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Get an Abs and Butt Workout at Home With These 7 Moves
Targeting your abs and glutes can help you get a sculpted booty and six-pack abs — but that’s not the only reason to add this abs and butt workout to your weekly routine. Your core plays a key role in nearly every move you make, and your glutes are essential for power...
What Are the 7 Chakras? A Beginner's Guide
You’ve taken a yoga class or two. While you may not think of yourself as a yogi quite yet, you know the difference between mountain pose and chaturanga. But your instructor keeps tossing around one word that throws you off balance (literally!) every time — chakras....
9 Expert-Approved Bike Helmets for Every Type of Ride
It’s no secret how important it is to wear a helmet while riding a bike. There’s plenty of research that shows the safety benefits of them—it’s definitely in your best interest to put one on. “People [who crash] without helmets tend to have more severe injuries,”...
Suns Out, Guns Out: The 6 Coolest Outdoor Gyms Around the World
What could be better than a blood-pumping, heart-racing, endorphin-crushing workout? One with a sweet view. Outdoor gyms are becoming a more popular option amongst the active crowd who still wants to get their swole on in the sun. Whether it’s on a white sandy beach,...
The (Pricey!) New Garmin Expertly Tracks Your Workouts—But Also Tells You When to Chill
As SELF’s fitness director, I’ve tested a lot of smartwatches and fitness trackers, so I know there are a few basic must-haves for me: The device needs to accurately measure distance, pace, and heart rate during my workouts (no lagging GPS, please!); operate...
How to Do Locust Pose in Yoga (Salabhasana)
Locust pose, or salabhasana, is a belly-down, or prone, yoga posture that stretches your chest, shoulders, and spine. It’s also a backbend that’s suitable for beginners. “Locust pose improves strength and flexibility, and it is thought to reduce the effects of...
How Long Should You Meditate?
Meditation can feel, well, a lot like doing nothing if you’re new to the practice. Newcomers can feel frustrated or like they’re “failing.” (By the way, it’s impossible to fail at using meditation to combat stress unless you don’t do it at all.) But the benefits of...
Meet SELF’s 2024 Everyday Athletes
The benefits of fitness are far-reaching, both for your body (like having the strength to hoist that heavy box back on the shelf or the speed to sprint to your train stop with seconds to spare) and your mind (who doesn’t feel less stressed after a workout?). Problem...
Why You Really, Really Shouldn’t Use a Massage Gun on Your Neck
A fitness TikToker is warning people about an unsettling experience she had after using a massage gun on her neck. In the video, which has racked up 4.6 million views so far, Sophie Dolce explained that she recently woke up with “the worst kink in her neck.” So she...
Watch Suni Lee Crush a Wild New Gymnastics Skill No One’s Ever Landed in Competition Before
The 2024 Paris Olympics might still be six months away, but after scrolling through gold medalist Suni Lee’s Instagram yesterday, we can’t stop hoping that it would come just a little sooner.On January 23, the 20-year-old Olympic gymnast posted a carousel of four...
The Fix for Your Knee Pain Is… Walking Backward?
Not since the advent of the moonwalk has walking backward had such a moment. TikTok and Instagram are filled with videos of physical therapists and fitness influencers touting the benefits of walking backwards, aka retro walking. You may have also noticed people at...
Andrea Rogers' 7 Favorite Pilates Leg Exercises
No doubt about it: Pilates exercises offer incredible benefits for the core. But when it comes to the best leg exercises, Pilates can also provide a major boost, according to Andrea Rogers, founder of Xtend Barre and XB Pilates. Best of all, the practice uses compound...
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