Maggie Fazeli Fard
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Rethinking Before and After
It’s possible to grow — as an athlete and a person — without trying to control the outcome.
How to Do the Sumo Squat
Add variety to your lower-body workout routine with this wide-stance squat variation. Discover seven variations, including the advanced Steinborn squat, that will challenge your leg strength.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Ghosts of My Past
Our fitness editor reflects on her changing motivations to work out.
How to Do the Crunch
Connect with your core to protect your neck and lower back.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Stepping Off My Treadmill
When an injury forced our fitness editor off her favorite cardio machine a decade ago, she learned to embrace all a gym can offer.
How to Do the Pull-Up
Fine-tune your form to realize the benefits of this upper-body strength exercise.
Your Guide to Navigating the Fitness Floor
The gym can be confusing and intimidating to navigate. Our experts weigh in on venturing out of your comfort zone.
Your Guide to Navigating the Fitness Floor
The gym can be confusing and intimidating to navigate. Our experts weigh in on venturing out of your comfort zone.
How to Do the Bulgarian Split Squat
Fine-tune your Bulgarian split squats form to get a leg up on this powerhouse unilateral exercise.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: My Favorite Workout
Our fitness editor reflects on the two-move routine currently setting her heart — and glutes — on fire.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: The Very Basics of Gym Etiquette
When in doubt: Don’t leer. Don’t comment. Apologize if you catch yourself being weird.
How to Do an Ab Rollout
Activate your core with the ab wheel for deep transverse and oblique muscle engagement. Alternatively, try the more common suggested gym tools for effective ab-rolling benefits.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Earn Your Beast Mode
Why our fitness editor says mechanics, consistency, and intensity — in that order — are the keys to fitness progress.
How to Do the Romanian Deadlift
Home in on the hip hinge to reap the glute- and hamstring-building rewards of the RDL.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Never Say Never
A one-day, 27-mile through-hike teaches our fitness editor about what it means to push her body and mind beyond perceived limits.
3 Ankle-Mobility Exercises
Three drills to loosen up your ankles and their kinetic chain.
How Movement Therapy Can Heal Traumatic Stress
Traumatic stress can be debilitating and terrifying. Movement therapy — involving increasingly accessible, thoughtful approaches to exercise — offers new hope.
How to Use a Rowing Machine
Fine-tune your form and sequencing to maximize the rewards of indoor rowing. Explore two creative workouts to enhance power and strength.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Move Naturally
Our fitness editor learns that movement is a balancing act — literally and figuratively.
How to Do the Overhead Squat
Finesse your form to improve full-body mobility and strengthen your Olympic snatch.