“Ass to Grass” or 90 Degrees? Here's How Low You Should Be Squatting
Whether you’re loading a barbell on your back, racking a kettlebell over your shoulder, or just warming up with bodyweight squats, one question remains a constant: What is the proper squat depth? How low you go is as impo
17 Simple Fitness Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Workouts in 2025
A quick scroll through social media will cement the fact there’s a lot going on in the exercise space: new classes, workouts, and products claiming to bust boredom and give you results, stat; influencers promising the secre
10 Reasons to Add Rowing to Your Next Workout
The core stabilization you build through rowing can improve your day-to-day functioning in lots of ways, whether we’re talking about in the gym or outside of it—for example, allowing you to pick up heavy objects without s
5 Invigorating Stretches to Slot In Between Bed-Rotting Sessions
This article is part of SELF’s third annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. Taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is impossible without genuine downtime. With that in mind, we’ll be
9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Choosing a New Gym, According to a Personal Trainer
If you love to switch it up with different fitness classes, you’re probably going to get bored with a gym that offers the same handful on repeat—but you just might love one that works in new additions every month. If the
Introducing Ten Minute Time Machine: Your Secret to Turning Back the Clock
Are you ready to defy time and achieve your fitness goals in just 10 minutes a day? Introducing Ten Minute Time Machine, a revolutionary new fitness program designed to help you rewind the clock and feel stronger, healthier,
3 Benefits of Adding a Weighted Vest to Your Workout
A weighted vest might be the workout tool that your workouts have been missing. Because they’re wearable, they can add resistance to almost any exercise you perform — like calisthenics exercises and cardio exercises — t
WTF Are Toe Spacers and Do They Actually Make Your Workout Better?
Real talk: When was the last time you stretched out your toes? If the answer is, um, never, TikTok would like to have a word with you. Fitfluencers are raving about the power of toe spacers to help you avoid injury, run bette
If I Don’t Get Sore After a Workout, Does That Mean It’s Not…Working?
“No pain, no gain” is a long-standing mantra in the fitness world, suggesting a workout has to leave you writhing in a world of hurt in order to be effective. Social media supports this notion, with tons of TikTok videos
What Compression Socks Can—and Can’t—Do for Your Workouts
Of course, how you feel the day or two after a race or a heavy lifting session may matter more to you than your levels of certain blood chemicals. And several studies have found people report perceiving less discomfort in the