Three years after qualifying for her first Summer Games, Sha’Carri Richardson will finally have the chance to bring home Olympic gold: The track star is set to head to Paris to represent Team USA. On June 22, Richardson finished first […]
Three years after qualifying for her first Summer Games, Sha’Carri Richardson will finally have the chance to bring home Olympic gold: The track star is set to head to Paris to represent Team USA. On June 22, Richardson finished first […]
Want better results in the posterior department? It’s time to start homing in on your butt muscles with glute isolation exercises. Sure, compound exercises like squats and lunges are the foundation of lower body strength, and they do strengthen your […]
If you’ve got achy shoulders, we’ve got the solution: A quick Pilates-based mobility routine that’ll help your cranky joints move more smoothly—and strengthen the surrounding muscles at the same time. The first installment of Sweat With SELF’s new Pilates series […]
If you spend a large part of your day seated at a desk, hip mobility exercises might be the change you need to feel better in your workouts and in everyday life. “The human body is designed to transfer movement […]
Even if you’re not a rugby fan, you probably know the name Ilona Maher: The center for USA’s Women’s Eagles Sevens has racked up over one million followers on TikTok, where she does everything from sharing inside looks into pro […]
Although there are many outstanding stretches in a dynamic-warmup that can prepare you for a workout, only one holds the title of the “world’s greatest stretch.” That’s because this particular move hits multiple muscle groups and improves range of motion, […]
Being a human comes with some seriously miserable experiences, like root canals, hangovers, and the reason we’ve gathered here today: chafing. “Chafing is skin irritation that occurs from skin rubbing against itself—like the inner thighs—or against clothing,” Fatima Fahs, MD, […]
The Olympics have been going on for a pretty long time now—we’re coming up on the 33rd installment this summer—but the global competition is anything but stale. One big reason? The Games are evolving all the time, and new sports […]
Should I train front delts? is right up there with Do you even lift? as the most-asked question among gym veterans. So, do you really need front delt exercises in your lifting routine? The front deltoid — that showy strand […]
Katie Ledecky has dominated the pool on the world’s biggest stage for over a decade. But as she writes in her new book Just Add Water, that was never her plan. Olympians were superheroes, she believed. Ledecky, meanwhile, was just […]
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