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Oura Ring 4 Review (2025): A Personal Trainer’s Honest Opinion After Three Months of Testing

The best fitness trackers offer a holistic perspective on your fitness, recovery, and overall lifestyle so you can track your progress toward your health and wellness goals, whether you're training for ... Continue Reading

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Fat Gripz Review (2025): Expert Approved Thanks to Hands-on Testing

This is a hot take, but Rose from “Titanic” could have saved Jack if she had a stronger grip. For those looking to take their grip strength and overall upper body training to new heights, Fat Gripz ... Continue Reading

Fulton Insoles Review

Fulton Insoles Review (2025): A Custom Fit for Alleviating Foot Pain

Okay, so you’ve got your best running shoes ready to hit the pavement, trail, or treadmill belt, but the insoles your kicks come with do little in terms of support and cushioning, meaning that ... Continue Reading

Best Weighted Jump Ropes

The 8 Best Weighted Jump Ropes of 2025, As Chosen by Our Experts

When it comes to simplified workouts, skipping rope with the best jump ropes can be a great solution. Studies report that jumping rope even slowly for 30 minutes can burn at least 226 calories. (1) As bare ... Continue Reading

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Reebok Nano X4 Review (2025): Continuing a Legacy of Style and Performance

When building out the perfect workout wardrobe, the best cross-training shoes can provide a solid foundation to your get-up. While many brands and sneaker silhouettes exist in the space, there are a few ... Continue Reading

Living.Fit Grip Strengthener Review

Grip strength is one of the most overlooked areas of strength despite its importance in various lifts, from deadlifts to snatches. Plus, grip strength comes in handy (get it?) in so many areas of your ... Continue Reading

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Gymreapers Dip Belt Review

If you didn’t already know, progressively overloading your muscles while strength training is essential to hypertrophy (aka muscle growth). Since it can be challenging to accomplish this with bodyweight ... Continue Reading

Nike Savaleos

Nike Savaleos Weightlifting Shoe Review

The Nike Savaleos are a premiere choice for your metcon and WOD needs. Designed to be stable and solid for weightlifting, but lightweight and flexible for plyometric and jumping movements, the Savaleos are ... Continue Reading

Nike Romaleos 4 Weightlifting Shoe Review

The Nike Romaleos 4 are the newest iteration of Nike’s immensely successful weightlifting shoe line. They’re an updated version of Nike’s Romaleos 3 and Romaleos 3 XD versions, but this new model draws ... Continue Reading

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Ice Shaker Review

Ice Shaker is changing the protein shake game by upgrading your traditional plastic shaker bottle. Shaker bottles are a staple in the fitness world as they provide an easy way to mix your protein into ... Continue Reading

VYBE V2 Review

VYBE V2 Massage Gun Review | Strongest On the Market?

VYBE is a company that focuses their attention on building quality percussive massage tools. They make handheld devices and also have products geared towards the feet and ankles. In the percussive massage ... Continue Reading

OPOVE M3 Pro Review

OPOVE M3 Pro Massage Gun Review | Best On a Budget?

While a lot of massage gun companies boast a full line-up of products, OPOVE focused on delivering a smaller line of products. Their main massage gun the OPOVE M3 Pro is pretty popular in the world of ... Continue Reading

NOBULL Mesh Trainer review

NOBULL Mesh Runner Review | Are They That Good for Running?

NOBULL continues to innovate their shoe line with new models to tackle more and more activities. They came to market with their signature cross-trainer and have since branched into weightlifting shoes, ... Continue Reading

Theragun G3 Performance

Theragun G3 Review | Worth the Price?

Therabody — previously known as Theragun, a line of products they still produce — makes massage guns to assist athletes on the road to recovery. Across all strength sports, the Theragun product line ... Continue Reading

Allbirds Tree Dashers Review

Allbirds Tree Dashers Review | Good for Cross Training?

The Allbirds Tree Dashers have been a highly anticipated model for long time Allbirds fans and environmentally conscious individuals. This model is Allbirds' first performance focused shoe and we recently ... Continue Reading

Nike SuperRep Go

Nike SuperRep Go Review | Good for Class Workouts?

The Nike SuperRep Go training shoes are a model designed to accommodate high intensity interval training (HIIT). These shoes, unlike other cross trainers I've reviewed, are more versatile in nature and are ... Continue Reading

Reebok Nano X Review

Reebok Nano X Review | Versatile and Stable

We are officially on the tenth iteration of the Reebok Nano and the newest model is possibly my favorite. The Reebok Nano X features a reworked outer and lace construction that levels up the previous model ... Continue Reading

Under Armour TriBase Reign 2

Under Armour TriBase Reign 2 Review | Welcomed Upgrade

The Under Armour TriBase Reign 2 launched earlier this year and has been one of Under Armour's most highly anticipated training shoes. In early 2018, Under Armour brought the TriBase Reign to the cross ... Continue Reading

Adidas Adipower 2

Adidas Adipower 2 Review

The original Adidas Adipower weightlifting shoe has been a fan favorite for multiple years, so when word was officially released about the 2's debut, weightlifters everywhere rejoiced. One thing ... Continue Reading

Inov-8 F-Lite 260 Knit Trainer

Inov-8 F-Lite 260 Knit Trainer Review

The Inov-8 F-Lite 260 Knit Trainer is a cross training shoe designed with a slightly higher heel-to-toe drop. Compared to the popular Inov-8 F-Lite 235 V3 Trainer that offers a 4-mm heel-to-toe drop, the ... Continue Reading

Inov-8 F-Lite 235 V3 Cross Training Shoe Review

Inov-8 continues to deliver and develop their dynamic cross training shoes with their latest F-Lite 235 V3 model. The Inov-8 F-Lite 235 V3s is the third edition to the F-Lite 235 shoe line, and they're ... Continue Reading

Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds Review

Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds Review

Jabra is a company that designs wireless earbuds and headphones for a variety of settings. In this review, I take a deep dive look at the Jabra Elite 65t True Wireless Earbuds. The main focus and goal of ... Continue Reading

Reebok CrossFit Nano 9 Construction

Reebok CrossFit Nano 9 Review — Best Model Yet?

The Reebok Nano cross training shoe line continues to evolve with the launch of the brand new Reebok CrossFit® Nano 9. Reebok's latest Nano model has had quite the makeover compared to its eight ... Continue Reading

Adidas Pureboost Trainer Review

Adidas Pureboost Trainer Review

The Adidas Pureboost Trainer is arguably one of Adidas' most popular cross-training models on the market. This cross-training shoe features Adidas' signature Boost technology in its midsole, and provides ... Continue Reading

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