This Is How ‘Hard’ Your Typical Workout Should Be
Photo: Microgen (Shutterstock) Do you ever get the feeling you’re not pushing yourself hard enough in the gym? Or, on the flip side, do you see other people sweating and…
Why Do so Many TikTok Influencers Want Us to Do Pilates?
Photo: sfilippovs (Shutterstock) The latest bit of fitness misinformation is making the rounds on TikTok, but I’ve seen it cropping up other places, too. Young women are singing the praises…
16 of the Most Pervasive Fitness Myths We Busted in 2021
Illustration: Vicky Leta, Photo: Getty Images Here at Lifehacker, we pride ourselves on telling you the real truth about health and fitness—and leaving the bullshit behind. Unfortunately, the fitness world…
How to Choose Between HIIT and Steady Cardio Workouts
Photo: Microgen (Shutterstock) High intensity interval training packs a hard workout into a short period of time, which makes it sound like it should be an efficient, superior way to…
11 of Our Best Fitness Hacks of 2021 So Far
Photo: Leszek Glasner (Shutterstock) If there is one piece of fitness advice I would like to leave you with, it is this: if you are doing exercises with little to…
How Long Is the Ideal Workout?
Photo: EmirMemedovski (Getty Images) How do you know if you’re doing too much in the gym, or not enough? We’ve talked about how to manage the intensity of your exercise,…
Most ‘HIIT’ Workouts Aren’t Really HIIT
Photo: Southworks (Shutterstock) High intensity interval training made headlines in the 2010s with one specific claim: that short bursts of hard work can give the same aerobic benefits as longer…