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Our tester shows off smart watch features from one of the best walking apps.

Best Walking Apps (2025), Expert-Tested and Stroll-Ready

Fitness often gets overcomplicated. You don’t need the best home gym equipment or any elaborate routines to get the benefits of moving your body. Walking — just walking — can do major things for ... Continue Reading

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The 8 Best Weightlifting Apps of 2025, Competitive Weightlifter-Approved

While many of the best fitness apps understandably want to appeal to a wide range of disciplines, some athletes are just looking to toss around heavy objects. If that sounds like you, the best ... Continue Reading

Our testers are getting their hands on some of the Best Cycling Apps.

The 9 Best Cycling Apps of 2025

There seem to be near-infinite ways to work out virtually these days. Set out on a mission to find the best fitness apps, and you may feel like you’ve stepped inside a labyrinth. Narrowing down the ... Continue Reading

Some of the Best Treadmill Apps

The 7 Best Treadmill Apps of 2025 (Personally Tested)

The best fitness apps can help you track, build, and maintain your fitness routine, and while there are thousands of options to choose from via Google Play and the App Store, finding the right app for your ... Continue Reading

Several smart devices with the Best Personal Training Apps.

The 11 Best Personal Training Apps of 2025 (Personally Tested)

As Amanda Capritto, CPT, CSNC, CPS states, “The list of the best workout apps is always evolving, but no two fitness programs are the same.” For athletes wanting some ... Continue Reading

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The 10 Best Workout Apps for Men of 2025

While the landscape is changing for the better, the gym and training environment can still be intimidating for some athletes, especially beginner male athletes that don’t want to be perceived as weak if ... Continue Reading

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The 9 Best Running Apps of 2025, Tested and Approved

You’re ready to log some miles outdoors on a scenic trail, through busy city streets, or maybe you’ve got one of the best treadmills beckoning you from your home gym. Whether you’re a seasoned racer, or ... Continue Reading

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The 8 Best Online Personal Trainers of 2025, Approved by Our Team of Certified Trainers

Working with a personal trainer can be a huge boost to your workout regimen, but also a huge hit to your wallet. The best online personal trainers offer some of the benefits of an in-person trainer, but ... Continue Reading

Best workout apps for women

The 10 Best Workout Apps for Women, As Tested By Our Experts

With technological advances and even AI capabilities, the best fitness apps can supercharge your fitness routine. If you’re traveling, have a crazy schedule, have no equipment, or just have a big personal ... Continue Reading

Best weight loss programs for women

The 7 Best Weight Loss Programs for Women of 2025 (Experts Weigh In)

It’s true for both men and women that weight loss happens in a caloric deficit, whether it’s through nutrition or exercise. Research has shown that basic weight loss strategies don’t differ that much ... Continue Reading

The 8 Best Weight Loss Programs of 2025

Just as you may notice with the best personal training apps, there's no one ideal weight-loss program for everyone. Different people have different needs, lifestyles, activity levels, and backgrounds, all ... Continue Reading

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What You Need To Know About the Noom Diet

We live in a world where everything has an app, so we can’t be surprised that weight loss apps exist. But if another calorie-counting app hits the market, registered dietitians everywhere might actually ... Continue Reading

The 9 Best Massage Guns for Recovery, Relaxation and More for 2025

Used everywhere from physical therapy offices to pro sports facilities, massage guns have been linked to increases in muscle strength and flexibility, as well as decreased musculoskeletal pain. (1) ... Continue Reading

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ProForm Vue Home Gym Review

Having enough space for all of your gear is often the biggest obstacle to building your dream home gym. Due to their small footprint, space-saving smart gyms like the ProForm Vue might be the perfect ... Continue Reading

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The Best Fitness Trackers For Heart Rate, Sleep Quality, and More

Professional athletes, avid gymgoers, and probably even your grandmother are using fitness trackers: These wrist-worn pieces of tech track different health metrics to optimize performance and even general ... Continue Reading

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The Best Online Workout Programs of 2025, Tried and Expert-Tested

Working with a personal trainer can be a worthwhile experience for fitness enthusiasts. But considering a session can be upwards of $100, it’s not within every athlete’s budget. The best online workout ... Continue Reading

BarBend's Jake Herod using the Tonal home smart gym

The 7 Best Smart Home Gyms of 2025, Tested By Fitness Experts

As technology continues to advance, so do home gyms. While you can still opt to build out your own iron paradise with individual pieces of equipment of your liking, the best home gyms work to streamline ... Continue Reading

Speediance Home Gym

Speediance Home Gym Review

The appeal of a home gym has grown exponentially in the past few decades, but it can be tough to fit all of the necessary equipment in one room. Companies like Speediance are looking to eliminate that ... Continue Reading

Figure Home Gym

Fiture Home Gym Review

While the number of people opting to invest in home gyms has increased, the integration of Artificial Intelligence in gym equipment has also increased. The Fiture Home Gym is one of the newest ... Continue Reading

Tonal Home Gym

Tonal Home Gym Review — Worth the Money?

As the fitness and tech worlds continue to collide, more and more companies are building products to accommodate for advancements being made in both. Tonal is a compact home gym that hangs on the wall ... Continue Reading

MIRROR Home Gym

Mirror Home Gym Review

You may have noticed that a number of home gyms are going through a modern-day upgrade with the incorporation of AI (artificial intelligence). The Mirror Home Gym — one of these high-tech smart gyms — ... Continue Reading

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Tempo Studio Home Gym Review

As part of continuous technological advancements within the fitness industry, home gyms — like Tempo Studio — have been revolutionized by the addition of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Tempo ... Continue Reading

Best Pedometers

The Best Pedometers For Smartwatches, Clear Display, and Tracking

Many people get their exercise by walking because it's an activity that they don't have to put much thought into. It's a great way for people of all ages and fitness levels to get outdoors and stay active. ... Continue Reading

NordicTrack Vault Review

NordicTrack Vault Review

As technology has advanced, so have at-home gyms. You no longer need a giant space to store all the equipment you need to accomplish home workouts, so NordicTrack is putting this reality front and center ... Continue Reading

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Rogue Resistance Bands Review (2025): Tested by a Certified Personal Trainer

Barbend tester Jake Herod works out on a Force USA Trainer

Force USA G3 Review (2025): Our Experts Tested This Compact All-In-One Rack for Small Home Gyms

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