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An editor did daily core exercises for two weeks. Here, she unpacks the results with the help of fitness experts.

It’s 2025, and walking 10,000 steps a day is one of the most popular fitness goals on the planet. The scientific rationale is dubious – research suggests that doing 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day offers ...

The basic principle of weight loss is straightforward: if you consume fewer calories than you burn, you’ll lose weight. In practice though, this isn’t usually so easy or simple. Alongside counting ...

Doing burpees can help you increase strength and fitness. But exercises such as kettlebell swings, plank jacks, and bear crawls provide similar benefits with a much lower impact on your body. When you ...

The key to losing weight is to focus on diet and exercise but did you know sometimes it’s better to prioritize one over the other? If you want to lose weight, diet has better outcomes compared to ...

The basic principle of weight loss is straightforward: if you consume fewer calories than you burn, you’ll lose weight. In practice though, this isn’t usually so easy or simple. Alongside counting ...

There are some logical things we know to be true: working out is tiring. And being tired helps you fall asleep. But exercise before bed can sometimes have the opposite effect. I have personal ...

People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen male undergraduates who follow some sort of workout routine for a couple of weeks. So you can imagine ...