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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 Up Your Pilates Game
Use Pilates to help you tap into your “powerhouse” and transform your midline stability.
How to Do the Pull-Up
Fine-tune your form to realize the benefits of this upper-body strength exercise.
How a Health-Focused Challenge Could Help You Reach Your Goals
If the circumstances of this year have put a renewed spotlight on your health and motivated you to exercise more, eat better, lose weight, or focus on another area, taking part in a challenge may help drive you to success.
The Ins and Outs of Group Fitness Classes
Make the most of your next group fitness experience — and enjoy the power of the class dynamic — with these tips.
3 Simple Shifts to Soothe Back Pain
Lengthening your spine, rolling open your shoulders, and alternating between “stretchsitting” and “stacksitting” can help — and even prevent — back pain.
Are Kids’ Sports Becoming Too Competitive?
Many children simply don’t have fun playing sports anymore. Here’s a plan to reverse the “adultification” of youth athletics.
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.
Goals for a Healthier You
Get inspired by these step-by-step suggestions for making positive changes to your health and well-being.
You, Inc.: A Practical Guide for Setting Fitness Goals
Want solid returns on your fitness investment? Get down to business — with a smart, strategic plan worthy of an MBA.
Healthy Inspiration: 5 Fitness Experts Share Their Goals for 2020
Hear from a few of our Life Time experts about what they’re committed to improve, try for the first time, or learn in 2020 — and get inspired to set and achieve your own goals.
How to Do the Bulgarian Split Squat
Fine-tune your Bulgarian split squats form to get a leg up on this powerhouse unilateral exercise.
How to Avoid Knee Pain
Improving knee strength and mobility can help alleviate pain and irritation while improving performance and quality of life.
Exercises for Lower-Back Pain
Lower-back pain might get you down, but it doesn’t have to take you out. This program can keep you moving to come back stronger than ever.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: My Favorite Workout
Our fitness editor reflects on the two-move routine currently setting her heart — and glutes — on fire.
How Can I Avoid Injury When Trying a New Group Fitness Class?
Knowing your strengths and your limitations is key, says our fitness editor.
3 Travel Workouts You Can Do Anywhere
Whether you’re waiting for your flight at the airport, stuck in a hotel room, or on a long road trip, here are three easy ways to keep moving during your travels.
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.
Time-Crunch Holiday Workouts
Three time-crunch workouts you can use during the busy season that will get you in and out of the gym in minimum time — with results.