Cardio Training
Short on steps? Picking up the pace for 30 minutes may lower death risk
Hitting a high daily step count is not the only way to walk your way to a longer life, a large new UK study suggests.
Strength Training
How much should you be able to deadlift? Strength norms by age and sex
A huge new look at nearly a million powerlifting attempts puts a real number on your pull at every age.
Strength Training
How many pull-ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age and sex
The number you crank out from a dead hang is a surprisingly honest grade on your upper body, and the standard shifts with every decade.
Cardio Training
Walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day? Your risk of dementia and stroke may nearly double
A year of fitness-tracker data from thousands of US adults suggests the number on your watch may matter more for your brain than you think.
Workout Tips
8 signs you may be overtraining, and how to know when to take a break
Your resting heart rate, your sleep and even your mood can hint when training has tipped past what your body can repair.
Cardio Training
Short on steps? Picking up the pace for 30 minutes may lower death risk
Hitting a high daily step count is not the only way to walk your way to a longer life, a large new UK study suggests.
Strength Training
How much should you be able to deadlift? Strength norms by age and sex
A huge new look at nearly a million powerlifting attempts puts a real number on your pull at every age.
Strength Training
How many pull-ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age and sex
The number you crank out from a dead hang is a surprisingly honest grade on your upper body, and the standard shifts with every decade.
Cardio Training
Walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day? Your risk of dementia and stroke may nearly double
A year of fitness-tracker data from thousands of US adults suggests the number on your watch may matter more for your brain than you think.
Your workout may keep burning calories for up to 48 hours: here is how much
The afterburn effect is real, but far smaller than fitness marketing suggests.
Why one long walk may protect your heart more than several short ones
A UK Biobank study of 33,560 adults ties longer, unbroken walks to sharply lower heart and death risks.
Two minutes of all-out sprinting can burn as many calories as a 20-minute jog
A small Canadian study says short repeat sprints match a longer easy run.
Doing both cardio and weights may cut your death risk by nearly half
A Harvard 30-year study of nearly 150,000 adults finds the combo beats either alone.
Four minutes of Tabata burns more calories per minute than most gym workouts
Eight brutal rounds. Four minutes. The numbers are hard to ignore.
What should your VO2 max be? The healthy range sorted by age and sex
Your smartwatch shows a number few people know how to read. Here is the honest range.