The Best of Tom's Guide
10+ most popular Tom's Guide articles, as voted by our community.
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Tom's Guide on Cleaning
How to clean a baking sheet in 3 easy steps
Here’s how to clean a baking sheet and make it look like new
Tom's Guide on Fitness
I'm a personal trainer — and this is the most underrated gym equipment for building strength
Here’s why you need a balance trainer and what you can do with it
Forget push-ups — It only takes 5 exercises to build your core and shoulders with this workout
Grab a set of dumbbells and give this a go
Tom's Guide on Gardening
7 plants that can survive without sunlight
These are the plants to get if your home lacks natural light.
Tom's Guide on Health
The 7 best exercises if you have lower back pain
Strengthening the lower back can prevent and alleviate lower back pain
This 4-move ladder workout builds muscle and strength all over — without weights
Build lean muscle and strength with this quick ladder bodyweight workout
Tom's Guide on Running
Tom's Guide on Virtual Reality
Apple Glasses delayed 'indefinitely' — but a cheaper VR/AR headset could be coming
Apple Glasses could be on the backburner while Apple makes mixed reality more affordable
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Doctor shares how to stop restless leg syndrome from ruining your sleep
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I did 30 supermans a day for a week — here’s what happened to my body
This move doesn’t look like much, but it’ll make you feel like a hero
I just tried all of Gmail’s new features — here's the best and worst
Gmail just got a ton of new features — and a new look
Your iPhone now has a professional photo editing feature — here's how to use it
iOS 16 Photos gives iPhone users a professional copy and paste editing feature. Here's how to use it
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