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Women in technology
fromIndependent
19 hours ago

The dangers of extreme exercise: 'Bodybuilding took over my life - but I still kept telling myself I looked fat'

Aly Dowling overcame body image struggles to embrace exercise for its own sake in the competitive bodybuilding world.
Exercise
fromNature
4 days ago

Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance

B cells support muscle function during exercise, revealing a new role beyond their traditional immune system function.
#yoga
Skiing
fromESPN.com
5 days ago

How LSU's strength coach became the ultimate example of fortitude

Katie Guillory is committed to helping the LSU gymnastics team repeat its national championship win through intense strength and conditioning.
Exercise
fromiRunFar
4 days ago

Understanding and Improving Hip Efficiency, Part 2: Strength

Hip strength and stability are crucial for runners, optimizing gait and enhancing performance through efficient hip movement.
Running
fromThe Manual
2 weeks ago

I used a Hypershell "exoskeleton" to make my home workouts harder

The Hypershell is a carbon fiber exoskeleton that enhances walking and running capabilities, making workouts more challenging and effective.
#weightlifting
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago
Exercise

After decades of swearing by workout classes, I switched to weightlifting. I never expected to be so impressed by the results.

Transitioning from group fitness to weightlifting can significantly improve strength and fitness levels, especially for those feeling stagnant in their workouts.
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Exercise

Video: How Weight Lifting Took Over America

Weight lifting evolved from a stigmatized fringe practice into a mainstream American fitness and cultural phenomenon embraced widely across society.
Exercise
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

After decades of swearing by workout classes, I switched to weightlifting. I never expected to be so impressed by the results.

Transitioning from group fitness to weightlifting can significantly improve strength and fitness levels, especially for those feeling stagnant in their workouts.
fromSherdog
2 weeks ago

Ex-UFC champ shatters nose in training, elects against corrective surgery

"What a good day, and what a stupid accident...again. Five years after [my previous nose break], my nose is f---ed up even worse [laughs]. As you see, it's even more cracked the same direction, and when I touch [my nose], my bones are broken inside."
MMA
Podcast
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

James Kavanagh: 'I regret not having a strict exercise regime. I'm a messy millennial and grew up partying and not really caring. I want to become buff'

James Kavanagh shares experiences of renovating his Kilkenny home, facing bullying, and being arrested in Paris.
#strength-training
Exercise
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

A strength training expert, who runs the 'hardest workout in NYC,' shares 3 moves to build muscle fast

James McMillian emphasizes the importance of gradually building strength and turning weaknesses into strengths through progressive overload.
Exercise
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

Can't do a pull-up? This Marine colonel told us how to get your first rep

Misty Posey developed a pull-up program for Marines after overcoming her height challenges and realizing the importance of strength training.
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
2 weeks ago

What You Do After Training Matters More Than You Think

After a tough workout, your body enters a state of stress: muscle fibers are damaged, energy stores are depleted, and hydration levels drop. This is a critical moment. If your body gets the right nutrients, it starts rebuilding immediately. If not, recovery slows down, and so does progress.
Alternative medicine
Exercise
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

5 Benefits of Using Kegel Balls Regularly

Kegel balls enhance sexual pleasure, improve pelvic muscle control, and boost overall physical and emotional health.
Exercise
fromInsideHook
1 week ago

It's Never Too Late to Start Rucking. Here's How.

Rucking is an ancient fitness practice that builds endurance and strength while promoting proper posture and combating sedentary lifestyles.
Exercise
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Why Hating the Gym Might Be Your Greatest Asset

Sustainable change requires frictionless systems and external accountability, while social capital can enhance willpower and exercise promotes cognitive resilience.
fromYoga Journal
1 month ago

10-Minute Practice to Strengthen Your Core-No Standing Required

Physically, the core-which includes the abdominals, lower back, and pelvic floor-stabilizes the spine, protects the lower back, and improves posture by helping to maintain the natural curvature of the spine. A stable core lets you move safely and steadily, whether you're working out or moving through everyday life.
Yoga
Exercise
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Should You Exercise Harder or Longer? What New Data Suggests

Higher intensity physical activity significantly reduces the risk of eight major chronic diseases compared to moderate intensity activity.
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Fort Strength Training Wearable Tracks Your Sets

We use the IMU sensors to detect which exercise the user is performing and identify the period engaging in concentric, eccentric, or isometric hold. These are the three main types of lifting exercises; you might know them as contracting, lengthening, or static exercises. The Fort uses the wrist as a proxy for bar velocity, and the company is seeking FDA clearance and will also be pursuing large, third-party studies from independent labs.
Wearables
fromStrength Running
1 month ago

Cross Training and Running: How to Add Other Sports to Your Training - Strength Running

Cross training and running go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you build it into your schedule intentionally, strategically, and with a clear understanding of what you're trying to accomplish, you'll thrive. Megan makes the case that cross-training serves runners for several distinct reasons, and the right reason for you will shape how you approach it.
Running
#personal-training
Exercise
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How personal training helps you hit your goals

Top performers use personal training for structured, strategic fitness progress, ensuring effort aligns with specific goals.
fromElite Traveler
3 weeks ago
Exercise

The Personal Trainers Trusted by Olympians and Hollywood Stars

Experienced personal trainers help clients achieve fitness goals through individualized training programs that address both physical and mental aspects of performance.
Exercise
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How personal training helps you hit your goals

Top performers use personal training for structured, strategic fitness progress, ensuring effort aligns with specific goals.
Exercise
fromElite Traveler
3 weeks ago

The Personal Trainers Trusted by Olympians and Hollywood Stars

Experienced personal trainers help clients achieve fitness goals through individualized training programs that address both physical and mental aspects of performance.
#home-gym
Exercise
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

We asked a personal trainer how he would spend $100 on supplements. Here's what he bought.

Creatine is a highly effective supplement for muscle and brain health, providing energy and enhancing workout performance.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

A longevity and sports medicine doctor who completed 15 Ironmans shares his workout routine. It includes a run-commute.

It's the most ubiquitous, effective, totally no-side-effects drug in the world. Exercise is also something Metzl feels is sometimes overlooked in the longevity space, in favor of fancier products. A lot of this stuff we talk about with longevity is not validated, like full-body MRIs and these supplement stacks.
Health
#resistance-training
#strength-stacking
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Strong v swole: the surprising truth about building muscle

Mechanical tension, not muscle damage, is the primary driver of muscle hypertrophy through mechanoreceptor activation of the mTOR pathway.
fromDefector
2 months ago

Ideologically Opposed To Proper Workout Form, With Patrick Wyman | Defector

"It's not great, if I'm being honest. From amending my answer to the question "how ya doing Roth" at the very beginning of this week's episode of The Distraction, it is clear that things are not going great. But for the second straight week, we found a way to split our episode between the Not Great stuff and being stupid about sports, with the result being one of the most enjoyable hours of my week."
US politics
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

5 gentle exercises perfect for people who haven't worked out in years - Silicon Canals

Easing back into fitness through gentle, consistent movements and mindfulness rebuilds foundation, confidence, and sustainable habit without intense workouts.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Watching my six year old deadlift 35kg was pretty cool': meet the children who work out

People tell me it will stunt their growth or that it's dangerous, she says. She is also often accused of forcing her children to train, when actually it all started the other way round. What child doesn't look at their parents and want to do what they're doing?
Parenting
fromSnowBrains
1 month ago

It's Time to Stop Debating & Start Putting the Bar Down - SnowBrains

I have evolved from someone who didn't think much of the bar except for resting my legs to thinking of it as an obvious life-saving precaution. Dr. Bourne shared several examples from Mammoth in which the bar could have saved lives, including the death of her former ski coach, who fell from a chairlift to his death, most likely from a medical event which may have been treatable.
Snowboarding
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Why doing a mix of exercise could be the key to longer life

Don't put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to exercise - doing a variety of different physical activities every week is the key to boosting your health and living longer, a study suggests. After tracking the weekly exercise habits of 110,000 men and women in the US for 30 years, researchers found active people who did the greatest variety of exercise were 19% less likely to die during that time than those who focused on one activity. That effect was greater than for individual sports like walking, tennis, rowing and jogging. The total amount of exercise you do is still key, experts say, but doing a range of activities you enjoy can bring lots of benefits.
Public health
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Bill Linnane: Youngsters today are more into barbells than bars, but that's not a bad thing

My generation's social lives revolved around drinking too much, but I'm glad it's not like that any more When I was growing up in the early 1990s, I counted down the days to turning 18 so that I could drink in the local hotspot - The Meeting Place.
Beer
Exercise
fromInsideHook
4 weeks ago

The Case for Becoming a "Movement Generalist"

Variety in physical activities can significantly lower mortality rates and enhance overall health.
#weight-loss
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I thought my powerlifter father was the strongest man in the world. But a secret steroid addiction took him and us to the brink

A father's drug addiction was concealed by a muscular, disciplined physique and obsessive gym habits, masking his dependence until his family discovered it.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

If a man in his 40s suddenly starts going to the gym every day, cooking his own meals, and spending time alone, something important is happening - and it's almost always the opposite of a crisis - Silicon Canals

Men adopting disciplined habits like regular strength training, cooking, and intentional solitude in midlife often rebuild themselves rather than experience a crisis.
Health
fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

The Best Workout Equipment to Buy in 2026

Water rowers, kettlebells, stationary bikes, and climbing equipment provide effective home gym solutions that combine aesthetic appeal with functional fitness benefits.
Snowboarding
fromUnofficial Networks
1 month ago

6 Dryland Bodyweight Exercises That Will Improve Your Skiing Experience

Fundamental exercises targeting single-leg stability, lateral movement, and ski-specific muscle activation provide greater training benefits than complex advanced movements for skiers of all levels.
fromScience of Running
2 months ago

Fit and Fast: Achieving Robustness in Training

In this episode of the On Coaching Podcast, Steve Magness and Jon Marcus discuss the concept of 'fit but flat,' exploring the phenomenon where athletes excel in metabolic fitness but fail to perform competitively due to a lack of neuromuscular coordination. Using examples like middle-distance runner Ingram Brion, the hosts delve into how metabolic training alone can lead to race failures.
Running
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

People who stay in shape without hitting the gym usually share these 8 simple daily routines - Silicon Canals

Sustainable daily movement and simple routines integrated into everyday life maintain fitness and vitality more effectively than intense gym-focused workouts.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 weeks ago

At 86, I still travel and I do headstands with my wife every day to stay mobile

Before I retired, I taught physics at a secondary school in China. While working as a teacher, I met my wife at an event. We were as active as the students we taught, spending our free time playing badminton, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis.
Exercise
fromNature
2 months ago

Exercise rewires the brain - boosting the body's endurance

Betley and his colleagues were curious about what happens in the brain as people get stronger through exercise. They decided to focus on the ventromedial hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and blood sugar. The team then zeroed in on a group of neurons in that region that produce a protein called steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1), which is known to play a part in regulating metabolism. A previous study found that the deletion of the gene that codes for SF1 impairs endurance in mice.
Science
fromSherdog
2 months ago

Manager: Kayla Harrison Risked Paralysis if She Hadn't Undergone Surgery

Kayla's not been 100% for the last three years, Abdelaziz told Submission Radio. Since her PFL days, she always had tingling. She couldn't lift her arm... The UFC flew her to New York, and the doctors said she immediately needs surgery because if she doesn't get surgery, it could paralyze her. But immediately after the surgery, all the pain is gone.
MMA
Yoga
fromYoga Journal
1 month ago

How to Improve Your Balance in 30 Seconds (or Less!)

Balancing is a skill requiring regular practice; simple, quick balancing exercises can be performed anywhere without equipment to maintain coordination among eyes, ears, brain, and body systems.
Exercise
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 month ago

I adopted a new fitness strategy in my 40s that's helped me run half-marathons, hold handstands, and do pull-ups as I age

Setting physical goals in each decade enhances perspective on aging and provides resilience in facing life's challenges.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

How One Athlete Chased a Pull-Up Bar Record at 81

When you see a pull-up bar, there's one physical activity that likely comes to mind: pull-ups. While they've lent this piece of equipment its name, they aren't the only physical feat that an athlete can accomplish using them. In 2022, for instance, Japan's Kenta Adachi set a new world record for hanging from a pull-up bar for well over an hour.
Health
fromUnofficial Networks
1 month ago

5 Exercises Every Backcountry Skier and Splitboarder Should Be Doing This Season

The sport is unique in that it asks for prolonged endurance on the uphill, then explosive strength and stability on the way down. Most gym routines do not train both. This one does. The five exercises Bell recommends are the single leg Romanian deadlift, the standard and multiplanar step up, the renegade row, the deep split squat, and the single leg hip flexor raise with band resistance.
Snowboarding
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

What Are "Movement Snacks"? How To Try This Trending Fitness Hack

I work with busy professionals, so I've been integrating micro workouts of two to 10 minutes into my clients' lifestyles for almost 20 years. The most important thing for your health isn't getting all your daily movement done in one big, perfectly curated workout - it's about being consistent.
Health
Exercise
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I'm 76 and joined a fitness group in my 60s. I still train every day and can do 5 muscle-ups.

A 76-year-old maintains exceptional fitness through lifelong physical activity, part-time work, and community gym participation, demonstrating that age need not limit mobility and strength.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

8 daily habits of people who stay incredibly fit without ever stepping foot in a gym - Silicon Canals

You know those people who seem to radiate energy and look like they could run a marathon at a moment's notice? The ones who somehow maintain incredible fitness without posting gym selfies or talking about their deadlift PR? I used to think they had some secret genetic advantage. Turns out, after years of observing and experimenting myself, their secret isn't found in a gym membership or expensive equipment. It's woven into the fabric of their daily lives through simple, sustainable habits.
Wellness
Health
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Why your balance gets worse after 55 and the simple exercise that reverses it - Silicon Canals

Balance declines after 55 from inner-ear, vision, proprioception deterioration and muscle loss, but a simple exercise can significantly restore stability without equipment.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Build muscle like an Olympian with 4 tips to help you get the most out of your time at the gym

Katie Ledecky prioritizes consistent swim practice, dry-land explosive power training, team motivation, nutrition, and sleep to achieve repeated Olympic success.
Wellness
fromCN Traveller
1 month ago

The 6 best reformer Pilates studios in London for strengthening, low-impact workouts

Pilates builds strength and joint stability through controlled, low-impact movements, making it effective for injury recovery and long-term athletic performance.
Exercise
fromScienceDaily
1 month ago

Scientists found a surprising way to make exercise work better

A ketogenic diet high in fat helps normalize blood sugar and dramatically improves muscle oxygen utilization and endurance response to exercise.
Exercise
fromEat This Not That
2 months ago

4 Seated Exercises That Flatten Belly Pooch While Working From Home After 40

Consistent seated core exercises at a desk activate deep core muscles, improve posture, and reduce belly pooch without needing gym time.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

What's the Point of Chasing a Plank PR?

It's just what it looks like: I time my planks then file them away, determined to last a little longer tomorrow. And sometimes I do, for several days in a row, then one day I'll collapse nearly a minute short of my personal best. I'll pound the mat like Charlton Heston at the end of Planet of the Apes, then I'll get myself together - you've got to stay cool at Equinox - and move on with my day.
Exercise
Exercise
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Your muscle-building blueprint: 3 ways to boost your gains from an exercise science pro

Use time-saving techniques like supersets and diversify training (power, agility, mobility, stamina) to maximize muscle gains and long-term health.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

People who stayed physically active into their 80s share these 7 movement habits they started before it became trendy - Silicon Canals

It got me thinking. While everyone's obsessing over the latest fitness trends and biohacking protocols, these folks have been consistently moving their bodies for decades. No fancy equipment, no Instagram-worthy routines, just simple habits they picked up long before movement became a multibillion-dollar industry. So I started asking around, digging into research, and talking to people who've stayed active well into their golden years. What I found wasn't revolutionary or complicated. It was refreshingly simple.
Exercise
Exercise
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Do You Have Difficulty Sustaining Your Exercise Program?

Internal motivation and enjoyment sustain long-term exercise participation, while external pressures undermine commitment and create negative associations with fitness.
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