These Exercises Actually Get Easier When You Add Weight
Photo: Nadir Keklik (Shutterstock) As a beginner to strength training, I’m sure you’ve heard the advice (from me, even!) to start with light weights or even no-weight exercises, and work…
The Best Strength Training Routine for Kids (and Maybe for You, Too)
Photo: Nomad_Soul (Shutterstock) For years, my kids have been following me into my garage gym. (Even before we had a proper home gym, they would steal stray dumbbells or yoga…
11 Beginner-Friendly Exercises to Do With Kettlebells
KETTLEBELL WINDMILL tutorial: demonstration video on the one arm KB Windmill exercise Windmills challenge you to keep your body stacked and stable while you’re changing positions. The motion here is…
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…
10 Exercise Videos for Super Beginners
How To Do Downward Facing Dog Pose For Beginners (5-Min) Yoga has a reputation for being gentle, but even the most beginner-friendly forms can be challenging. Take the downward dog…
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…
11 of the Best Exercises You Can Do on TRX Straps at the Gym
Photo: Friends Stock (Shutterstock) Suspension trainers are great for home workouts and for traveling, but you’ll also see the (often) yellow and black straps dangling from a pullup bar at…
What It Actually Means to ‘Tone’ Your Muscles
Photo: BearFotos (Shutterstock) The word “toning” is something of a joke in many fitness circles, because it’s a word that’s thrown around when people mean other things. Sometimes it’s a…