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The 8 Best Instant Electrolyte Drinks To Keep You Seriously Hydrated
When you’re sweating your butt off, sometimes water isn’t enough to fully rehydrate you. That’s because you lose more than just water when you perspire: Sweat is also made up of electrolytes like...
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The 10 Best Back Stretches for Flexibility That’ll Make You Say ‘Ahhh’
Nobody likes a tight, achy lower back. It can make it uncomfortable to walk or even sit, and it can mess with our sleep, leaving us not only in pain, but grumpy to boot. Yet according to a June 2023...
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These Are the Most Effective Pilates Moves for Every Muscle in Your Core
Whenever I take a Pilates class, I know I’m in for one thing: a seriously sore core the next day. Whether on the reformer or the mat, nearly the entire workout is designed around building major...
View ArticleThe 11 Best Gluteus Medius Exercises for Healthy Hips and Strong Buns
When we think about our butt muscles, the gluteus maximus usually gets all the glory. The largest and strongest of the bunch, this baby takes most of the responsibility for creating a powerhouse...
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Locust Pose Is One of the Best Ways To Improve Your Posture. Here’s How To Do...
There are certain yoga poses that almost everyone in class either looks forward to or dreads. One of those is locust pose (aka Salabhasana in Sanskrit). This full-body backbend engages muscles all the...
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Boat Pose Can Fire Up Your Core Muscles If You Do It Right—Here’s How
When you imagine a boat, you might picture a canoe or kayak floating about lazily on the water. But when you get into boat pose (Paripurna Navasana in Sanskrit) in yoga class, there’s absolutely...
View ArticleWorking With an Online Running Coach Made Me More Prepared For a Marathon...
I was about 20 feet into Heartbreak Hill, the infamous climb at mile 20 of the Boston Marathon, when I saw a kid handing out frozen Otter Pops. I’d been determined to conquer this hill—I had trained...
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Mountain Pose Can Set You Up for a Stronger Yoga Practice—Here’s How To Do It...
It’s easy to think of mountain pose in yoga as a moment to take a break. You’re just standing there on your two feet after all, right? Actually, it’s a foundational pose that can set the direction for...
View ArticleThese 8 Benefits of Cycling Will Convince You To Hop on a Bike ASAP
I have a theory: Part of the reason why Nordic countries continually top lists of the world’s happiest countries has something to do with how bike-friendly they are. I don’t have research to back me up...
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Want To Age Well? Tai Chi Is the Activity Your Exercise Routine Might Be Missing
About 15 minutes into my online tai chi class, a notification popped up on my laptop about an email I’d been waiting for all morning. I dropped the exercise we were doing and ran over to check what it...
View Article8 Surprising Reasons Your Hips Are So Damn Tight—And What To Do About It
Sometimes after a super long day of work, my hip flexors protest when I try to get out of my seat—they need a few extra seconds before releasing enough to actually let me stand up straight. Even when I...
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These Ankle Compression Socks Fight Swelling (Minus the Hassle of Pulling...
I love a good compression sock. After a long run when my achy feet and sore calves feel about 1,000 years old, slipping into a tight, knee-high stocking helps me feel like I can actually walk around...
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These “Barefoot”-Style Slippers Give Your Feet the Coziest Arch Workout You...
During the “lockdown” phase of the pandemic, podiatrists got a lot of calls. People’s feet were aching with conditions like plantar fasciitis, thanks to spending all day in chunky slippers rather than...
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These Barefoot Sneakers Convinced Me To Ditch My Floaty, Foam-y Shoes, and I...
Most of us spend our days without much sense of the ground below us. Sure, we know it’s there—but with our evergrowing love of max-cushioned shoes, we don’t really feel it. Yet, natural foot care...
View ArticleYour Sports Bra Could Be Making It Harder To Work Out—Here’s How to Choose...
When I first got pregnant, I had an unexpected new challenge when it came to working out: keeping my newly voluptuous boobs in line. Not knowing how a sports bra should fit, my solution at the time was...
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Want to Stop Slouching? This Is the Move Your Exercise Routine Is Missing
When you come across a fresh patch of powdery snow, what do you do? Obviously, you fall back into it and wave your arms up and down to create a snow angel. Ironically, this childlike delight is quite...
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This Light-Up Running Pack Keeps Me Hydrated and Extra Safe During Nighttime...
When I first started training for ultramarathons and running to and from work to rack up miles (with a stop at the gym to shower, of course), my coworkers would make fun of me anytime I walked into the...
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These Portable Compression Sleeves Bring My Sore, Achy Legs Back to Life...
Recently, my favorite part of long marathon-training runs has been the half-hour after my run when I sit on the couch and strap on my Hyperice Normatec Go compression sleeves ($383). (Not sure what...
View Article5 Ways Paddling Phenom Evy Leibfarth Decompresses from Olympic Training to...
Growing up as a paddling prodigy in North Carolina, Evy Leibfarth assumed that in order to become a champion athlete, she had to focus on her sport 24/7. Thanks to her intense determination (and major...
View ArticleAlexi Pappas, the ‘Fairy Godsister’ of Olympians, Is Launching a Podcast All...
Eight years ago, runner Alexi Pappas raced the 10,000 meters at the Rio Olympics, simultaneously setting a national record for her country (Greece) and a personal record for herself. This year, she’s...
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Find Your ‘Float’ State With the 8 Best Inflatable Paddle Boards for Beginners
When stand-up paddle boarding first grew popular in the ‘90s, it required a hard, fiberglass board that took up 12 feet or so of storage space and was a major hassle to actually get to the water. The...
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Forearm Plank vs. High Plank: Here’s What Personal Trainers Want You to Know...
If you’re trying to build a stronger core, planks will likely be in heavy rotation in your workouts. “The plank is a great full-body exercise, but especially for the core,” says certified personal...
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The 8 Best Hoka Trail Running Shoes, According to Pro Ultramarathon Athletes
Fun fact: Hoka—the brand behind what is arguably the internet’s favorite walking shoe—was born on the trails of the French Alps. So it’s no surprise that Hoka makes some of the best trail running shoes...
View Article5 Athletes Share Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Mom Who...
When the Paris Olympics nursery was announced (the first in the history of the Games) Alysia Montaño, former pro runner, Olympian, and founder of the advocacy organization &mother said “[this] is...
View Article‘I Always Gave the Post-Workout Chocolate Milk Trend Side Eye—Until I Tried It’
Fitness “hacks” are everywhere these days. You’ve go to be a bit skeptical, or else you could drain your bank account buying weird gizmos and end up trying some bonkers stuff. One fad I ignored for...
View ArticleReady to Run Super Fast? Add These Sprint Workouts to Your Training
If you’re a runner who’s trying to get fast ASAP, sprint workouts are one of the best ways to train. Sure, maybe your days of dreaming about becoming a track star are long gone. But little bursts of...
View Article6 Surprising Benefits of Running Every Day, Plus What to Know Before You Try It
On May 15, 2017, Hellah Sidibe decided to start a two-week “run streak” where he would run every single day for at least 10 minutes. At the time, he was in a pretty dark place mentally, trying to...
View ArticleHear Me Out: A Generous Time Limit Can Transform the Whole Vibe of a Running...
Around mile 10 of the Every Woman’s Marathon (EWM) in Savannah, Georgia, in November, my goal shifted from racing to the finish line to racing to the nearest porta potty. And then the next porta potty....
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The Coros Pace Pro Running Watch Makes Me Feel Like I’ve Got a Coach (and...
Overall, running is a pretty low-tech sport—all you really need is a good pair of shoes. But there’s one piece of gear that many runners completely geek out over: the watch. Today’s top GPS running...
View ArticleDumbbells, Kettlebells, or Barbells: Which Is Best for Building Strength?
Picture this: You enter the weight room of a gym, surrounded by a whole bunch of equipment. As you try to figure out which weights to pick up, you see one gym bro squatting with a pair of dumbbells, an...
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