The Best Articles in Fitness

Whether you’re trying to get fit, build muscle, or you’re just tired of the couch, leading a more active lifestyle takes time, effort and determination. Tech Insider explores what will happen to your…

Wise ideas from psychology, behavioral economics, business — and even activism — to get you moving. Excuse #1: “I don’t have the time to exercise.” The fix: You’ve got plenty of time; the trick is …

When we received the stay-at-home order in March 2020 — I live in California — I came out of the gates pretty darn hot. “Embrace not being so busy,” I wrote. “Take this time at home to get into a n…

Put your body to work with circuit training. Here's a beginner-friendly circuit training workouts routine to help you reach your desired fitness level.

Get ready to build serious strength in a matter of minutes.

When many people think of a core strength workout, it immediately brings to mind cheesy ab routines that have run on TV infomercials. This article isn't that.

With the news that the Apple Watch will soon be able to measure VO2max more effectively (they say) than ever, you may be wondering what VO2max even is. It’s a measure of your aerobic fitness, and you…

Going for a jog doesn’t have to be a chore – these mental techniques will make it something you actually look forward to

Crunches aren't enough...and will bore you to death, anyway.

«Crunches work the muscles at the front of our torso, mainly the rectus abdominis, better known as the six-pack muscl»

Whether you’re self-quarantining, your gym has canceled events as a social distancing measure, or you just want to be cautious, it’s nice to have options for working out besides going to your usual…

How can you hold on to your gains when you can't make it the gym? This article breaks down bodyweight training and how to do high-quality workouts at home.

This guide summarizes the science of efficiently building muscle. It's for men and women.

The first time I recognized that my body should be controlled was when I was eleven or twelve years old. Thanks to some particularly nasty asthma medication, my body was already well on the “after”…

While culture promotes the exercise myth of "no pain, no gain," research shows that moderate exercise improves habit formation and frequency.

A guide to experiencing more joy — and less pressure — in fitness.

In the time it takes to make a cup of tea, you can build your core muscles, increase hip flexibility and stave off the effects of sitting at your desk all day

It’s a popular practice, and research shows it has real health benefits. A new diet that tricks your body into thinking it’s fasting may have similar benefits.

Regular running can help prevent and treat mental health conditions like depression

«For people who are already running there are continued benefits going up in a linear fashion from 30 minutes to about 300 minutes a week, where we believe the mental health benefits start to plateau.»

A chemical produced by the microbiome sends a signal from the gut to the brain, triggering a dopamine release into the brain’s motivation center.

It is widely believed that it is normal to become less physically active as you get older. But this is a pernicious myth about exercise.

In the United States, over sixty percent of people live a sedentary lifestyle. A quarter of the population gets no physical activity at all. Maybe you’re one of these sedentary folks. Physical…

You’ve established an exercise routine that has you working out 60 minutes a day. Nice work, champ! Most days, you can stick with that routine. But what do you do when you don’t have an hour to work…

There is more to running than just training your muscles and improving your stamina. It is also a mental sport, and maybe even more so than previously believed.

«In his opinion, what runners refer to as exhaustion has nothing to do with their physical ability to carry on or not. It is simply a matter of deciding to give up.»

A resistance workout is not just about adding muscle: it can bring a host of other proven benefits as well. So what is stopping you?

Muscle dysmorphia—a psychological disorder marked by an obsessive desire for a jacked physique—is on the rise. Social media is exacerbating the problem, but it may also offer new solutions.

Returning to exercise after a COVID-19 diagnosis can be a challenging, uncertain task. But every day we learn more about how to work out after an infection.

For more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measure