Over the last two decades, barre workouts have exploded from a niche boutique offering to a fixture of the fitness scene — taught at hundreds of specialized studios, gyms and Y.M.C.A.s — as word has spread about their power to build strength, balance and flexibility using mostly your own body weight. Barre workouts were first…
Massage isn’t just for upscale spas that serve cucumber water. For many amateur and professional athletes, it’s an extension of their training program. Running races frequently feature massage stations, many high-end gyms offer post-workout rub downs and most elite sports teams have a massage therapist on staff. The massage gun market is estimated at over…
Q: If I’m not sore after I exercise, did it even count? There’s a pervasive belief among fitness enthusiasts that if you aren’t sore after a workout, you’re not getting into shape or working your muscles hard enough to build strength. But soreness is not equivalent to progress, fitness experts say. And constant soreness is…
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…
Nine Benefits Of Doing Push-Ups Every Day Image: Unsplash 29 Jan 2025 Push-ups build upper-body strength by targeting the chest, triceps, and scapular-stabilizing shoulder muscles effectively Image: Unsplash Core muscles, including the rectus abdominis and obliques, engage to maintain stability during push-ups Image: Unsplash Push-ups suit all fitness levels, with variations to match beginner, intermediate,…
“I think of women’s fitness history as B.J. and A.J. — Before Jane and After Jane,” Ken Alan, a kinesiologist who taught aerobics in the 1970s, said in a 2020 interview. Ms. Fonda initially entered the exercise business to raise money for her husband, the progressive activist Tom Hayden, who had dreams of running for…
Not long ago, 40 was considered over the hill in sports. But we are increasingly seeing athletes, like the skier Lindsey Vonn, 40, and the climber Chris Sharma, 43, staging midlife comebacks. Peak performance is still within reach for the rest of us, too. Just look at Ken Rideout, a father of four from Nashville…
