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The Stepmill Workout
This workout mixes low-impact stair-stepping with high-intensity interval training.
Karen Kitchel’s Success Story
How one woman is finding purpose and fulfillment in her retirement through volunteering in her community.
The Power of Working Out in a Group
Discover how training in a fitness community can improve your performance, keep you accountable, and help you tap into a greater sense of purpose.
Exercise Now, Avoid Depression Later
Why midlife fitness may reduce the risks of depression later in life.
How to Do a HIIT Workout
Get more results in less time with high-intensity interval training.
What Are Some Good Exercises to Do While Traveling?
Our fitness editor offers ways to get moving on a plane, train, or bus.
How to Do the Bench Press
Fine-tune your form — and breathing rhythm — to make the most of this strength-building staple.
The Dumbbell-Complex Workout
This circuit of back-to-back dumbbell exercises builds full-body strength, amps up endurance, and burns fat.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Reconnect With Your Backside
Our fitness editor reconnects with her backside and discovers that great glutes are about more than brute strength.
A 5-Minute Workout to Protect Your Shoulders
Restore mobility — and protect yourself from injury — with this short upper-body warm-up.
4 Drills to Improve Your Basketball Skills
Basketball demands an active body and a calm mind. Two experts offer techniques for training both.
Laurel Kallenbach’s Success Story
How visualization exercises helped one woman heal from the trauma of three hip surgeries and take her dream vacation.
Meet 6 People Who Are Redefining Fitness
These change makers are shifting the way we think about what it means to be fit.
Behind the Scenes With Elena Hight (Video)
Go behind the scenes with Olympic snowboarder Elena Hight as she talks about leaving a successful halfpipe career to reach for new heights.
The Pool as a Training Tool
If you haven’t already made swimming a part of your cross-training repertoire, here are some great reasons for diving in.
A 6-Week Meditation Guide For People Who Can’t Sit Still
Think you would benefit from a meditation practice but hate to sit still? Try this new approach.
How to Do the Glute Bridge
Finesse your form of the bridge to build a strong derrière that powers you in athletics — and in life. Try four challenging bridge variations that will target and challenge your glutes.
How to Get Your First Pull-Up
This 30-day program can help you lift your chin over the bar once and for all.
Riding Into the Unknown: Elena Hight
The Olympic snowboarder talks about the benefits of seeking out new challenges.
What Are the Best Strength-Training Exercises for People With Osteoarthritis in Their Hands?
There are many great strength-training exercises that don’t require any gripping.
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke
Swimming requires focused breathing and a strong core. Three experts share their secrets for mastery.