Workout
Accelerator Recovery Gummies
[schema description]Tough workout? Help your body recover with these tropical-flavored gummies! They’re made with your favorite fruit or veggie juice, gelatin (to hold the jiggly shape), and a supplement powered with 23 plant-based ingredients like glucosamine, maca, riboflavin, and zinc—all designed to replenish energy and electrolytes when you need them most. Make a batch weekly ...
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 ...
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 Moves to Twist Your Way to Stronger Abs
Move over crunches! Certified health coach and nutritionist Michelle Pellizzon developed this quick workout to change up your core-strengthening routine and target the abs from all angles. That’s why these moves incorporate a lot of twisting—which is great for toning the obliques and strengthening your stabilizer muscles. Twisting also helps to whittle your waistline. The only piece of equipment you’ll need ...
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.
Best Pre-Workout Meals
When asked about her diet, gold medal-winning gymnast Nastia Liukin answered: “My mom always told me to treat my body like an expensive car—to put the best fuel in it.”
Gold Medal Workout: Test Your Strength and Flexibility With Gymnastics-Inspired Moves
Watching the female gymnasts of Team U.S.A. fly and spin across the TV screen, they look solid—the definition of strength and power. But in reality, those tumbling gymnasts are really, really tiny, and not just in terms of height. The average gold medal-winning female gymnast is 5’1″ and 103 pounds; Gabby Douglas, the reigning Olympic ...
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.
What Are the Best Kettlebell Workouts for Beginners?
I’ve seen kettlebells at the gym, but I have no idea how to use them. How are they different than normal free weights? Are they safe for newbies? I’m worried I’ll drop it mid-swing and break something (my foot, the mirror I’m standing in front of at the gym … the possibilities are endless). Help! ...
Benefits of Running
She crouched in the bushes, huddled under an oversized blue hoodie. Seamlessly, Bobbi Gibb joined the crowd of over 400 male runners, disguised by her baggy clothes and long men’s shorts. And she ran—fast.
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 ...
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.
Get a Lean, Surfer Body—No Board Required
I love how strong and healthy surfers always look—they seem so comfortable and confident in their skin! What exercises can I do to get that same type of body? —Rhea D.
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?
What’s Better During Workouts—Water or a Sports Drink?
I’ve been drinking a flavored sports drink during my gym sessions, which I noticed is really high in sugar. It tastes great, but taking in the extra calories seems counterproductive to what I’m burning off in my workouts. So what’s better during a workout: water, a sports drink, or something like coconut water? —Michael G.
The Easiest Glute-Toning, Butt-Lifting Workout Ever (Just 3 Moves)
First it was J. Lo. Then it was Kim K. Now, Blake Lively. Our cultural obsession with derrieres is serious.
How to Slim Your Hips and Melt That Muffin Top in 5 Moves
I’m finally coming out of deep winter hibernation mode (aka living in sweatpants for six months) and it seems my summer clothes are a little tighter around the waist. Are there any moves that can help shed that “muffin top?” —Joanna T.
Ready, Set, Yoga: A Quick Meditation to Change Your Brain and Curb Addictive Patterns
Every time you pick up your phone to check Facebook or go back to the pantry for “just one more” chocolate, your brain is messing with you. But self-control is much easier than you might think. Meditation is the trick.
3 Braided Hairstyles That Will Survive Yoga and Take You to Brunch
Only one thing is better than savasana on a Saturday morning—the potential of eggs benedict to follow. But after a few shoulder stands and vinyasas, your hair might look a mess.
How Do I Get the Most Out of a ‘One-Minute Workout’?
I just read that a really tough one-minute workout is just as good as a 45-minute moderate workout. It seems too good to be true! If it is true, how does it work, and how can I do it on my own? —Melanie P.
One Minute of Exercise Might Be All You Need to Get in Shape, Study Says
Attention SoulCycle groupies—you’re about to save a lot of money.