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How to Fall in Love With Your Workouts
Four fitness experts from Life Time share their top tips for cultivating a positive mindset around exercise.
Dynamic Duo: 3 Stretches to Do With a Partner
A stretch specialist outlines the benefits of assisted stretching and demonstrates three options you can try with a partner.
Is It Better to Do Yoga or Pilates?
The two practices have key differences and can also be complementary. Learn more.
Standing Abs Vs. Floor Abs — Which Is Better?
If you have balance issues, floor-based exercises are the way to go. If you have joint issues such as wrist pain, however, standing abs are ideal. Here’s why.
Should I Do Squats or Hip Thrusts?
Here’s why integrating both moves into your strength-training plan is key.
How to Use 4 Popular Cardio Machines
A Dynamic Personal Trainer explains four common cardio machines — and offers advice for adding them to your workout routine.
Is Running or Walking a Better Workout?
These two exercises are often pitted against each other, but they can both contribute to cardiovascular health and overall well-being. Here’s why.
Should I Work Out in the Morning or Evening?
It all comes down to what works for you and your schedule, says our expert.
How to Use 4 Popular Strength-Training Machines
A Dynamic Personal Trainer demonstrates using four common strength-training machines — and offers advice for adding them to your workout routine.
Fasted Vs. Fed Training — Which Is Better?
It comes down to your individual goals and preferences, says one expert.
How Does Exercise Influence Your Cortisol Levels?
Does the stress of working out help or harm regulation of this critical hormone? Read on to learn more.
Listening Games
Music-based workouts are a fun way to mix up a treadmill routine. Our fitness editor shares a favorite playlist.
Is There Really a “Best” Workout?
We often pit activities against each other in an effort to find the ultimate fitness path. The reality, though, is that it’s not either-or. What’s best for you depends on a variety of factors unique to you.
The Ugly Side of #FITSPO
Can “fitspiration” potentially cause more harm than good? Learn how #FITSPO can undermine mental health and body image.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Following “Fitfluencers”
Want #fitspo you can trust? Experts offer advice on engaging mindfully with fitness- themed social media content.
How to Do the Clamshell
Strengthen your hips and glutes — and help build your side butt — with this lower-body isolation move. Plus, explore four variations to make it more challenging.
4 Workouts You Can Do in 30 Minutes or Less
When the holiday season packs your schedule, stay active with these quick ladder-style workouts.
Embracing Intuitive Training
Ultramarathoner Courtney Dauwalter is no stranger to pushing her body and mind to the extreme — she’s done it time and again as she pursues ultra-endurance goals. To prepare for long races (many of which exceed 100 miles), she uses a method of “intuitive training,” an approach in which she tunes in and listens to the messages from her body and mind. In this episode, Dauwalter shares what led her to embrace this mode of training and how she consistently pushes forward in these big efforts — even when it feels hard.
How Can I Improve My Balance?
Try simple activities — like standing on one foot while brushing your teeth — to incorporate balance into your daily routine.
3 Tips for Dynamic Sitting
Whether you sit all the time or rotate between sitting and standing, these are three ways to keep moving.
Why Active Metabolic Assessment?
The Active Metabolic Assessment, often referred to as an AMA, is a test that assesses your current fitness status and provides data that can inform your fitness program and make your workouts more efficient. Anika Christ, CPT, RD, explains what the AMA is, the data you get from it, why that information is important, and how to use it to tailor your exercise regimen.