If you stay tuned in to the health & fitness industry, it might feel like rucking is, well, everywhere. And that’s because it is. According to Google Trends, search volume for the term “rucking” has ... Continue Reading
The Best 30-Minute Treadmill Workout You Can Do to Build Stamina and Strength
Given an infinite amount of free time and a perfectly stable climate, you could run anywhere, any time, for however long you want. That may be enticing, but if you’re juggling school, work, travel, or ... Continue Reading
What the Heck Is a Tempo Run? How to Run Faster, Longer
At the start of your running journey, any speed will do — you’re just trying to lace up your running shoes and get out the door (or onto the treadmill). Wherever you are in your training regimen now, ... Continue Reading
Try These Elliptical Workouts for Weight Loss During Your Next Workout
If you’ve wanted to make a change to your health that involves losing a bit of weight, starting can seem like the hardest part — especially if you don’t have much experience with fitness or ... Continue Reading
Try This Upper Body Resistance Band Workout to Tone Up
Resistance bands may be widely known as a tool for rehab and prehab, but don’t count them out as a key ally in your quest to craft strong, solid muscles. These elastic bands can provide a solid amount of ... Continue Reading
The Best Ab Wheel Workouts You Can Do at Any Experience Level
If you’re working on your six-pack, you probably know that nutrition plays a significant role. But for building those core muscles, the ab wheel is a powerful piece of equipment. You’ll work your entire ... Continue Reading
The Best Back and Shoulder Workout: Muscle-Building For Every Experience Level
Pairing a larger muscle group with a smaller one is the salt and pepper of strength training. Although you could go for a more traditional split with the back and biceps workout, training your back and ... Continue Reading
A Biceps Workouts Without Weights: Is It Possible?
Biceps training can be as simple as picking up a pair of dumbbells and going to town. They are often tucked neatly at the end of an upper-body workout, or maybe you train your biceps on their own day. ... Continue Reading
The Best Beach Workout You Can Do This Summer
Headed to the beach this summer? You’re not alone. According to Newsweek, Americans make a combined 400 million visits to the shore each year (yes, that's a ton of visits). If you’re one of those ... Continue Reading
Should You Buy a Treadmill From Costco? Here Are the Pros and Cons
Despite frequent speculations that treadmills may one day be replaced atop the cardio equipment sales charts, they remain the kings of cardiovascular equipment. Not only are treadmills the most popular ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About the 12-3-30 Workout
Nature hikes and trail walking are great ways to spend a day away from the gym. They give you a breath of fresh air while training your cardiovascular system and don’t need a ton of flash to deliver a ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Strength Training (and How to Get Started)
The jury has reached a verdict: strength is very much in vogue. From “strong is the new skinny” slogans peppering social media platforms, to pro-lifting hashtags like #gainz adorning progress posts, to ... Continue Reading
11 Burpee Variations for Next-Level Muscle Conditioning and Strength
The burpee is one of the most complete multifunctional bodyweight exercises you can do. Depending upon the necessities of your training situation, or your fitness level, a batch of burpees can be employed ... Continue Reading
10 Benefits of Cardio — Better Sleep, Mental Health, Bone Health & More
If you’re into weight lifting, cardio might not be your favorite day, and you may wonder if it’s necessary. You’re already getting a ton of health benefits from resistance training as you work towards ... Continue Reading
This Is the Best Beginner Barbell Workout You Can Do
In a way, the barbell epitomizes what weight lifting is at its core, and with good reason. After all, it is the implement through which most exercises in competitive strength sports are tested. On top of ... Continue Reading
12 Fitness Tips to Start Your Journey Right
Starting anything new can be scary, especially when you feel like unknowns exist around every corner. Luckily, fitness doesn’t have to be the metaphorical monster under the bed for first-time fitness ... Continue Reading
The Best Cardio Workouts at Home to Boost Your Fitness Without a Treadmill
Cardiovascular exercise will generally work your entire body. But it’s also going to emphasize an oft-overlooked and incredibly important muscle: your heart. Let’s face it — if you’re a heavy lifter, ... Continue Reading
The Arnold Schwarzenegger Workout Split (and How to Modify It)
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a monolith. From his careers in politics, philanthropy, and entertainment to his years as a professional bodybuilder, Schwarzenegger has cultivated a reputation for being ... Continue Reading
The Best Bench Press Workouts for Your Experience Level
There are certain exercises that live in your program for what seems like forever. Some progress easily or have a lot of variations that help delivering gains. Others feel like they slow to a crawl but you ... Continue Reading
The Best Dumbbell Ab Workout for Every Experience Level
Many people are in search of great ab workouts for one reason or anything. While some people want to do an ab workout because they are looking for sculpted abs, others want to increase their core strength ... Continue Reading
How Much Does a Barbell Weigh?
An average conversation between strength sports enthusiasts often includes questions about numbers: How much do you bench? What’s your one-rep max with the clean & jerk? Answering those questions isn’t ... Continue Reading
The Best Full-Body Kettlebell Workout, Scaled for Every Experience Level
For your next workout, if you’re looking for a way to target every major muscle group in a time crunch, look no further than the versatility of the kettlebell. With the kettlebell, your next full-body ... Continue Reading
How Doing 100 Push-Ups a Day Can Improve Your Fitness
The push-up is one of the most fascinating exercises in the world. On the one hand, It’s so challenging that one-third of a survey conducted on 1,400 Americans believed they’d struggle to complete just ... Continue Reading
A Couch to 5K Training Plan for Strength Athletes of Different Experience Levels
In the 2010 film The Fighter, real-life boxing champion Micky Ward accepts a fight with the much heavier Mike Mungin after being assured that Mungin is out of shape and “just got off the couch.” When ... Continue Reading
