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The Cleaner Way to Get Ripped

October 17, 2025

Still frames from black-and-white archival footage of two men, each lifting a barbell in their right hand

The Mind-Altering Effect of a Good Workout Routine

Arthur C. Brooks

October 2, 2025

An illustration of a man jogging on a treadmill with round, yellow, smiling faces tied to the soles of his shoes

The Wonder Reader

What Moving Your Body Can Mean

July 5, 2025

A woman running with dog

A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading

July 1, 2025

A line of four kids biking, with the bicycles of the last two fading away

Inside the Exclusive, Obsessive, Surprisingly Litigious World of Luxury Fitness

Xochitl Gonzalez

July 2025 Issue

photo of reflection in mirror of Anderson leading a fitness class with both arms raised above head and hands holding weights in well-lit studio

Has Your Cat Closed Its Rings Today?

Kristen V. Brown

December 16, 2024

cat with notification badges

A Ridiculous, Perfect Way to Make Friends

November 20, 2024

Color illustration of people dancing in a circle in workout gear, in the style of Henri Matisse's "Dance" series

Dr. Ruth, Richard Simmons, and the Joys of Eccentricity

July 15, 2024

Collage of Dr. Ruth and Richard Simmons against a yellow backdrop

The Enduring Fascination With Women in Water

June 21, 2024

syncrhonized swimmers at the Weeki Wachee Mermaid Show

‘If Exercise Could Cure This, I Would Have Been Cured So Quickly’

Katherine J. Wu

January 25, 2024

a photo of the tattooed calves of a person in plank position

There Are Too Many Ways to Exercise

January 18, 2024

A dumbbell with faces on either side

America In Person

Standing Now Counts as Exercise

June 1, 2022

An illustration of a Zoom workout

The Sit-Up Is Over

May 28, 2022

sIde-by-side GIFs of people doing sit-ups

What the Fitness Industry Doesn’t Understand

April 27, 2022

B&W photo of older women exercising in a large room

Lift Weight, Not Too Much, Most of the Days

September 26, 2019

The silhouette of a man doing a pull-up on a beach in the Philippines.