How to Do the Hip Thrust Exercise to Reboot Your Glutes
Although this exercise may be called the hip thrust, you’re really going to appreciate what it does for your butt. In fact, hip thrusts can fire up your entire posterior chain, according to Holly Perkins, C.S.C.S., Los Ange
This Upper-Body Move Hits Your Back, Biceps, and Core
When building a workout routine, you really can’t go wrong with functional exercises, or ones that mirror actions you do in daily life. One prime example? The single-arm dumbbell row, an upper-body smoker that also sneakily
10 Fitness Class Rules Every Newbie (and Regular!) Should Know
There’s always an influx of new exercisers into yoga, strength, and other fitness classes when January hits, whether they’re just getting started with movement or are simply dipping their toes into that particular offerin
How Much Activity Should You Get OUTSIDE of Exercise?
You know exercise is essential for weight loss and overall health, but it’s not an express pass to your goals. Even if you work out an hour a day, there are 23 more — and you can’t afford to be sedentary for all of them
So You Want to Become a Morning Workout Person—Here’s How
Thing is, that type of intensity prevents a lot of people from even giving it a shot, she explains. A more approachable way to think about it: Start your day with a relaxing ritual. For Kelly, that’s drinking coffee while w
It’s Time to Give Super-Short Workouts the Respect They Deserve
Sessions that last 10 or 15 minutes can make it easier to try out different modalities in an easily digestible, not completely terrifying way. Take indoor cycling: If you jump right into a grueling, 60-minute spin class for t
The Best Grip Socks for All Your Barre and Pilates Workouts
Slipping and sliding during a workout is not only annoying, but also unsafe. (If you’ve ever awkwardly fallen out of a yoga pose or taken a tumble during barre, you know). Investing in a pair of the best grip socks can help
Welp, This Guy Really Thought He Could Outrun a Female Track Star
As a health and fitness journalist for over a decade, I come across tons of stats, surveys, and figures each year. But one that’s lived rent-free in my brain since 2019? The YouGov survey that found one in eight men think t
Getting Started With Fitness? Follow Jen Widerstrom's 5 Top Tips for Success
What’s the hardest fitness move of all? Forget about complicated cardio combinations, heavy weights, and endurance races. For a lot of us, the hardest move is the first one — getting started. If you’re a beginner and lo
I Regret to Inform You That the New $285 Nike Marathon Shoes Really Live Up to the Hype
Ever since Eliud Kipchoge broke the elusive two-hour marathon mark in 2019 wearing a prototype of the unreleased Nike Alphaflys, the line has become one of the most recognizable—thanks to those huge, chunky blocks of foam u