Meaningful rituals are few and far between in the strength and fitness world. But there’s one that has been catching on in the last few years during the last three-day weekend of spring, and we couldn’t think of anything better. This Memorial Day, thousands of athletes across the country—many of them CrossFit devotees, but an
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A few years ago I discovered the magic of strength training, and with it, the importance of eating protein in order to help repair my muscles and grow stronger. While I usually chase a sweat session with a protein shake, I love protein bars when I’m on the go, and I often find myself reaching
Not every gym selfie involves someone flexing their biceps anymore! Plenty of our favorite fitspo focuses squarely on the lower body—you know, that half of your being that you’re supposed to train sometime between chest on Monday and arms on Friday. To show off your leg muscles, you need a combination of the best leg exercises, heavy
The biker shorts trend isn’t going anywhere. In fact, with the warmer weather, we’re itching to ditch our long Old Navy has an amazing selection of soft, breathable, and trendy biker shorts. Whether you have an inseam preference, love patterns or bold colors, or need to stock up on the basics, we rounded up our
Back Pain | Shoulder Pain | Knee Pain | Upper-Body Workout | Lower-Body Workout In recent years, the shoulder has begun to rival the lower back as the top pain point for active people. Why? Partly due to how the shoulder is constructed, but plenty more is just about us—how we train, how we take care of
The fitness industry is constantly evolving. Remember when people didn’t book barre classes in bulk? As we predicted, the latest innovations this year are interactive, personalized products that let you get fit on your own time, in your own space. If you went over to a friend’s house and saw Mirror, one of these new
Back Pain | Shoulder Pain | Knee Pain | Upper-Body Workout | Lower-Body Workout Experts can talk all day about the right way to train through back and knee pain, but until you have a workout in front of you—or more specifically, a great pain-free workout behind you—it’s just talk. This workout is all about training
Photo: Angel City Elite, from left to right: Valeri Sanchez, Sabrina De La Cruz, Grace Zamudio, Andrea Guerra, and Grace Gonzales. At the starting line of the 2020 US Marathon Trials, Sabrina De La Cruz realized something felt off. “There wasn’t a lot of diversity,” the professional runner told POPSUGAR, reflecting on last February’s race
In this day and age, workout clothes aren’t just workout clothes. They’re also office clothes, lounge clothes, cooking clothes, and even sometimes pajamas (hey, no judgment). So, we’re stocking up on new, comfortable styles that will keep us comfy and also inspire us to get moving. It’s a win all around. There are super cute
The amount of protein you need depends on a number of factors, including your weight, age, goals, and activity level. The daily minimum recommended by the National Institutes of Health is 0.36 grams per pound of body weight for a sedentary person. However, if you do intense workouts, have a physically demanding job, or both,
Breakfast may just be the most important meal of the day, but finding time to scrounge up something to eat in the morning can be a real challenge. In fact, you may be tempted to skip the hassle altogether, especially if you’re trying to limit your daily calorie intake. However, cutting out breakfast can be
Back | Main | Next Kris’ final week before race day starts off with a bang, in the form of an exploding shaker bottle full of supplements and apple cider vinegar. But despite this inauspicious start, his final week was one of triumphs. On “judgement day” in the lab, he discovers that his body composition
When it comes to shopping for a new fitness tracker, it can get complicated. There are so many brands and choices out there at every price point. To make your shopping and fitness life easier, we turned to Amazon, because the mega retailer is filled with a plethora of unbiased customer reviewers. We scoured through
One of the most popular muscle and strength-building programs of all time is the 5×5 protocol. Lifters were swearing by it 50 years ago, and in recent years, it has only gotten more popular. Why? Because it’s simple, sustainable, and it straight-up works. But there’s a catch: 5×5 works best as a long-term commitment of
Body positivity queen and self-love enthusiast Ashley Graham is sending good vibes all around with a wholesome TikTok challenge that has people of all shapes and sizes celebrating their beautiful bodies. “Have you celebrated yourself today?” Graham captioned the video, during which she pointed out “the strongest part of my body, the sexiest part of
Becoming a college strength and conditioning coach isn’t easy, but it was the young guy Jesse’s dream. There wasn’t time to sit and revel in my epic triumph as I had dreamed. I was thrown right into the thick of it. On day one, I was the head strength and conditioning coach for three teams. Read
Back | Main | Next Kris is just four weeks from his first half-Ironman, but still on the road in London. So of course, he goes out of his way to see the sights. No, not Big Ben and London Bridge—it’s the lap pool from the London Olympics! And what’s more, he swims and lifts there. Who says
If you want to swim while you have your period, but you’re not into wearing tampons or menstrual cups or discs, period swimwear is here to protect you! The layers in the gusset of the underwear work to trap and absorb your period so it doesn’t leak in the water (or on land!). If you
£35.99 https://getabearhug.com Runners can be a hard crowd to win over. Give them a carbon plated shoe and tell them it will shave seconds off their 10K personal best and they’ll bite your hand off; tell them that passive stretching after work outs will improve recovery and the response will be a trifle more sceptical.
Nutrition Plan | Main | Week 1 Imagine that you were about to throw yourself into an incredibly ambitious challenge, giving yourself about a quarter of the time that most people would need to accomplish it. What would you want to do first? Kris Gethin had to ask himself that question when he decided to prepare for a
Work all of your major muscle groups with this high-intensity workout that requires no equipment. Certified personal trainer Ashley Joi will inspire you to give each exercise, including burpees, planks, and mountain climbers, your all. Each circuit is meant to challenge you, but Ashley has you covered with BODYARMOR LYTE hydration breaks throughout to allow
Back | Main | Next After you’ve busted your ass on something this difficult, you need to give your body a chance to recover if you want to keep improving your conditioning. What recovery means is different for everyone, and, as hard as it is for Kris to admit, all of us need to find some way to
If you’re looking for ways to help prevent UTIs or just improve your urinary-tract health, it might be tempting to toss a bottle of cranberry gummies into your shopping cart. The gummy-vitamin market is hot, and they usually taste as good as a piece of candy. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean you can necessarily count on
At this point, more runners and cyclists know they should lift. But talk to some bodybuilders and gym rats, and they might still consider ”endurance” a four-letter word. After all, if size is the prize of all those reps under the bar, why in the world would you risk losing your gains by going for a run?
I was first diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) during a study abroad trip to Costa Rica in 2011. After a few days there — eating simple foods like chicken, rice, beans, fruits, and vegetables — I got super sick, having diarrhea after every meal, along with terrible gas and bloating. It wasn’t exactly fun
Back | Main | Next “The reason I’m doing this is because I’m trying to prove to you that with efficiency can come the longevity,” Kris Gethin says. “Especially when it comes to endurance.” This is the essence of his unique hybrid approach: Do what matters most and do it hard, rather than just doing
Skateboarding is one of five new sports making their Olympic debut in Tokyo this summer, and we can’t wait to see some of the world’s best skaters show off their stuff! If you’re tuning in to watch skateboarding for the first time, it might help to have a basic idea of how the scoring works.
Once upon a time, it seemed like only young men wanted to build muscle. That’s definitely not the case any longer! But the more people there are who want it, the more people there are who are getting frustrated when the scale doesn’t go up like they planned. If you’ve been working hard but not seeing any
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