When you walk into the gym, there’s a good chance that you tend to gravitate toward the same section first each time. Maybe it’s the cardio machines: Sweating it out on the treadmill, elliptical, or ...

You’re at the gym, ready for the perfect workout — do you start with cardio, or do you lift first? A group of fitness experts have weighed in on the best way to order your exercise routine, to help ...

What comes to mind when you think about doing cardio? For me (and I suspect I’m not alone in this) it's tiring exercise, like running or burpees, that takes a lot of motivation to suffer — I mean ...

Planning to hit the gym during rush hour? You’ll have much better luck finding an open elliptical machine than a bench press, squat rack or 30-pound dumbbells. Strength training — also called weight ...

Three years ago, I was in the worst shape of my life. I had just finished a three-month stint in the hospital and undergone dramatic weight gain from the medication I was taking. I felt winded just ...

If you’re on FitTok or the weight-room side of the internet, there’s a good chance you see a lot of hot takes: Pilates isn’t strength training! HIIT is bad for you! The anabolic window isn’t real!

Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our free Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox. It’s common to focus on your favorite form of exercise, but a well-rounded fitness ...

When exercising, many people will do strength training and cardio, one after the other. But does the order in which you perform them affect your results? The short answer? It depends, TODAY ...

If you’ve ever rolled out of bed, and immediately bee-lined it to the treadmill cup-oh-buzz in hand, then you’ve unknowingly given fasted cardio a try. Working out on an empty stomach isn’t always ...

Try to beat this workout. “Cardio drumming” is all the rage — you place an exercise ball in a bucket and whack it with drumsticks to the beat of a song to burn calories, relieve stress, strengthen ...

I blame the pandemic, injuries, and living in a small apartment for the fact that I haven't had a regular cardio routine for the past few years. Recently, though, my excuses have started running out.