Lifting is about as simple as an exercise gets: You pick the thing up, and you put the thing down. But that doesn’t mean ...

Every lifter knows how important the lower body is for a strong squat, but the upper body often gets overlooked. Shoulder mobility plays a big role in how securely you can hold the bar and how much ...

When you’re gearing up for a run or workout, your warm-up might be an afterthought. You may even skip a pre-run routine altogether so that you can get straight to your effort. However, running coaches ...

While there’s no hard and fast rule, experts state one is (usually) better than the other. By Rachel MacPherson, C.P.T. If you want to build a healthy, strong, and functional body, your best bet is to ...

Warming up before physical activity has been around as long as people have engaged in organized sports and exercise. It has been reported that the athletes in ancient Greece and Rome would perform ...

If you’re one of those gym goers who jump straight into the heavy stuff, it might be time to rethink your strategy. It turns out that those first few minutes of warm up before the workout aren’t ...

Turns out, skipping your warmup might not hurt your gains. If you’ve been around the fitness community long enough, you’ve probably noticed there’s not only a lot of back and forth on the type of ...

"In theory, doing weights first would put your body into aerobic mode [so] by the time you to get to running, you will already be in aerobic/fat burning state. So you may maintain [that aerobic state] ...