If only keeping up with your workout schedule was as exciting as keeping up with the latest episode of MAFS. According to Nuffield Health’s Healthier Nation Index, psyching yourself up to exercise is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. When it comes to staying active, the biggest challenge often ...

Are you becoming increasingly concerned or obsessed with looking good? Do you exercise to enhance your appearance or do you exercise for sheer enjoyment? Are you influenced by the media, which often ...

We all need exercise — at least 150 minutes a week, in fact — but let’s face it: Working out just isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. And even fitness fanatics and top-tier athletes have those days when they ...

Social media fitness culture can be very damaging, especially for women. Unqualified fitness influencers often give harmful advice that promotes disordered eating and unrealistic expectations rather ...

Female subjects are excluded from over 90% of studies on exercise performance and fatigability because hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle are thought to affect exercise capability. Peruse any ...

You know exercise is good for you, but your brain still resists it like it’s punishment rather than reward. The problem isn’t willpower or discipline – it’s that your neural pathways haven’t learned ...

Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40 percent of regular exercisers participate in group fitness classes. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the American College of Sports Medicine predicted that ...

If you’ve ever wondered what really gets you moving toward a goal or building a fitness habit, it’s not just one thing. Sure, you might love what you’re doing or crave that feeling of accomplishment, ...