Strength training should be a staple of any fitness routine. In addition to increasing muscle strength and mass, regular strength training helps maintain strong bones, improve balance and offers ...

Is there a right way to feel the burn? While the virtues of exercise are well established, the debate over the superiority of full-body workouts versus workouts targeting and exhausting specific ...

“This allows for more frequent strength training sessions per week or the ability to adapt your real life to your sessions, and also give each muscle group proper time to recover between workouts,” ...

The benefits of strength training are well established, from boosting metabolism to promoting healthy aging. Fortunately, there are many different ways to incorporate strength training, aka resistance ...

With so many workout splits available, it can be overwhelming to figure out what actually works. The routine that carried you in your 20s may not cut it now and you probably don’t have the same time ...

Fitness is a journey that is unique to everyone. The first step is establishing realistic exercise expectations for yourself, and then getting into a routine that fits your lifestyle and adheres to ...

If you are into split routines that break down the body into pushing muscles (chest, shoulders, triceps), pulling muscles (back, biceps, grip), leg muscles (hips, lower back, legs) and the core ...

Put a finger down if you’ve ever experienced having to wonder, What workout should I do today? Well, same! Between HIIT workouts, resistance training, Pilates, and cardio, it’s easy to get overwhelmed ...

An exercise scientist outlines the key lifts that build strength and muscle without overcomplicating your training ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...