Many factors go into creating the best workout for your fitness goals. You probably know it’s important to pick the right amount of weight to lift and follow a certain rep and set scheme. But you should also know how long to rest between sets when you’re strength training. “Rest is what allows you to recover […]
The Paris Summer Olympics are already off to a much better start for Coco Gauff: On Wednesday, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced that the tennis star was chosen to be Team USA’s female flag bearer for the opening ceremony on July 26. It’s quite the 180 for Gauff. In the days leading […]
In SELF’s franchise, The Meal I Eat When I’m Feeling…, we talk with chefs, celebs, athletes, and people in the culinary space about the specific foods or meals they turn to amid certain emotions—and how eating their favorites plays a vital role in their self-care. As heptathlete Anna Hall prepared for the US Olympic Track […]
If your core workouts are all about bending with crunches and holding it right there with planks, it’s time to add the Russian twist to your routine. “In life, we use many movements that include all planes of motion, one of which is rotation,” says Cody Braun, C.S.C.S. He explains that rotation is one of the most undertrained movement patterns […]
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When you turn on the TV later this month, you’ll see the Olympics in all its glory—athletes flipping in the air, kicking through the water, and sprinting around the track, among other eye-popping feats. And the Paralympics, beginning August 28, will only continue with the momentum. But what happens behind the scenes, in the storied […]
And that’s where Rivera stepped up: “My favorite event is bars,” she tells SELF. “It feels like I’m flying. The swing of it just comes very naturally to me.” She came in fourth at that event at the Trials, behind Olympians Lee, Biles, and Chiles, and showed that she can put up a solid routine […]
Walking is arguably one of the easiest, most accessible ways to get moving. But, is walking good exercise? Can you really lose weight by walking? After all, nowadays, it seems the most popular workouts are all about going hard, cranking up the intensity, and more or less being reduced to a shaking puddle of sweat […]
The seated wide-legged forward fold — commonly referred to as the pancake stretch — is a foundational pose that, when fully expressed, demonstrates serious flexibility. Also known by its Sanskrit name upavishta konasana, this posture provides a deep stretch in your hips, groin, hamstrings, and lower back. Here’s how to perform it with proper form, as […]