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The Best Fitness Trainers on Instagram to Help You to Stay Fit at Home
<strong> THERE WEREN'T </strong> many upsides to the early days of #coronalife. But with gyms and fitness studios closed, trainers flocked to Instagram and sharpened their #fitspiration skills, delivering feed posts, story challenges, and IG Live workouts aimed at fat-blasting, muscle-building #gains without gear. Some influencers did it #forthegram, with little actual fitness wisdom. (Save frying pans for frying, please!)
John Lewis Is Still Fighting for the Soul of America
<strong> REP. JOHN LEWIS </strong> has been arrested 45 times in his 80 remarkable years on the planet. Hes been beaten, spat on, doused in scalding water, and insulted, impugned, and harassed in every way imaginable. Yet through it allthe marches with Martin Luther King Jr., the lunch-counter sit-ins, and even 33 years in the House of Representatives serving the Georgia Fifthhes continued to believe that theres greater strength in fighting force with love. Even as the country erupted in <a i...
How A Gritty Bunch of New Jersey Lifeguards Won The National Title
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I Tried Taco Bell's New Vegetarian Menu, and I Wasn't Disappointed
As an editor at Men's Health, I'm fascinated with all the tips, tricks, and hacks that help you live better. But I hadn't truly considered how to "live ms" until I received an invitation from Taco Bell Cantina to sample their new vegetarian menu.
What I Learned Training With a Big Stick
The trainer really wants me to stick it to the stick. My entire body is straining and stretching as I fight to push it together, lats flexing and shoulders loosening with each attempt. Now, imagine youre trying to pull the stick apart using 80 percent of your max grip strength, says Equinox creative manager of group fitness Dana McCaw, whos leading a group of 20 men and women in a new class called <a href="https://www.equinox.com/" id="02225242-6c35-3e4f-af6d-d988de006662"> Best Stretch Ever...
What to Know About Alex Guerrero, Tom Brady's Trainer
All the best recommendations come word of mouth.
Why Tom Brady Will Never Quit
<strong> It's 8:35 on an </strong> impossibly clear and bright morning at a private resort in the Bahamas. A whisper of wind rustles the palm trees, and tucked down a golf-cart path, shielded by flowering bushes, theres a freshly marked-out football field with two yellow uprights on either end. Apart from a gallery of seagulls, theres no one around except Tom Brady; his trainer, best friend, and cofounder of TB12, Alex Guerrero; and Bradys assistant, Kevin Bonner. In person, the 42-year-old ...
Watch J-Lo and A-Rod Get Sweaty in a New Workout Video
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are redefining the concept of power couple.
My Toddler Taught Me Everything I Know About Wellness
<strong> N </strong> <strong> othing really prepares </strong> you for the snotty-nose, ear-infection, stomach-bug fest that is toddler daycare. My son, Henry, went to a most excellent hippie-dippy rural learning center where the kids were ushered outside to play and get dirty at every opportunity. Every day seemed like a bout in the germ Thunderdome.
How Joe Manganiello Has Stayed Sober for 17 Years
Few guys seem to be winning like Joe Manganiello, the 42-year-old <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27479089/joe-manganiello-bottom-of-the-9th-interview/" id="8c4fc22d-a1b5-3070-a1ac-257d230cff11"> Men's Health's cover star </a> and lead in Bottom of the Ninth (out July 19). You probably know Manganiello best as the shredded six-foot-five colossus who starred in True Blood and Magic Mike. Or as Mr. Sofia Vergara-he married the 46-year-old Colombian star of Modern Family in 2...
Pushups Make Every Day Awesomer for This 101-Year-Old
This is one in a series of 12 stories that explores the role of strength in modern life. <strong> This man </strong> <strong> lives </strong> for exercise. Ive always been active and involved in sports, says John Nagy, a chirpy 101-year-old. And I love the social part of training. Nagy is in a crew of about 30 mature swolesters, all over 70, who train daily at the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE) gym at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. They provide the oomph in an ongo...
How You Can Build A Butt Like Captain America
<strong> Mild spoilers below for Avengers: Endgame. If you haven't seen the movie yet, or don't want to be even slightly spoiled, stop reading right now! </strong>
Get Hyped for 'Game of Thrones' By Watching the Mountain Drag a Plane
Before you watch the Hafr Jlus Bjrnsson, a.k.a. The Mountain, in the premiere of Game of Thrones on Sunday night, you might want to learn some more about the man behind those hulking muscles and imposing armor.
This Short Film About The Rock's Inspiration May Just Make You Ugly Cry
Ever wondered who could possibly inspire Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, a.k.a. the hardest worker in the room? The man himself opened up to answer that question in a new short film "The Rock's Rock," in which he talks about his relationship with Milton McBride Rosen, a Special Olympian with Down syndrome.
Is the Rock's Slow and Steady Pullup Trolling Crossfit?
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is back at it in the gym doing pullups and he just posted a video on Instagram with a motivational message.
The Rock Shares A Classic Biceps Blaster on IG
The Rock just posted an Instagram video of one of his favorite biceps blasters. It's a classic that he probably first learned back in the day at The U-and it's a move that plenty of guys do either at the beginning or end of a nasty arm day. Dwayne Johnson titled it the "21 inch Gun salute," riffing off the name of the exercise, the size of his biceps, and, of course guns!
Rejoice! The Tiny Avocado is Back!
My go-to to breakfast is half an avocado and scrambled eggs. The problem is I often waste the other half of the avocado because it gets brown and nasty overnight, even if you do all those hacks like keeping the pit in, spritzing with lemon, and wrapping in plastic.
This Intense Muay Thai Training Isn't Your Typical Cardio Class
I'm 12 minutes into my first-ever Muay Thai class at <a href="https://www.hithouse.com/" id="b1e9756c-2806-3f60-a4d8-e6ee1634b2c5"> Hit House </a> in New York City when instructor Raquel Harris commands everyone to strike their bag with a rear kick, the Muay Thai money shot. You rotate your body and pivot on the ball of your front foot, and kick your opponent with a thwack. Thanks to my soccer background, my kick connects with a solid blast, but Im left off-balance.
