
By Lauren Bedosky

Build Arm Strength With the Biceps Curl

Hone your biceps curl with these expert tips. Plus, we offer nine variations on the classic move.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Watch Out For These Common Split Squat and Lunge Errors

These moves — differentiated by whether both feet remain static (split squat) or one foot steps forward and backward (lunge) — strengthen the glutes, quads, and calves; build hip, knee, and ankle stability; and help improve overall balance. Here's how to nail the setup and perform them correctly.
By Lauren Bedosky

How to Set Up a Barbell Bench Press

This classic move builds chest and shoulder strength while also improving stability in the small, intrinsic muscles around the shoulder joint. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.
By Lauren Bedosky

How to Set Up a Bent-Over Dumbbell Row

Building strength through the middle and upper back, lats, and shoulders, this row also enhances mobility through the scapulae and improves stability in the thoracic spine and deep abdominals. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.
By Lauren Bedosky

How to Set Up a Barbell Back Squat

This exercise works muscles around multiple joints in the lower body, building strength and muscle in your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.
By Lauren Bedosky

3 Tips for Fueling for Life Time Classes

Helpful reminders about prioritizing nutrition and hydration when going after your fitness goals.
By Katie Leonard, CPT, NTP

4 Life Time Trainers Share Their Favorite Machine on the Workout Floor

Plus, they demonstrate how to use their most-loved equipment at the club.
By Emily Ewen

How to Set Up a Barbell Deadlift

This compound movement strengthens the hamstrings, glutes, back, and core. It also trains the hip-hinge pattern, which has functional carryover to other exercises and daily activities. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.
By Lauren Bedosky

How to Set Up a Barbell Overhead Press

Reaching for or lifting objects overhead is commonplace, making this shoulder strengthener a truly functional exercise. Here's how to avoid common errors in the setup.
By Lauren Bedosky

Foundation, Transformation, Mastery: A Three-Phase Plan to Progress in the New Year

A longtime fitness coach shares the approach he advises for those starting a new fitness regimen.
By David Freeman

Perform a Safe and Effective Kettlebell Swing With These Cues

This dynamic move builds full-body strength and explosive power, working the posterior chain as well as the upper body, namely your lats, forearms, and hands. Here's how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.
By Lauren Bedosky
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