fitness

In recent years, there's been a lot of buzz about how your gut affects your mental and physical health. But you might not know that there are also ways your gut health affects your ability to exercise — whether or not it's difficult, how quickly you…

When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a gymnast. However, at 5'8 with too-long arms and legs that made me clumsy and awkward, I knew it wasn't going to happen. Obviously, the next best thing is watching gymnastics, and Katelyn Ohashi's perfect 10…

If you’ve ever innocently gone too hard during your spin class, only to wince in pain with extreme soreness the next morning, you’ve experienced post-workout delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS. This basically means that, in the process of…

Plenty of studies have shown that exercise can boost brain health over time, especially in older adults at risk for dementia. However, a new study published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found…

Medical experts have linked exercise to positive mental health outcomes in the past, but a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry found clearer evidence that physical activity reduces the risk for depression, TIME reports. These findings offer a new…

For anyone who's ever caught the running bug, you know that there's nothing better — or more empowering — that the feeling that you're flying across the track, or through your neighborhood, on nothing but the power of your own two feet and the music…

It's all too rare that the words "exercise" and "snacking" appear in close proximity (unless accompanied by an unacceptable snack suggestion, like "a handful of raisins"). But according to a new study, the new buzzword could be the secret to…

Hitting the gym on the regular can seem nearly impossible when you've got all these competing priorities. The good news is you're probably getting in more exercise than you think. I know, I know — you're probably thinking that's totally impossible.…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that exercise is good for you. The benefits range from reducing risk for heart attacks to improving the long-term outcomes for individuals with mood disorders like depression. Despite this, less than a quarter…

I can still hear my ballet teacher scream, "Fight through the pain." She'd often yell this phrase at me in the middle of a barre combination, as I moved with my peers in unison across the studio floor. In the 16 years that I trained under her, I…

My parents were Fitbit people as soon as the fitness tracking devices hit the market. I’ve wandered into my parents’ kitchen countless times to find my mom pacing laps around the table, trying to hit those 10,000 steps. I never really understood…

So, you’ve decided to ramp up your fitness game in 2019. You might feel awash in excitement, inspiration, and a renewed commitment to your goals. Awesome, right? But how do you keep the momentum of your enthusiasm going once routine sets in, and you…

If, like me, you’re toying with the notion of adding foam rolling to your workout routine this year, you might be wondering what it feels like. And, even more to the point: How uncomfortable should you actually be when you’re foam rolling, and how…

Even though diet culture has tried to convince people that the sole goal of exercise is to get that "summer body," there is so much more to working out than ticking off an unrealistic resolution. There are so many reasons to exercise — physical…

Now that most of us are well aware of the state of the planet and the lack of opportunity for some of the people living on it, it's time to start thinking real hard about our purchases. Buying sustainably is getting slightly easier when it comes to…

In an Instagram story shared on Jan. 7, singer Ellie Goulding reflected on her exercise addiction and how she’s now focusing on her love of boxing, the Daily Mail reported. The singer shared a throwback photo in her Instagram story from the 2014…

If one of your goals this year is to up your fitness game, these nonjudgmental fitness apps will support you (not shame you) to help you achieve your workout goals in 2019. If you haven't yet used apps to support your workout, fitness apps are…

For people who love to exercise in the great outdoors, the onset of winter provides a chilly conundrum: Is working out in cold weather bad for you, good for you, or somewhere in the middle? Maybe you’ve just gotten into a regular running routine,…

You're at the gym working up a good sweat, and you're really pushing it. But as you're getting your workout on, you start to wonder if the burning in your lungs is a good thing or a sign you should slow it down a bit. It's always smart to listen to…

Whether you work out at home or in the gym, basic cardio and weightlifting tend to be the staples in most people's fitness routines, with the occasional spin class, yoga class, or nature walk thrown into the mix. However, there always seems to be…