Fitness
Strength Training for Women: A Simple Guide to Getting Started
If you want to look and feel good, and remain healthy as you get older, you need to lift weights. That goes for everyone - including women (especially women). Lifting weights is not going to make you look unsightly. You’re not going to get jacked (unless you want to be). It’s going to support every other fitness goal you have,...
The Strength Training Blueprint for Over 50s: Why It Matters More Than Ever
If you're 50 or older and not doing some form of strength training, the evidence says you should be. It’s not about aesthetics, or trying to relive your glory days. It’s about preserving a better quality of life for longer, and even keeping you alive. If someone’s telling you you can’t strength train as you get to this age range,...
Is Two Sets to Failure the Best Way to Train?
Opinions on the best way to train for hypertrophy are mixed. But in general, the traditional approach has been to grind away doing somewhere in the range of three to five sets for each exercise, anywhere between eight to fifteen reps per set. The idea is that volume = growth. Meticulously counting out reps, and clocking enough sets and enough...
Hybrid Training: All The Pros and Cons of Training Strength and Endurance at the Same Time
A lot of people will tell you to pick a lane if you want to get serious about fitness. You either want to be big, or lean. You want to be a lifter, or a runner. But there’s another way of looking at it. Hybrid training, the idea that you can pursue serious strength AND serious endurance in the same...
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Best Zone 2 Cardio Workouts: 10 Ways to Build Your Aerobic Base
As of 2025, zone 2 cardio has become a hot topic in the fitness and longevity space, for good reason. While HIIT gets attention for fast results, zone 2 cardio is where the real longevity work happens — building mitochondrial efficiency and fat oxidation capacity without the recovery cost or injury risk. Research shows significant benefits to getting a minimum...
Is Lifting Weights Cardio?
When you do a set of heavy squats, or hammer out two sets to failure on the bench, you might find yourself gasping for air. You look down at your smart watch, and see you’re in zone 3 territory. So that naturally begs the question: is lifting weights cardio? Are you getting even more benefits from your strength training than...
The Japanese Walking Method: Fitness Hack or Empty Hype?
If you've seen "Japanese walking method" trending on social media, hands up (mine is up, in case you can’t see). This one has been on TikTok, health blogs, and morning shows. But here's the thing: this isn't a brand-new discovery. No one just stumbled upon a completely new way to walk. As a fitness tool, though, it has legs (all...
The Pallof Press: How to Do It, Muscles Worked, and Why It Builds Real Core Strength
The core is the most overlooked part of the body. We jump to work out our biceps, chest, back, even push through leg day once a week. But too many people ignore the part of the body that keeps everything else stable and operational. And even for those who do core workouts regularly, the common mistake is to focus only...
Unilateral Exercises: Here’s What You're Missing by Training Both Sides at Once
You can squat 300 pounds and feel good about your leg strength. Then you try a set of Bulgarian split squats with just your bodyweight, and suddenly your legs are shaking, your balance is gone, and you're questioning everything. That gap between your bilateral strength and your single-leg strength is real, and it's more common than you think. A 2023...
The 12-3-30 Workout: What the Science Actually Says About Incline Treadmill Walking
Bottom Line: The 12-3-30 workout (12% incline, 3 mph, 30 minutes) went viral on TikTok, but the concept is just structured incline treadmill walking. A 2025 study found it burns roughly the same calories as a self-paced run, with a significantly higher percentage of fat used as fuel. It's low-impact, accessible, and easy to stick with. The biggest benefit might...
14 Reasons Why You’re Not Making Progress at the Gym (And How to Fix It)
If you’re putting in the time at the gym but not seeing the results you expected, you’re not alone. It’s common to feel like you’re struggling to make any progress - and it can be extremely frustrating too. The solution? Pinpoint the cause, and address the cause. It’s that simple. What’s not always simple is the first part: figuring out...
Trap Bar vs Conventional Deadlift: Which is Best (And Why It Matters)
The deadlift is one of the best exercises you can do for building strength. But there’s more than one way to deadlift. Two of the most popular variations are the conventional deadlift (done with a straight barbell in front of you), and the trap bar (or hex bar) deadlift. Both lifts can build strength and muscle, but they feel different...
