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Want to Age Well? Add This Hip Exercise to Your Weekly Mobility Routine

Looking for an exercise that keeps you moving, balanced, and feeling strong as you age? Meet the hip airplane, a low-impact bodyweight gem with serious longevity perks. Whether you’re navigating...

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Strength Training vs. High-Intensity Cardio: Which Is Better for Your Overall...

Strength training and cardio exercise are two popular fitness modalities. Each workout can benefit your physical and mental health, but when it comes to deciding between strength training versus...

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A 20-Minute Barre-Inspired Workout a Professional Ballet Dancer Swears By

When you think about ballet, the first thing that might come to mind is beauty, grace, and maybe a tutu. While ballet is all of that, it’s also a sport that requires incredible amounts of endurance and...

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Fitness Matters More Than Weight When It Comes to Longevity, New Research Finds

In the quest for better health and longer lives, body mass index (BMI) has long been a go-to metric for assessing an individual’s current and future wellbeing. However, a November 2024 systematic...

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Sumo Squat vs. Goblet Squat: Which Lower-Body Move Is Best for Your Fitness...

When it comes to squats, the sumo squat and goblet squat might seem like close cousins, but they’re built to target different muscles and fitness goals. Whether you’re chasing stronger hips, a more...

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7 Ways to Prevent Wrist Pain During Pilates Sessions

After years of taking HIIT classes and deadlifting your body weight, you finally resolved to pick up a more joint-friendly workout. So you started sprinkling Pilates into your fitness routine. Except...

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Relieve Hip Pain Once and for All With These 5 Moves

Whether you’ve experienced a twinge in your hip while picking up your toddler or had to skip the half marathon you’ve been training for because of dull ache—or both—hip pain can be a nagging, and at...

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The 11 Best At-Home Pilates Reformers, According to Instructors

As great as going to an in-person Pilates reformer class can be, there’s something to be said about an at-home Pilates workout. Whether you don’t want to venture out into the cold weather or just...

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4 Tips for Prioritizing Your (Food) Goals This Year, According to Emma Lovewell

Emma Lovewell is known for many things. Her incredible workout playlists, having a cat that loves to go on adventures, creating the hardest core classes known to humankind (if you’re a Peloton...

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Does Running Count as Leg Day? Fitness Experts Weigh In

If you’ve ever run up a steep hill, attempted to run a longer distance than you’ve trained for, or done a handful of 200-meter repeats, you know that running can feel like a leg workout just as much as...

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This Cancún Resort Helped Get Me Out of My Comfort Zone and Face My Fear of...

Let me start off by saying: I hate being bad at things. If I’m not immediately good at something new, my gut instinct is to never do it again. Throughout my life, I’ve started and quit so many...

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The 9 Best Foot Massagers to Relieve Your Tired, Achy Feet Right at Home

Walking. Standing. Running. We’re on our feet a lot throughout the day, especially if we’re trying to get the recommended 10,000 steps. It stands to reason (yes, pun intended) that getting a foot...

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The Only Foam Roller I Trust to Relieve Tension in My Always-Tight Upper Back...

I’m a big fan of foam rolling to release muscle tension, but I find it’s usually more effective for my lower body than my chronically tight upper back and shoulders. That’s mainly because the sore...

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These Are the 8 Best Running Shoes for Flat Feet, According to Podiatrists

Hot take: One of the best perks of being a runner is the built-in excuse to treat your feet to fresh kicks on the regular. (Seriously—experts recommend swapping out running shoes every 300 to 500 miles...

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Hear Me Out: A Generous Time Limit Can Transform the Whole Vibe of a Running...

Around mile 10 of the Every Woman’s Marathon (EWM) in Savannah, Georgia, in November, my goal shifted from racing to the finish line to racing to the nearest porta potty. And then the next porta potty....

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5 Activities That’ll Boost Your Endurance—No Running Required

There are so many benefits of building endurance, and increasing your cardio can help you get there. When you hear “cardio” or aerobic exercise, what’s the first workout that comes to your mind? For...

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The Aviron Fit Bike Might Just Be the Most Fun Way to Ride At Home—Here’s My...

There’s something undeniably luxurious about having a spin bike parked in your living room—or, for some, squeezed into the corner of your bedroom. No commute to the gym, no fighting for a spot in a...

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What’s the Difference Between Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Muscle...

Resistance training—whether it be with dumbbells, barbells, or just your body weight—seems clearcut. You lift things up. You put them down. Repeat. But take a look at your body under a microscope, and...

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The 4 Best Stretches for Your Hip Abductors, According to a Personal Trainer

Let’s talk about your hip abductors—those sneaky muscles on the sides of your hips that you probably ignore until they’re tight, sore, or messing with your mobility. Whether you’re a gym rat, a runner,...

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ClassPass Wants You to Meet ‘The One’ This Valentine’s Day With New Workout...

Fitness activities have recently become the go-to for finding dates. However, joining a running club for romance isn’t for everyone. So if you want to dip your toe into the world of fitness-based...

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