Fitness Tips
Reasons for Energy Decline in Your 40’s, 50’s and Beyond
This article was written with help from AI and edited by Thrive Market’s talented team of human writers. Many people notice a decline in energy levels as they age, which can be attributed to a combination of physiological, lifestyle, and medical factors. As always, consult with your doctor or healthcare provider prior to starting any ...
Get Motivated with 3 Practical Fitness Tips from Trainer Sydney Miller
No days off. Rise and grind. When it comes to fitness, there’s no shortage of motivational one-liners. But a catchy slogan can’t actually get up and do the workout for you. And when you’re juggling work or school obligations and your personal life, some days it just feels like an impossible task.
How This MIT Grad Eats For Longevity
Holistic fitness coach Marisa Chaela has big plans for the future. “When I’m 80, I want to still be able to go on adventures, be strongly independent, and do pull ups,” she says. “I want to be able to live life to the fullest for as long as possible.”
Clean Eating With Fitness Expert Don Saladino
When it comes to helping your body become a clean, green machine, Garden of Life (GoL) has a long history of creating some of the best supplements around. Along with every employee’s “fanatical” obsession with real food, three pillars of whole food science, clean ingredients, and traceability form the foundation for everything from probiotics to ...
Whey Protein vs. Plant Protein
The protein powder aisle at most grocery and health food stores can seem like its own mega mall. Shelves upon shelves offer packets and jars of every shape and size, in every flavor, and of every type. While the actual protein in protein powder can come from a variety of sources, many fall under the ...
Benefits of Exercise
Losing weight and leading healthier lifestyles rank consistently among the top New Year’s resolutions. While most people start strong right out of the gate, it doesn’t take long for the commitment to fade. In fact, only 46 percent of resolutions make it past the six-month mark, so staying motivated is crucial to transform a yearly ...
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
What’s not to love about new beginnings? The New Year brings with it bright ambitions and the desire for self-improvement—and the resolutions we make provide an active way to make those dreams a reality.
Natural Sources of Electrolytes
“Electrolytes” might sound like some futuristic sci-fi robot, but they’re actually very real compounds that have a great impact on the human body. So, where can you find natural sources of electrolytes? So great is the impact, that many what to know how to get electrolytes naturally [1].
Exercise Tips to Use at Work
If you sit at a desk eight to ten hours a day, five days a week, it can seem really difficult to squeeze in any extra time for a workout. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible, however, it just takes commitment.
4 Strength-Building Core Moves to Help Prevent Lower Back Pain
You put your back through a lot on a daily basis—whether it’s sitting at a desk for too long, using less-than-ideal form when lifting heavy objects, or failing to hold in your abs during workouts. Over time, these minor offenses can create imbalances that could result in injuries or persistent back aches and pains.
4 Moves to Tone Your Inner Thighs and Improve Your Balance
In case the dwindling daylight and holiday products popping up in stores everywhere haven’t been obvious enough, let us remind you … winter is coming. This year in particular is poised to be an icy, snowy mess, according to the trusty old Farmers’ Almanac, which means more than the temps will be falling.
What is Trigger Point Therapy?
Recently, I was at a running store buying new shoes, and noticed a stack of what looked like torture devices—foam rollers, sticks, and small balls with spikes on them. I know athletes and runners swear by these tools for self-massage, but I don’t quite get it. How does it work? Is it worth trying? And ...
Gold Medal Workout: Get a Swimmer’s Body (Without Stepping Foot In The Pool)
From the stiff competition between Michael Phelps and his South African rival to the record-shattering athleticism of the U.S. women’s team (we see you, Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel), the U.S. swim team gave us lots of reason to spend hours in front of the TV this summer.
4 Burpee Exercises for the Best Workout
What’s the best move to do to get your heart rate up for a quick cardio workout? —Matthew H. If you really want to break a sweat during your workout, look no further than good ol’ burpees. As a benchwarmer on my high school’s track team, I had to do 50 of the punishing-but-effective move ...
Gold Medal Workout: How to Train Like A Summer Games Sprinter
Years of daily, hours-long training sessions have sculpted Summer Games competitors’ bodies to meet the demands of their sport—every muscle, tendon, and ligament serves a purpose. That’s why top-level athletes look crazy different from sport to sport.
Probiotics and Weight Loss
Bacteria generally has the reputation of being something bad we want to keep out of our bodies. It’s the reason why we shower every day, wash our hands after every trip to the bathroom, and clean cuts and scrapes to keep germs from breaking through the surface of the skin. But, in actuality we do ...
Is Running Bad for Your Health? Here’s What You Need to Know
When a white-haired, hunched-over woman who could have been my great-grandmother passed me during mile 23 of the Chicago Marathon, I wasn’t mad. Veteran marathoners told me it would happen—I’d been “geezered,” and dang, I was impressed.
4 Arm-Sculpting Push-Up Variations That Make Your Arms Quiver
Confession: I can’t do a push-up. I fake my way through them every time I’m in a workout class. What’s the secret if you have zero upper-body strength? —Erin M.
Awesome Abs: What’s The Cheapest, Most Effective Piece of Equipment For Ab Workouts
I’ve seen people use sliding disks under their feet at the gym—but I have no idea what they’re doing or why they’re helpful. Explain.—Grace H. Sliders, gliders, skimmers—whatever you call them, they’re deceptively innocent-looking. Usually round little pieces of plastic, you’ll see gym-goers integrating them into their bodyweight exercise routines by placing them under their ...
4 Plank-Based Ab Moves That Are Better Than Crunches
After working on my plank pose for awhile, I’m ready to step it up for summer. What exercises can I try that will really test my core strength? —Jenn L.
How to Master a Lunges Workout
The leg and lower body machines at the gym terrify me—especially the weird inner-thigh-squeeze thingy. What are some exercises I can do to get strong, toned legs without embarrassing (or injuring) myself? —Alyson M.
How to Get the Results of a 45-Minute Workout in 10 Minutes With ‘HIIT’
The acronym “HIIT” looks kind of how the workout itself feels. Aggressively all caps, short but effective—it’s like it’s yelling at you.
Can I Get the Effects of a Push-Up Bra From a Workout?
My bra size fluctuates as I lose and gain weight—why is that? Is there anything I can do to change that? —Mari B.
Is Eating the Wrong Thing After Your Workouts Sabotaging Your Progress?
Cardio-kickboxing on Mondays, CrossFit on Tuesdays, spinning on Wednesdays, aerial yoga on Thursdays, and booty boot camp on Friday—in a time when boutique fitness studios reign supreme, it’s easy to get fit without getting bored. But the one thing running through exercisers brains regardless of the type of workout?