Today

If You're Strength-Training and Middle-Aged, This Is How Heavy Your Weights Should Be

Strength training is essential for maintaining quality of life as you age, especially in menopause. Training with weights and resistance in middle age can support bone density, muscle growth, heart ...
Ars Technica

Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size

At this January’s massive NAMM music tech show in Los Angeles, six products won “best of show” awards. Several of them went to major music and electronic brands like Yamaha and Boss, but one of the ...
Business Wire

Snowflake Unveils Cortex Code, An AI Coding Agent That Drastically Increases Productivity by Understanding Your Enterprise Data Context

Cortex Code, Snowflake’s AI coding agent, helps customers like Braze, Decile, dentsu, FYUL, LendingTree, Shelter Mutual Insurance, TextNow, United Rentals, and WHOOP perform complex data engineering, ...
Prevention

Do the Stylish and Chic Stakt Weights Really Improve Workouts? I Put Them to the Test

Social media wants me to believe all fitness enthusiasts are divided into two camps—a Pilates princess or a weight lifting baddie—but I personally like doing a little bit of everything. My workouts ...
Health.com

When Doing Cardio Before Weights Helps Your Workout—and When Lifting First Works Better

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Cardio first supports warming ...
The Conversation

Should I increase weights at the gym? How often? And by how much?

Many of us go to the gym to bulk up. But how does it actually work? When you lift weights, it increases tension on the fibres in your muscles, and causes metabolic by-products (such as lactate and ...
Women's Health

Resistance Training Vs. Strength Training Vs. Weight Training: What’s The Difference?

When you’re a fitness newbie, there are a lot of terms to learn—rep, set, volume, AMRAP, EMOM—I can’t blame you if you’re wondering what it all means. When it comes to the names of types of training, ...
GOLF.com

The truth about swing weight and what’s really important

Spend enough time around golfers and you’ll eventually hear someone say, “I can feel the difference between D1 and D2.” And hey, maybe they think they can. But as someone who’s been fitting and ...
Los Angeles Times

Cardio vs. Weights: Which Is Better for Fat Loss?

Torn between the treadmill and the dumbbells? You’re not alone. In a world overflowing with “fat loss hacks” and fitness trends, it’s easy to get caught in the middle. The hum of treadmills on one ...
WebMD

Does Drinking Water Help You Lose Weight?

Drinking Water to Lose Weight: What’s the Idea? You've probably heard many of the ways water is good for you – it helps move waste out of your body, helps your cells work the way they should, ...
Today

The right way to wear ankle weights to make your walk an even better workout

Walking is a staple in my weekly routine. I log a 3.5-mile loop around my neighborhood at least a few times per week. Lately, I have noticed an interesting trend. At least half of the women I pass on ...