exercise

  • These Are the Best Chest Exercises for Stronger Pecs

    These Are the Best Chest Exercises for Stronger Pecs

    We’ve worked our upper backs and our biceps and triceps, so it’s time to round out upper body day with my picks for the best chest exercises. And before you ask—these are the best chest exercises for men and women. You’ll find gendered lists out there, but the same exercises work for all genders. I’ll…


  • The Best Exercises for a Stronger Upper Back

    The Best Exercises for a Stronger Upper Back

    The upper back is an important enough area to train that many gym rats devote two whole days to it each week—this is what “pull day” really means. With strong lats and other upper back muscles, you can bang out pullup after pullup, if that’s a thing you want to do. You can work toward…


  • The Best Exercises for Your Glutes

    The Best Exercises for Your Glutes

    Stop snickering—butt exercises are some of the most important ones to do in the gym. That’s true whether you want to sculpt a shapely rear end, or just get stronger for functional reasons like running faster or picking things up off the ground more easily. So here are my picks for the best exercises for…


  • Running or Yoga Can Help Symptoms of Depression, Research Shows

    Running or Yoga Can Help Symptoms of Depression, Research Shows

    At least one in ten people have depression at some point in their lives, with some estimates closer to one in four. It’s one of the worst things for someone’s wellbeing – worse than debt, divorce or diabetes. One in seven Australians take antidepressants. Psychologists are in high demand. Still, only half of people with…