Welcome to Workout Diaries, a new series where we ask expert trainers to talk us through what a week of exercise looks like for them, helping you figure out how to develop and maintain an effective ...

The 3-2-1 method is still going strong. Here are a few reasons why it has withstood the test of time: "Your days should be ...

While I typically stick to traditional gym sessions, group fitness classes, and paid workout streaming subscriptions, I needed to switch up my routine this fall after a hectic few months. This summer ...

These efficient, full-body workouts are each designed to hit all your major hiking muscles in a single gym session.

After years of struggling to become a runner and slogging through spin classes, you finally found a workout that you like — and it’s so much fun that you’d happily do it every day. “There’s nothing ...

For much of my life, I had an unhealthy relationship with fitness, and mostly used it to burn calories and lose weight, until I got pregnant with my first child at 34. My priority was to be a healthy ...

You can follow the same workout plan as someone else, show up just as often, and still get very different results. It’s easy to blame intensity, discipline, or even genetics. But there’s another ...

Peggy Fifield, a 74-year-old group fitness instructor at Life Time Crosstown in Minnesota, is familiar with a good workout—and she has been for most (if not all) of her life. At 74, she still feels in ...

So you’ve been lifting, running, or training for a while, and you’ve asked yourself: Do I need to change my routine every few weeks? Some people swear by “muscle confusion,” while others say ...

Exercise is essential for building stronger bones, especially after age 40. Choose workouts that improve density, balance, ...

Throughout our lives, we have learned that the week after we “spring forward” is one of acclimating to “earlier” wakeups, lower energy levels and less-than-productive days. By the end of the week, we ...