Fitness

Remember the name Kiya Johnson, she’s making major moves in the gymnastics world. The 17-year-old athlete recently began her freshman season with LSU, and she’s already breaking out as one-to-watch on her team. Case in point: her impressive floor routine. Kiya recently competed with the university in Florida, and her choreography — which is set

Alysa Liu burst onto the US figure skating scene in 2019. Then 13, she became the youngest women’s national champion ever and, in a first for a female skater at nationals, nailed two triple axels in a single program. In 2020, the phenom returned with an even more intimidating skill in her arsenal: the high-powered

If you want to kick your fitness routine up a notch, consider giving the treadmill a break and showing the loaded barbells some love. You’ll still sweat those calories off with the added benefit of toning your body. But what is strength training, exactly? To put it simply, strength training (a.k.a. resistance training) involves using your own bodyweight or tools,

Renaissance Periodization — while it may sound like you’re taking an art history class, it’s actually not. The diet and training program is one that puts an emphasis on maintaining muscle while decreasing fat or building muscle if you’re too thin. However, the program brings in scientific methods to its diet, and training components ensure

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is like wearing a helmet throughout life: it’s the first line of defense when protecting your brain. While there is “no silver bullet for promoting brain power,” setting good social, physical, and nutritional habits is the key to promoting cognitive wellness, says Dr. Jennie Valles, MD, a neurologist in Burke Rehabilitation

One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when starting to work out (or jumping back into exercise after taking a break), is that they want to go right into the 2.0 level stuff they see people doing on Instagram or at the gym. They think that if it doesn’t look like it’ll kill

There’s been an explosion of environmentally friendly, cost-effective solutions for menstrual bleeding in recent years, with period panties and menstrual cups carving out the largest share of the market — but the menstrual disc checks many of the same boxes, and it has an added benefit that none of the others can claim: it’s the

If you’re dedicating valuable time in your day to a sweat sesh, chances are you want to know it’s actually worth your time, right? Okay, now raise your hand if you’ve heard different fitness philosophies about the most-effective way to rev your heart rate. Specifically, some people say cardio is the ultimate calorie-burner, while other swear by strength

There are so many different dumbbell exercises you can use to strengthen and sculpt your upper body. One in particular that I encourage my clients to do if they want to tone their shoulders, chest, and arms is the chest fly. Why? It’s incredibly effective at isolating these muscles groups because you’re lying on your back. Being in

Reaching your personal body goals arguably has just as much to do with which exercises you’re doing as it does what you’re wearing while you’re doing them. Think about it: if you’re uncomfortable in your sports bra, chances are you’re distracted, and as a result you’re not doing the moves right. This Koral x Banana

No matter how impressive our workout wardrobe may be, we’ve always got room for more leggings. In honor of the new decade (woah), there have been quite a few pairs that made it into our Hall of Fame. If you’re going to crush your New Year’s goals, treat yourself to a great new pair of

The other day I was at my local gym, walking on the Skillmill like a good little hamster, when I noticed a salesperson bringing a new prospective sign-up around on a tour. She showed off the different machines — SkiErg (skiing in one spot; no snow), Skillmill (hamster wheel for humans), Assault bike (kinda like

I recently took up yoga. When I learned that improved posture and balance were associated with core body strength, I sought to strengthen mine. I decided to challenge myself to hold a one-minute plank daily for seven days. I wanted to see if something so simple could create noticeable change and if I should integrate

Gut bacteria produce an appetite suppressant than can strengthen the effect of an exercise-based weight loss program. Share on PinterestA supplement may boost the fat-burning effects of exercise long after it has finished. The many health benefits of regular exercise are well known. However, its impact on weight loss is less clear, as exercise increases

Last week I kicked off the new year by giving the POPSUGAR Fitness 4-Week Full-Body Fusion program a shot. The plan is available exclusively on Glow by POPSUGAR, and to briefly summarize my experience so far, these short, at-home workouts are impressive. I loved the pace and variety built into that first week, as well

Huawei’s new watch GT 2 42MM combines the sophistication of a classic timepiece with smart tech to give you a feature-rich multi-sport fitness watch that’s as functional as it is beautiful with its new aesthetic design. Super efficient Sporting the company’s Kirin A1 chip, the Watch GT 2 builds on its predecessor’s ultra-low power consumption

Kim Engelbrecht has been on our South African TV screens since she was 12 years old, on the educational programme called Take 5. We’ve also seen Kim on the popular local soap opera, Isidingo and the American superhero series, “The Flash”. As someone in front of the camera, it’s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle

Warning: some things discussed in this personal essay may be triggering to those with a history of disordered eating. Intuitive eating is a trust building exercise between your brain and body, with the goal of finding freedom from food rules and ditching diets for good. From the moment I heard about intuitive eating, I knew

Looking to sculpt your shoulders with just a set of weights? The perfect move to help you do this is the front dumbbell raise. It’s an essential shoulder exercise that will build strength and stability in the tops of your arms. Similar to a lateral dumbbell raise, this move targets your deltoids (the triangular muscles on top of

The first time I ever went to the gym was during my freshman year of college. I had played sports in high school and was fairly active, but I had never worked out in that traditional sense. While I was intimidated by the idea, I was more afraid of gaining the dreaded “freshman 15,” so