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Making the Most of Your At-Home Workouts
Danny King, personal trainer and national manager of team development at Life Time, offers advice for maximizing your at-home workouts — no matter your starting point.
Moving Meditations: 3 Stretches to Increase Your Body Awareness
Three stretches to help you increase your body awareness.
How to Run Mindfully
Here’s how to turn running into an integrated mind–body exercise.
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 Build Body Awareness Using Fitness
The ability to tune in and focus on how you move and feel during your workouts can help you function at peak levels — in the gym and beyond.
Blood Flow Restriction Training: What Is It? How Does It Work?
Blood flow restriction training isn’t just for serious athletes. This style can benefit older adults, those rehabbing injuries, or individuals looking to reap new benefits from their fitness routine.
A Science-Backed Guide To Working Out When You’re Sick
If you’re not feeling well or are fighting off an illness, you may need to temporarily shift your exercise plan.
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.
How to Up Your Trail Running Game
Trail running offers a unique blend of mental and physical training. These expert tips can help you stay injury-free and enjoy fitness gains.
The Minimalist Workout
This DIY workout offers a strength and cardio challenge — with no gym, no weights, and almost no space required.
DIY Myofascial Release
Here are four exercises to keep your fascia tissue healthy.
The Fascia Connection
Just beneath your skin lies a complex network of connective tissue called fascia that helps you move, stand straight, and play hard. Keeping fascia tissue healthy might be one of the most effective — and most overlooked — ways to improve your health and fitness.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): How to Reduce Post-Exercise Soreness
Discomfort can be an inevitable result of training sessions. Learn why it happens and what you can do to minimize it.
5 Signs You Need More Recovery After a Workout
Here are some warning signs that you might be overdoing it on the exercise front.
The Active Metabolic Assessment: The Most Accurate Test For Cardio Training
Use this guide to determine your anaerobic threshold and learn how to train in your heart-rate zones.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Ghosts of My Past
Our fitness editor reflects on her changing motivations to work out.
7 Body and Mind Benefits of Building Muscle
Muscle plays an important role in many areas of your health. Learn the reasons why we consider strength training to be a non-negotiable part of any fitness regimen.
5 Ways to Fit in Fitness When You Have No Time
Think you’re too busy to exercise? Try these five strategies to make it a regular part of your days.
How to Do the Crunch
Connect with your core to protect your neck and lower back.
9 Ways to Make the Most of an Indoor Cycle Class
A little guidance from a cycle expert can help you feel more comfortable and confident in the studio at Life Time.