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Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably done a calisthenics workout before. The term “calisthenics” just refers to bodyweight resistance training, so it’s any workout that uses repetitive bodyweight exercises to build strength, increase flexibility, and get your heart rate up. Calisthenics is ideal for the at-home environment because you can do it anywhere, […]
Welcome to Day 1 of the SELF 4-Week At-Home Workout Challenge! We’re super psyched that you’ll be joining us for the next month for a mix of challenging, yet totally doable, cardio and strength workouts during this no-equipment workout challenge. Each workout in this challenge is under 30 minutes and offers three options for intensity […]
As you continue to work to build your aerobic capacity, we’re throwing yet another new move at you in today’s legs and cardio circuit: the crab toe touch. This exercise works the notoriously hard-to-work lower abs, which is really just the lower part of the rectus abdominis, the muscle that runs vertically from your sternum […]
This is it, the final day of the 4-Week At-Home Workout Challenge. Give yourself a big round of applause for showing up every single day. All of us at Team SELF are extremely proud of your commitment and your progress. Today’s plank and lunge cardio workout has everything: lunges, planks, squats as well as plenty […]
Trainers spend hours every day helping other people work toward their fitness goals. And while it’s cool to learn what they typically recommend for their clients, I think it’s more interesting to find out what the experts do during their own workouts. Think about it: Trainers know all the exercise options out there, so the […]
You can ditch the dumbbells for today’s cardio and core session: This workout is all about using your own bodyweight to challenge your obliques muscles and really get your heart rate up. This HIIT-based cardio workout is likely going to make you sweat. The key is choosing exercises that work large muscle groups (in this […]
If you’re new to lifting weights, this upper-body workout for beginners is a great way to start building strength in all the major muscle groups in your top half. In this workout, which was created by NYC-based personal trainer Alyssa Expósito, you’ll be cycling through just four moves. But each of these moves is foundational […]
Air travel is a modern-day wonder that lets us do awesome things that before were unfathomable. Like wake up in NYC at 6 a.m. and be on the beach in Miami before noon. Yet despite all its glory, flying kind of sucks. I fly probably five or six times a year, and I’ve never once […]
Welcome to day 1 of the SELF New Year’s Challenge! We can’t wait for you to see what we have in store, starting with this upper-body strength workout. Over the next four weeks, you’ll complete 20 transformational workouts designed by Christa Sgobba, C.P.T., an ACE-certified trainer and SELF’s associate director of fitness and food, along […]
When it comes to strengthening our upper body, we tend to think that using weights or machines are the only way to go. But this upper-body circuit workout proves that you can work your way to stronger arms, shoulders, back, and chest with just a resistance band. The beauty of using a resistance band is […]
