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Hope you are feeling fully recharged after your rest day, and are ready to tackle your next strength session in our 4-Week At-Home Workout Challenge! Today’s core circuit is also a full-body workout, but every move—inchworm, bird-dog crunch, and forward lunge—engages and strengthens your core muscles. Why is that important? A strong core stabilizes and […]
Welcome to Week 2 of the 4-Week Bodyweight Challenge! Chances are, the freshness and excitement of starting a new exercise program has started to fade, which means only one thing: Now the real work begins. Stick with us—we know you can do this! Today’s workout is a strength routine and there are several moves that […]
The hips are one of those body parts that most of us don’t really think about until they’re bothering us. When you hit the gym, strengthening your hip muscles specifically probably isn’t high on the agenda. But if you’re someone who spends most days sitting, you’re likely familiar with that hip ache and tightness that […]
When it comes to training, oftentimes we forget to include lateral (or side-to-side) movements. From lunges and squats to push-ups and dips, we pack in plenty of front-to-back and up-and-down movements into our exercise pursuits, but are lacking when it comes to lateral movements. Which is odd, considering in real life we move in multiple […]
The elusive lunch break workout always sounds like a great idea in theory—you’ve got an hour of your own time right in the middle of the day, so why not try to squeeze in a quick workout? Then you don’t need to get up early to squeeze one in before work, and you can go […]
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 […]
Hope you’re feeling strong and energized after your first day of this year’s New Year’s Challenge. Yesterday you focused more on your lower body, so today it’s all about those upper body and core moves with an upper body strength workout. The forearm plank with alternating knee taps might be a new move, so let’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
