Power Aging
The older, the better? You bet! These age-specific strategies will help you get off on the right foot.
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The Benefits of League Sports
Think team sports are just for kids? You gotta be kidding! League sports can challenge even the fittest adults. If you’re looking for a way to toughen up your mind and muscle, take to the fields of play.
Break Through Fitness Plateaus With Heart Rate Training
Had enough of mysterious fitness plateaus, mindless exertion, confusing estimates and lackluster results? Make sense of it all with the tell-all help of a heart-rate monitor.
Strengthen Family Ties and Fitness With an Athletic Event
Participating in an athletic event as a family—from a fun-run 5K to a full-on Olympic triathlon—can improve your fitness, and your bond with each other.
Workouts vs. Exercise Programs: Which One Is Right For You?
Approaches to fitness plans may vary, but which route you choose could influence the results you see.
Ze’ Pierce’s Success Story
Struggling with body dysmorphia, a former model improves his health and fitness — and uncovers a passion for helping others do the same.
How to Merge Passion and Fitness for Lifelong Well-Being
Are you using your body for real — or going through the motions of working out with no practical purpose? Maybe it’s time you integrated your fitness pursuits with what you love and who you are.
How to Navigate Fitness Priorities in a Busy Life
In the context of other life priorities — such as career and family — sometimes our workout plans have to give a little. But how much, and for how long?
4 Signs You Need to Take a Fitness Break
You’re willing to push yourself, even when it hurts. You know how to tough it out, even when you’re tired. But do you know when to back off — and why? Here’s what all fitness buffs need to know about giving their bodies a break.
How to Find Your Anaerobic Threshold
Whether you want to lose weight or improve performance, knowing your anaerobic threshold can help you achieve optimal results in minimum time.
7 Common Questions About Stretching
For years we’ve been told to stretch before activity, after activity, and anytime in between. But what is stretching really good for, and when is it really worth our time and effort?
How to Live Healthy on a Budget
Money may be tight, but your health is invaluable. So where can you scrimp, and where should you spend wisely? Here’s how to make the money-saving decisions that are right for your budget — and your body.
Strategies for Facing and Overcoming an Injury
Five athletes who’ve confronted sports-related injuries with hope, wisdom and courage and come out stronger on the other side.
5 COVID-Era Fitness Trends That Are Here to Stay
The pandemic has required us all to adjust our exercise routines in some way. These five evolutions may be a silver-lining change to our disrupted regimens.
Keto: Health Benefits, Cautions, and Controversies | The Ultimate Guide
This is your comprehensive guide to the ketogenic diet: Discover the health benefits without the hype, the risks without the hysteria, and the mistakes people often make.
Strategies and Ideas to Get Your Kids Moving More
Gym classes are vanishing. Passive entertainments are multiplying. The country has an out-of-control obesity problem. How can we stop the next generation from getting lost in the shuffle.
What Is Yin-Yang Fitness?
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.
Hooked on Fitness
Fitness isn’t always love at first sweat. Learn how three individuals became infatuated with activity — and made it a joyful priority.
How to Stay Fit in Winter
Follow Mother Nature’s rhythms to banish workout boredom, stave off injury, and build your fitness.
How Fitness and Health Can Boost Your Career Success
Whether you work for a living or live for your work, managing your physical health and fitness may be more critical to your career than you realized. Find out why the shape you’re in can make or break your success.
17 Heart-Rate Activities for Kids to Try
Kids and tweens today aren’t getting enough exercise. You may think of their attachment to electronic gadgets as a big part of the problem, but two fitness experts explain why one gadget in particular — a heart-rate monitor — may be an important part of the solution.