10 Healthy Road Trips to Take This Summer
Summer’s the perfect time to cross a wellness retreat, weekend reset, or trip to a far-flung healthy destination like Ubud or Cape Town off your travel bucket list. But it’s totally possible to…
I Tried PEMF Therapy, and It Eased My Chronic Shoulder Pain—While Also Leaving Me More Relaxed and Focused
In the wellness world, it seems there’s always another product, gadget, self-improvement book, or way of hacking our system to feel your best. As capitalistic as that may seem, there’s…
Hit Harder and Faster With This Sweat-Inducing Advanced Boxing Workout
Michelle Sim, boxing coach and creator of Move with Mich, takes the intimidation factor out of boxing as she introduced the ins and outs during a beginner-level class. And let’s be…
Pro Soccer Player and Olympian Sydney Leroux Says You Deserve an Offseason, Too
It’s hard to avoid talk of big goals and life-changing resolutions at the start of the year, and if the new year energy has you itching to work toward an…
Add This Quick, No-Equipment Beach Workout to Your Routine to Elevate Your Summer Fitness
Is there anything more uplifting than a day at the beach? The bright sun, the rhythmic sound of the waves crashing to the shore, and the refreshing breeze instantly dissolve…
Hiking on Your Period Doesn’t Have To Be Uncomfortable. Just Follow These Pro Tips
It seems as though periods always seem to hit at the most inconvenient times: weddings, vacations, you name it. And for outdoor lovers, a sudden visit from Aunt Flow in…
Move over crunches! Try pistol squat to tone your core muscles
If you want to tone your abs, try this intense and effective exercise called pistol squats. Here’s how to do this exercise properly. Squats are a great exercise that helps…
If You Work With Your Hands, You’ll Want To Try This 15-Minute Pilates Routine for Wrist Pain
If you work with your hands in some capacity, you’ve probably had sore wrists at some point. Maybe you had a super long barista shift or typed on your laptop…
9 warm-up exercises to make your workout more effective
Performing warm-up exercises helps you get ready for the intense workout, reducing the risk of injury. Here are 9 warm-up exercises that you may perform before a workout to loosen…
8 Post-Run Recovery Tips From Experts To Help You Bounce Back Faster
As a runner, you may have your pace and refuel stops down to a tee during your run. However, if you’re not paying attention to your recovery afterward, you could…
10 Swimming Pool Games That Are Sneaky Ways to Squeeze in a Workout
Swimming laps is a fabulous, high-intensity, low-impact workout, plus a super-effective form of cardio. Still, logging time looping back and forth can get boring and tedious after a while. Fortunately,…
The Gamification of Fitness Is Booming, but What Are Its Benefits and Potential Downsides?
As a kid, brain health coach Ryan Glatt, CPT, NBC-HWC, says he was addicted to video games, overweight, and recovering from a concussion when he found Dance Dance Revolution, the…
Crow walking pose: Know the health benefits of Kawa Chalasana
Crow walking pose or Kawa Chalasana involves balancing your body on your toes while walking! Here are the benefits of the crow walking pose. The Crow Pose is an arm…
9 Helpful Fitness Tips For An Unmotivated Person
Everyone with a fitness routine has experienced days, sometimes weeks, of nonchalance and lack of motivation. You’re not alone if you feel unmotivated to follow up on your routine. There…
You’ll Actually Get Excited for Cardio Thanks to This Fun Boxing-Inspired Workout
Exercise should feel like a treat not a chore. In the latest episode of Good Moves, you get a boxing cardio workout that tricks you into spiking your heart rate….
Best swimming costumes for women: 6 top picks to mix comfort and style
Elevate your comfort, performance and style while swimming by trying the best swimming costumes for women. Imagine a nagging tightness in your shoulders or a constantly riding-up bottom disrupting your…
The Power of Ending Every Workout With a Meditation, According to a Neuroscientist
Let’s get one thing straight: I know how powerful meditation can be. Every time I make room in my schedule to sit on my mat, press “play” on my favorite…
If Your Strength Workouts Stopped Yielding Results Once You Hit Menopause, You’re Not Alone. Here’s Why and What To Do
As I’ve navigated through menopause, in addition to hot flashes, mood swings, and other not-so-fun symptoms, I began to notice changes in my body’s physical appearance. I’ve always worked out…
What TikTok’s Viral ‘Shrimp Challenge’ Can Really Tell You About Your Fitness
On TikTok, people are testing their lower-body strength and mobility with the deceptively difficult “shrimp challenge,” often with fail-tastic results. Taking a knee for this latest viral fitness challenge involves…
How To Do Fire Hydrants, the Simple Floor Move That Will Scorch Your Glutes, Thighs, and Core
From downward dog to zoomies, dogs can be pretty good inspiration for fitness moves. Even Fido’s less, erm, genteel moments have something to teach us, like when dogs… go to…
7 Legit Benefits of Running At Night—And How To Do It Safely
It was around mile two of the Joshua Tree Half Marathon that I started to hear animals I couldn’t see. Was that a horse? I wondered (and hoped). The daylight…
7 Benefits of Swimming That’ll Make You Want to Splurge on an Indoor Pool Membership
While lounging around poolside with a good book and some ice-cold lemonade in hand is sure to get rid of any pent-up stress, actually getting in the water is the real…
Peloton Is Launching a Free Version of Its App, With Step-by-Step Strength Workouts You Can Do at the Gym
For the past decade, Peloton has been king of the virtual group fitness world. Whether on the bike, treadmill, or rower, or using weights at home, Peloton members have had…
Hanumanasana: 6 benefits of monkey pose and how to do it
Hanumanasana offers several benefits for your health. Here are the benefits of monkey pose and how to do it. Hanumanasana, also known as the monkey pose, is named after the…
This 10-Minute Boxing-Inspired Core Workout Packs a Serious Punch
“Hit me” isn’t just something you say in a card game. We’ve all encountered someone wanting to show off their abs, who then braces their stomach for impact while you…
What can happen if you do side planks every day?
Side planks exercise, a variation of the classic plank, is good for your core, and offers a lot of benefits. Let us tell you the benefits of side planks. Planks…
5 Calf Stretches That’ll Loosen Your Tight, Cramped Muscles ASAP
If you have tight calves, you know lower-leg pain and movement restriction can make everything from doing a squat to descending a flight of stairs seemingly impossible. You may have…
‘I’m a 60-Year-Old Surfer, Pilot, Mountain Biker, and Author. This Is the Number-One Thing That Keeps You Healthy As You Age’
While out surfing one morning, author and outdoor adventurer Caroline Paul, then 55 years old, looked around the white tops and wondered: Where were all the women her age? There…
The 8 Most Common Beginner Questions Trainers Get Asked About Fitness, Answered
We’ve never had access to more health and fitness content, yet so many of us remain confused about exercise basics. We know where to find videos of handstand push-ups and…
I Tried the LIT Strength Machine, and It Helped Me Get Out of My Fitness Rut
Like many people, I ended up in a fitness rut in 2020, and after missing my studios for months, I purchased a Peloton bike. Though I enjoyed having a piece…
Walking vs climbing stairs: Which is a more effective weight loss exercise?
Walking vs climbing stairs: If you are not sure which one will work for weight loss, here’s everything you need to know which one is best for you. The majority…
Faster Marathon Tips: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Race Time
Faster Marathon Tips: I hobbled across the finish line of my first marathon, swearing up and down that I wasn’t running another one—ever again, under any circumstances. Less than three…
The Swimsuits That Will Stay Put for Everything You Do—From Lounging to Laps
Some people can go to the beach or pool and lay on their towel listening to music or reading a book from the early morning hours until the sun goes…
Obé Launches Personalized Fitness Plans—Here’s What That Actually Means
Known for its pastel lighting and inventive, personality-full teachers, the online fitness platform Obé has been going strong since it launched five years ago with live and on-demand classes. Today,…
14 Training Tools To Help You Prep for a 26.2-Mile Run This Fall
Runners love to say that all you need in this sport is to lace up your sneakers and head out the door. While that’s mostly true, there are also so…
Staff pose: 5 benefits of dandasana and how to do it
Staff pose helps enhance your body flexibility and improves your posture. Here are the benefits of dandasana and steps to do it properly. Dandasana is also known as staff pose….
A Boxing Coach Recommends the Best Equipment for All Your Home Workouts
While working with a trainer is always a great way to improve your skills, it’s also very much possible to get a sweat-inducing boxing workout at home. You just need…
These 7 Plantar Fasciitis Exercises Can Help Ease Your Foot Pain—Fast
Plantar fasciitis can be a particularly scummy injury. Anti-inflammatories don’t do much; ice doesn’t help. And if you let it linger, you could be waiting for over a year to…
These 8 Benefits of Cycling Will Convince You To Hop on a Bike ASAP
I have a theory: Part of the reason why Nordic countries continually top lists of the world’s happiest countries has something to do with how bike-friendly they are. I don’t…
4 Lat Pulldown Alternatives You Can Do At Home—Because You Don’t Need a Gym To Build Upper-Body Strength
The lat pulldown machine is the most popular exercise for toning and sculpting your back. However, if you don’t have access to a gym, there are several alternatives you can…