SELF’s 2025 Sneaker Awards Are Coming—Here’s How to Submit
You heard it here first—it’s time to hit the ground running for the 2025 SELF Sneaker Awards. Year after year, SELF’s Sneaker Awards crown the best new pairs across every category, from lifestyle staples to gym rat favo
How Meditation Can Make You a Better Yogi (and Vice Versa)
As mind-body practices, yoga and meditation provide many benefits. However, if you practice one without the other, you might not be getting the most out of either habit. You can actually enhance your experience both on the ma
Experts Love These Folding Treadmills for At-Home Workouts
You don’t need a ton of space to work out at home—your office or bedroom can double as a gym, with the right equipment. Unlike a traditional treadmill, a folding treadmill can easily be stored under your desk or against t
10 Inner-Thigh Exercises to Target and Strengthen Your Adductors
For many folks, adductor exercises are a neglected part of strength training. Unlike other lower-body players—like the glutes, quads, and calves—the inner thighs are typically not top of mind for a lot of exercisers, in p
You May Be Stretching Wrong — Here Are 8 Ways to Tell
You already know that stretching is important. It improves flexibility and mobility (one of the key components of fitness) and reduces the risk of injury. And if you don’t stretch, the muscles can shorten and become tight,
This Beginner-Friendly Abs Exercise Will Strengthen Your Entire Core
Don’t let its name deceive you: The dead-bug exercise is actually a really stellar strength move—and one, we’re happy to inform you, that has nothing to do with, um, expired cockroaches or beetles. In fact, consider it
Finally, Sports Bras for Big Boobs That Don’t Pinch, Squeeze, or Chafe
There’s nothing more uncomfortable than feeling your boobs bounce up and down the second you break into a jog—I’ve been known to wear two sports bras just to avoid it. But surely there are some options out there that ar
What Can Happen to Your Feet If You Wear the Same Shoes for Running and Lifting
Maybe you’re a runner who strength trains to stay injury-free, a lifter who dabbles in sprinting for power, or someone who’s aiming to incorporate both cardio and resistance into your general routine—a.k.a. the original
Hunter Woodhall Says His Oura Ring Might Have ‘Saved’ His Life—Here’s How
Paralympic track star Hunter Woodhall and his wife, Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall, made people around the world melt after rooting each other to dual gold medals at the Paris Games. But while Woodhall is back at tra
I Tried Jane Fonda’s New VR Workouts, and It’s Clear the Fitness Icon Hasn’t Lost Her Groove
In the depths of winter, it can be tough to drag yourself out of your cozy apartment to the fitness center or playing field. Sure, you can always lift some weights or do a few downward dogs at home, but that doesn’t work fo