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Growing up, I loved riding my bike. Right after school, I’d pedal up and down the street, dodging cars and speeding down empty driveways. Nowadays, most of the bikes I…

To many people, cardio is synonymous with running. While running is a convenient, inexpensive, and effective cardio workout, it can also be hard on your body. Luckily, there are plenty of low-impact cardio…

Certain variations of the standard push-up accomplish a few fitness goals at once. In addition to strengthening your shoulder and chest, the Russian push-up, for example, is a move that…

To the neophyte, strength training is straightforward: pick up a weight, put it down, get strong. Spend a few weeks or months on the internet or chatting up your new…

Barre workouts are better known for their muscle-shaking movements than their ability to spike your heart rate, but with the right format, they can leave you seriously sweaty. In this…

The Romanian deadlift may be the hardest simple exercise you can do in the gym. Like the squat, the Romanian deadlift (or RDL) looks fairly straightforward, but doing it well…

When you think of HIIT workouts, you likely imagine bootcamp classes like Barry’s,  Orangetheory, or Tone House, aka the hardest workout in America. These intense boutique fitness classes, while modifiable,…

In a well-rounded Pilates program like XB Pilates, most moves will work your entire body, especially your core. However, there are a couple of standout exercises that have become classics for…

It’s astonishing how quickly just bopping around to a song that comes on your Spotify playlist can get you out of breath. That’s because dancing is one form of cardio…

There’s a popular saying among triathletes: Winter miles equal summer smiles. It’s a nod to the power of off-season triathlon training, which is the period between one race season and…

It’s the tail-end of 2020 and Peloton is on a tear: The nation’s foremost at-home cycling brand has reported a 172 percent year-over-year growth in total revenue and ended its…

In the battle of bodyweight vs. weight training, which form of resistance training comes out on top? It’s not an unreasonable question; our time is precious, and we want to choose…

CrossFit is a modality known for so many statement movements, it’s hard to pick just one with great benefits. But if you have to start somewhere, the CrossFit wall walk…

BODi Blocks are simple, sustainable, and the most effective way to reach your goals. You can select from any of our existing Blocks, plus any of our all-new Blocks launched…

The squat is one of the most ubiquitous and beneficial moves in fitness. Even if you have just a passing interest in exercise, you’ve likely encountered it at some point…

Staying active throughout pregnancy is hugely beneficial for both mom and baby. For example, studies have found that regular exercise may help control blood pressure — a major concern during pregnancy —…

Love them or hate them, burpees are a staple of HIIT, strength, bootcamp, and even some Pilates-style mat classes. Which means when you encounter them in the wild and are…

You’re doing ab workouts at home, but your lower back feels the burn more than your abs. What gives? Turns out, you might just have to learn how to activate…

I’ve been taking daily four-mile strolls since long before any TikTokker dubbed them “Hot Girl Walks.” Then I hit my 50s, and severe heel pain made them nearly impossible. A…

HIIT vs. LISS sounds like an upcoming Marvel summer blockbuster, but it’s actually one of the more interesting — and still-evolving — fitness debates in recent years. It hinges on…

Let’s be honest: public transportation has never made for a compelling commute. Whether it’s an hour-long train ride or a quick ride on a crowded bus, it’s just never as…

No heavy weights at home? No problem. You can still gain muscle, strength and endurance even without heavy resistance or hefty dumbbells like you’d normally use in the gym. We…

When scrolling through lists of at-home workouts to do, the endless exercise acronyms (EMOM, HIIT, BWT, METCON, etc.) can sometimes make me feel like hardcore fitness enthusiasts speak a language…

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…

When I made the decision to transition at 46 years old, I thought I was too old, too masculine, and too far gone. But I started taking a low dose…

Ever seen someone at the gym grab a pair of dumbbells off the rack and just… take them for a walk? They’re doing a move called the farmer’s walk exercise…

I don’t know about you, but sometimes doing bodyweight exercises like squats or lunges, it feels like I can go on forever. This is decidedly not actually the case, as…

The ultimate total-body transformation in six weeks? It’s possible, but you have to do THE WORK. BODi Super Trainer Amoila Cesar is famous for getting celebrities in crazy-good shape and…

You could say that Amar Shere, MD, is used to practicing the heart-health advice he preaches—and then some. The multitalented physician, who’s wrapping up a cardiology fellowship at the St….

If strong, sculpted arms are one of your fitness goals, you might assume the only way to get them is to perform endless biceps curls and triceps kickbacks. But if…

My relationship with exercise is a complicated one. But nothing’s intimidated me quite as much as cycling. Whenever I’d pass by an indoor cycling class at the gym, I’d only…

So much fitness advice boils down to one simple command: Get off your butt and move. But what happens when you’re dealing with muscle soreness or a lower-body injury? Can you still do…

You know those mornings when you can’t find your motivation to work out? You check behind the door, maybe take a look in last night’s pizza box, or in the…

When we think of what makes a top-notch cardio workout, running, swimming, or cycling might jump to mind. But don’t sleep on cardio barre routines for your aerobic fitness. Barre…

If you’re tired of trying to crunch your way to a solid core or shredded midsection, there’s another foundational ab exercise that should be in your routine: leg lifts. Lifting…

If you’ve ever taken a physics class, certain formulas, like force equals mass times acceleration, might be ingrained in your memory. It turns out these formulas are useful way beyond…

Watch a warm-up for any soccer team — from your local junior varsity squad to the World Cup champs — and you’re bound to see the toe taps exercise. A lot like…

As we count down to the July 21 release of Greta Gerwig’s live-action Barbie film, something wild has happened. Many of us have gotten swept up in a giddy flurry….

Box jumps have reached a tipping point in the fitness world. Walk into any gym, HIIT studio, or CrossFit box, and you’ll inevitably find someone repeatedly hopping on and off…