CrossFit’s explosive growth has revolutionized the fitness industry, but beneath its popular surface lies a critical weakness: a notable lack of robust scientific research. While recent systematic reviews highlight CrossFit’s potential benefits, the methodology remains understudied compared to traditional training approaches, potentially undermining its credibility in the broader fitness community. This research deficit becomes particularly…
If you have been struggling to get a good night’s sleep, your exercise routine might be the missing piece of the puzzle. A new study suggested that muscle-strengthening exercises (think weightlifting, resistance bands and bodyweight movements) could be the most effective way for older adults to improve sleep quality. [Also read: Do you nap often?…
If you took out your phone right now and opened Instagram, how long would it take to scroll past a post from one of your Lululemon clad friends (or a fitness influencer) competing in a Hyrox? The fitness challenge has become a social media sensation since its inception eight years ago, with more than 650,000…
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The off-season is a great time to build new, off-the-bike training habits and set yourself up for a great year of riding ahead. You can take advantage of the lower mileage months of winter to shore up any muscle imbalances and other weak links in your fitness, or perhaps finally add strength training to your…
By standing on a vibrating plate roughly the size of a bathroom scale, you could shed pounds and build muscle. At least, that’s the claim you’ll find all over TikTok. “All you have to do is just hop on this vibration plate, and it does all the work for you,” one user said. Adding vibration…
Yann Magnan, 53, is the CEO of a software startup who lives in New York City and London. He told BI’s Fitness Money Diaries series that he spends around $1,300 a month on keeping fit. Magnan does 12 fitness classes a week. Every other week day he does two classes back-to-back from 6:10 a.m. To…
One simple lifestyle change was the first step to a 36 year-old woman’s astonishing body transformation — which saw her shed over half her weight in just over a year. Leah Hope Mancuso decided the time had come for change after a 2022 trip to Disneyland with her nephew left her suffering a migraine, foot and back…
Fitness information is everywhere nowadays, and not all of it is good. There are scare tactics on social media trying to persuade you that certain food groups should be on the ban list, and exercise and training plans promising the world in an attempt to make a quick buck. As a fitness writer, I’ve been…
RAWALPINDI: Sheikh Sajid Mahmood, a Pakistani entrepreneur in his late 50s, basks in the winter sunshine after offering Dhuhr prayers at a mosque in the city of Rawalpindi. The tranquil appeal of the place of worship — a spiritual and cultural beacon — draws thousands like Mahmood, particularly during Ramadan. Surrounded by busy…
