Teenagers Can Work Out for Free All Summer at Planet Fitness
Photo: Nolichuckyjake (Shutterstock) This summer, Planet Fitness is giving teenagers a free summer pass to work out at their facilities. From May 15 until Aug. 31, 14- to 19-year-olds who…
Let’s Bring Back the Dumbbell Swing
“The ‘swing’ lift is a great favorite in France,” the weightlifter and barbell-maker Alan Calvert wrote in 1911. He described it “rapidly coming into favor in England, along with the…
The Gym ‘Rules’ Teens Need to Learn Before They Get Their First Membership
Once again, Planet Fitness is offering free summer gym memberships to teens. Great news for the teens, not necessarily great for the other gym-goers. Teenagers have a reputation for hogging…
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…
How to Get Fit on a Budget
Photo: YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV (Shutterstock) Fitness is one of those areas where you can spend literally as much money as you have. There are gyms that cost $10 a month and…
Is a $10 Gym Membership Ever Really Worth It?
Photo: Kzenon (Shutterstock) There are lots of ways to begin an exercise routine, and as we pointed out here, it’s not always worth sweating the details. But does it matter…
What You Can Buy With Just One Single Bitcoin
Photo: Thitiwat Thapanakriengkai (Shutterstock) The ever-volatile cryptocurrency is currently experiencing some of its patented volatility. Bitcoin has reached a ten-month low, falling below $33,000 for the first time since July…
What to Expect the First Time You Go to the Gym
Your first day in the gym can be pretty intimidating. I remember spending a whole semester in one half of my university’s gym because the other room was, I don’t…
What Is Powerlifting, and How Do You Get Into It?
Screenshot: Jordan Jovkov (Shutterstock) Competitive sports often require special spaces or equipment, and that’s true of most strength sports. Weightlifting (the kind they do in the Olympics) requires bouncy bumper…
Could a Compound Bow Help Me Stick to an Exercise Routine?
Photo: Claire Lower When Beth first started assigning Lifehacker fitness challenges to the writers at the site, I pretended I did not notice. I have never been good at exercising.…