Everyone’s fitness journey is unique, and none are without their fair share of setbacks and hurdles. To truly dedicate yourself to not only getting fit, but doing real good for your body and mind, it helps to have someone in…
You’re halfway through a three-mile run, intense Pilates class, or round of your weight circuit when — suddenly — you’re feeling nauseous. Despite your best intentions to push on with your workout, you’re forced to stop, sit down, and struggle just to…
You’ve probably put a lot of work into strengthening your upper body to make lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy loads a cinch, but what about your grip strength? Adding forearm exercises to your workout can help strengthen these often-overlooked muscles. When…
If you’re looking to get a shapely booty, you’ll find the exercises in the PiYo Buns workouts will get you to your goal. But there are more — dare we say better —benefits to having strong glutes than just looking…
Curious about creatine loading? Let’s start at the beginning. Among the thousands of potions, pills, and powders in the world of sports nutrition, creatine monohydrate is among the most studied, most tested, and most effective. Regular use can help enhance…
There are so many different protein powders available on the market, it can be hard to choose one. Many powders are whey-based, which is an animal protein, but then there are soy and pea powders, which are plant-based. If you’re…
Want to sculpt that sought-after “bubble butt”? Good news: You can get stronger, shapelier glutes with an at-home butt workout. The benefits of a booty workout are more than aesthetic, explains Cody Braun, CSCS and NASM performance enhancement specialist. The…
Italian restaurants have a welcoming atmosphere and a menu full of comfort foods — what’s not to love? But the food at Italian restaurants is often “loaded with fat and calories,” says Andrea N. Giancoli, M.P.H., R.D. So does that…
If you do all of your squats with both feet on the ground, you might be missing out. Trainers and exercise scientists have long touted the importance of unilateral exercises, or “one sided” movements that work limbs independently. And the pistol…
If you’re new to the body positivity movement, you might find shifting your mindset and ending negative self-talk to be challenging at first. To help remind you that you are amazing right now, bookmark these uplifting body positivity quotes to…