Fitness pros explain how to read your body’s cues, prevent overtraining, and maintain long-term progress.

Rest is an important piece of any exercise routine, and on some days all your body needs is a long lounge on the couch. But active recovery, which falls somewhere between a full rest day and a workout ...

It’s no secret that recovering well after a workout helps you to become a faster, stronger and less injury-prone runner. When we first think of recovery, we might picture kicking back and putting our ...

Is soft cardio the missing piece of your workout routine? We spoke to a sports medicine physician and a pro trainer to find ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Most lifters and runners think recovery means doing nothing. But complete rest often leaves you stiff, restless, ...

Want an exercise program that helps you work out smarter, not harder? You've found it. The Women's Health+ Ultimate HIIT Challenge is a week-long program that combines high intensity interval training ...

Whether you're into strength-training or running, rest days are a key part of any workout routine. But it can be hard to know what to do on rest days, especially if you can’t get enough of your go-to ...

Variety is the spice of life. When it comes to exercise, it might very well be the difference between progress and plateauing. Gen Z likes to mix things up when it comes to fitness, says Akshay Verma, ...

Firefighters are athletes. Taking care of ourselves means not just getting evaluated by our primary care or department physician but truly embracing a healthy lifestyle. Being able understand your ...

Every now and then, fitness TikTok digs up something that’s been around forever and calls it a “trend.” Earlier this year, the honours went to zone 2 cardio, a relatively low-effort form of ...