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Hate Working Out in the Heat? These Cardio Machines Are Your Solution
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Your Knees and Back Are Begging You to Try a Recumbent Bike
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FITT Principle: The Most Effective Way to Structure Your Workouts
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Over the past few years, GLP-1 agonist medications have rapidly gained attention in both medical communities and on social platforms.…
Everyone Is Talking About Hyrox, but Is It Actually Any Different Than CrossFit?
Hyrox isn’t new new—the German-born workout started in 2017—but it’s recently been picking up steam in the US. So much…
Can We Please Chill With All the Heated Workout Classes?
Not so long ago, my preference for working out in a chilled space had an easy solution: I opted out…