Meet SELF’s Everyday Athletes for 2025
Anyone looking to get started with a fitness routine knows that it’s not quite as easy as it sounds. Sure, you can lace up a pair of running shoes and start jogging or fire up a video and bang out some bodyweight exercises
Andie MacDowell’s Painful Hip Symptoms Were Actually Piriformis Syndrome—Here’s What to Know
Leg and hip pain can be frustrating to navigate given that so many different things can cause it. After all, struggling with issues in these areas can be a sign of problems with everything from your mattress to a tight IT ban
Does Barre ‘Count’ as Strength Training or Is It More About Flexibility?
All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Hop into any barre class and your muscles will quickly start to feel it: As you pulse to the beat of the boomi
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
The 2024 SELF Home Fitness Awards
Hi, reader, and welcome to the 2024 SELF Home Fitness Awards! We firmly believe that you don’t need to join a gym to create a functional (dare we say joyful?!) workout routine that’s tailored to your goals and favorite ty
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
The 2024 SELF Sneaker Awards: 30 Top-Notch Pairs for Basically Every Activity
All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. When you’re wearing lackluster footwear, everything else gets that much harder. Runs feel like a drag; walks