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6 Exercises to Help You Get Down on the Floor — and Up off the Floor — With Ease

Have you done a sit-stand test? The ability to get up off the floor with minimal support is a marker of longevity. Practice these moves to improve flexibility, balance, motor coordination, and muscle power.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Active Aging Body-Weight Workouts

Why Indoor Cycling Is for Everybody

A Q&A with the designer of the ARORA Cycle format on how indoor cycling can be an accessible workout for people of all fitness abilities.

By Emily Ewen

Cycling Fitness Tips

How to Use a Mini Trampoline

Channel your inner child and amp up your cardio with this low-impact, high-powered rebounder routine.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

At-Home Workouts Equipment-Based Workouts

The Pool Workout

This water aerobics workout offers a strength-and-cardio challenge that’s gentle on your joints.

By Lauren Bedosky

Aqua Fitness Equipment-Based Workouts

The Do-Anywhere Barre Workout

This low-impact, body-weight workout builds stability and flexibility from head to toe.

By Lauren Bedosky

At-Home Workouts Fitness Tips

The Mini-Band Workout

Learn how to use mini bands for a challenging and portable full-body strength workout.

By Lauren Bedosky

At-Home Workouts Equipment-Based Workouts

Animal Flow Fitness

Improve how you move with this dynamic, body-weight workout.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

At-Home Workouts Body-Weight Workouts

The HIIT Bike Workout

Get your speed fix with these high-intensity bike intervals.

By Andrew Heffernan

Cardio Cycling

The Low Impact HIIT Workout

Get all the benefits of a high-intensity workout with this five-move, dumbbell-based routine.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Active Aging At-Home Workouts

How to Strengthen Your Pelvic-Floor Muscles

Strengthen your pelvic-floor muscles with these two simple exercises.

By Wendy Watkins

Active Aging Fitness Tips

The Resistance-Band Workout

Resistance bands are ideal for everyone, from beginners to elite athletes — and so is this lightning-fast, do-anywhere, fitness-band workout.

By Andrew Heffernan

Equipment-Based Workouts Low Impact

Hit Your Glide in Cross-Country Skiing

Good form is the key to more efficient — and enjoyable — Nordic skiing. Two Olympians share their secrets.

By Steve Waryan

Fitness Tips Low Impact

How to Up Your Hiking Game

Discover how to get the most out of your next hiking adventure.

By Kai Gunty

Low Impact Nature

The Neurobic Workout

These four brain-stimulating workouts can improve coordination, balance, and focus.

By Andrew Heffernan

At-Home Workouts Body-Weight Workouts

The All-In-One Workout

These do-anywhere workouts employ one very basic piece of equipment to build strength, endurance and athleticism — in 15 minutes or less.

By Andrew Heffernan

Equipment-Based Workouts Fitness Tips

The Qigong Workout

This stress-busting routine harnesses movement and breath to open your mind and invigorate your body.

By Nicole Radziszewski

At-Home Workouts Body-Weight Workouts

The Primal Move Workout

Based on the movements of young children, this play-based primal workout puts the fun back into fitness.

By Andrew Heffernan

At-Home Workouts Body-Weight Workouts

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.

By Kermit Pattison

Active Aging Fitness Tips