When you first hear “circuit training,” it may sound somewhat complicated. However, it’s actually a very straightforward way to improve your endurance and strength. Circuit training workouts incorporate a variety of exercises that can be tailored to practically any fitness level. What’s more, they may help you combine two workouts into one for a more […]
Strength training has been one of Ashley Graham’s fitness and health priorities for years. But now that the model, advocate, entrepreneur, and author is also the mom of a 4-year-old and 2-year-old twins, that strength, in practice, looks a little different. “I can hold all three kids at the same time: One on the back […]
Let’s be honest: There’s a “stereotypical body” problem in Pilates—even though any body that does this exercise is indeed a Pilates body. If you’re a beginner, don’t fit the stereotypical Pilates body type, or have a physical limitation that keeps you from doing a standard version of a move, there should be no embarrassment in […]
If you’ve ever practiced yoga, there’s a good chance you’ve, at times, felt breathless during a demanding flow or sore the next day from many rounds of Chaturanga. Surely, getting sweaty, breathless, and sore means that yoga “counts” as a cardio and strength workout… right? Not exactly. Yoga is pretty powerful, but for most people, […]
A big, round butt has had a juicy grip on aesthetic ideals for a while. It can also just be a genetic tendency, not a fashionable fad that goes in and out of style—which makes fetishizing or pursuing the growth of a big booty somewhat problematic. But aside from the cultural implications of butt idealization, […]