In 6 Minutes, You Can Be Done With Your Workout

Our three short workout videos will get your heart pumping and give you a full-body workout without a trip to the gym.

  The 7-Minute Workout

12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort — all of it based on science.

  The 9-Minute Strength Workout

No matter your age or athletic ability, strength training is the key to flexibility, mobility, improved performance and lower injury risk. Anyone, at any fitness level, can and should strength train. And it doesn't have to take hours at the gym to see results. We’ll teach you the basics of strength training in the comfort of your own home. It’ll take only nine minutes of exertion to complete a full-body strength-building workout. Grab a towel and get ready to feel strong.

  The Healthiest Way to Sweat Out a Pandemic

As gyms close their doors, people are buying up dumbbells like toilet paper.

  The Trendiest Fitness Class Now: Working Out Alone at Home

Virtual fitness classes have grown past the novelty phase, with millions of people using apps and internet-connected gear to exercise at home. Gyms are fighting back.

  Use These Apps To Get A Full Body Workout Without A Gym

Has COVID-19 affected your workout routine? Stuck at home or just staying away from the gym until everything has blown over? You can still get a great workout without having to step foot outside. These apps are all fantastic alternatives when, for whatever reason, you just aren't able to hit the weights or treadmill like usual.

  Where to Even Begin With Working Out at Home, and How to Keep Going

First, I have some quick advice on giving yourself more materials to work with than “a couple dumbbells” or “nothing at all.” Then, I’m going to explain how to structure your working-out pursuit in a way that will make it feel a little less like you’re just uncomfortable flopping around your living room day after day until the end of time.

  Working Out at Home Without Annoying Your Neighbors

Noise complaints are up as residents jump, kickbox and lift weights in their own apartments during the coronavirus lockdown.

 How to choose the perfect workout routine

No matter what you enjoy or how hard you want to push yourself, there's something out there for you.

 How to fit in a workout while you travel

Sightseeing is just another excuse to break a sweat.

 Invigorating Home Workouts During The Time Of Coronavirus

Not even a week into lockdown and I’ve been able to enjoy a yoga flow, core Pilates, HIIT and a run with my dog.. All this because of some pretty amazing at home workouts.

 Is The Online Fitness Boom Here To Stay?

The online fitness industry has seen a major boom since the COVID-19 outbreak, but is it here to stay? For brick and mortar gyms, franchises and boutique fitness studio’s, the damage has been devastating. 24 hour fitness is contemplating bankruptcy while Soul Cycle is now selling their bikes for $2,500 to compete with Peloton amidst their studio closures.

 Is Your Workout Age-Appropriate?

Gyrating along to a baby-faced trainer with thumping music in a glowing pink cube? Where to go instead for sweat, empowerment, Beyoncé-approved catharsis—and above all, your dignity.

 New Home Workouts Come With New Aches and Pains

Many people trying online routines during the coronavirus pandemic are finding it’s not so easy to do them right. Here’s advice from the experts on improving your form.

 Online Fitness Classes: 6 of the Most Entertaining

From virtual dance parties to boxing rounds, these high-energy group fitness classes are all available virtually—good news for introverts who can let loose in blissful privacy

 Ready for a New Workout? Here Are Four

If you aren’t ready to rush back to the gym, our ‘What’s Your Workout’ columnist demos four fresh exercise routines that take advantage of small spaces...

 The 6 essential parts of an effective workout

Cardio or lifting? Why not both?

 This 22-Minute Workout Has Everything You Need

It's easy to feel too busy to exercise — and maybe spending an hour at the gym isn't realistic. But what about finding time for a 20-minute workout at home? Well ... 22 minutes, to be exact. That's right, if you have just 22 minutes, you can get an effective total-body workout. Why 22 minutes?

 What To Eat Before A Workout

When it comes to setting yourself up for a good workout, what you eat beforehand can make all the difference. Eat the right foods at the right time, and you’ll provide your body with plenty of high-octane fuel to support high-energy exercises. But consume too much or the wrong foods too close to your workout, and you may feel your pre-workout meal sloshing around in your stomach—or worse, traveling upward—during your sweat session.

 ‘As many reps as possible’ workouts are popular – and might work as well as HIIT

Though it’s recommended that we get a daily average of 60 minutes of physical activity, many of us struggle to find that much time. This might be one of the reasons high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts – which take just 15-30 minutes to complete – have become so popular. Though HIIT workouts might be short, a growing body of research shows they’re just as effective as longer endurance workouts for our health and fitness.

Which Workout Supplements Actually Work?

Here's what we know about creatine, whey protein, BCAA powder, and more.

A Fitness Empire Quietly Rises on YouTube

One of the nation’s hottest gyms isn’t a gym. And it’s free.

A Tougher Workout Than a StairMaster: The Stepmill

Stepmills are replacing traditional StairMasters at gyms as people want tougher, shorter workouts; Exercisers boast of conquering the #stairmonster.

As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common

While almost any intense activity can cause rhabdo, it almost always strikes people who are doing something new. That is why people should always progress from light to moderate and then vigorous intensity when doing a new exercise, said Eric Rawson, chair of the department of health, nutrition and exercise science at Messiah College in Pennsylvania.

Beast is Making Workouts Smarter

What’s great is that Beast is substantial yet you forget you’re wearing it after a short while.

Get Fit — Faster: This 22-Minute Workout Has You Covered

Hard to fit exercise into your day? Then, maybe this workout is for you. It covers everything you need — from cardio to strength training to stretching. "You can get a fantastic workout in 22 minutes," says Tim Church. He's a physician and researcher who has spent his career studying exercise.

How to Build Your Own Workout Routines – Advice from a Two-time Olympian

Generally, I like to break my workouts down into different component parts. Not only does it help me structure my sessions but also ensures that I'm ticking off all the areas that I want to.

How to Do the Shortest Workout Possible

I’m like everyone else. I fit in as much exercise as I can, when I can, and that would be my advice to anyone.

Really, Really Short Workouts

Think you’re too busy to work out? We have the workout for you. In minutes, high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T.) will have you sweating, breathing hard and maximizing the health benefits of exercise without the time commitment. Best of all, it’s scientifically proven to work.

Spice Up Your Workouts By Going Outside

The same old boring workout routine is one of the main motivation killers out there. No one wants to do the same thing every single day, and that is why so many of us don’t work out as much as we would like to.

The $500-a-Month Workout Habit

New numbers show just how many will pay extra for fewer choices; barre, boxing and Bikram yoga over big gyms.

The 4-Week Beginner's Workout

Whether you're just starting out―or starting again―this workout plan will help you drastically improve your physique and fitness levels in four weeks.

The Best Thing to Eat Before a Workout? Maybe Nothing at All

For those who can stomach it, working out before breakfast may be more beneficial for health than eating first, according to a useful new study of meal timing and physical activity.

These 5 Things Are Killing Your Workout

Have you ever for a moment wondered if you will ever be able to achieve optimal results when working out? Have you ever spent countless hours in the gym either running miles on the treadmill or exerting your muscles in the weight room?

Why a Few Minutes of Exercise Can Show Results

Short workouts have exploded with a wider array of apps and digital videos; a quick hit of yoga or climbing the stairs.

Why Are My Arms Swelling Up After a Hard Workout?

If, after a workout, you’re the most sore you’ve ever been, you might congratulate yourself on your hard work. But if your muscles seem puffy, swollen, or hard, and your pee is reddish or brown, then what you’re experiencing probably isn’t just the side effects of Beast Mode. In fact, you should go to the emergency room...

Why More People Are Turning to YouTube Videos for Fitness Classes

For many exercisers, their favorite workout class isn't offered at the gym. It's streaming on one of the thousands of YouTube fitness channels and delivered onto their TV, smartphone or tablet.