It seems rare to see someone in the gym without earbuds when they are not with a trainer or group. For most people, music is the fuel for their workout and helps keep them focused. If they forget ...

Is it just me or does time sort of speed up during the last month of the year? It’s as if December 1 hits, and then days, nights, meetings, appointments, and events all start accelerating as we hurtle ...

Music has the power to make exercise feel less drudgerous. But why do some songs positively affect an individual's exercise experience and lead to peak performance more than others? Anecdotally, I ...

With part of his job at the audio-based fitness app Aaptiv being the curation of background tracks for guided training sessions, Emmons often finds himself balancing his taste in music with that of ...

Exercise scientists have shown that moving to slow workout music actually offers more benefits than listening to a fast tempo song. It’s a sweaty gym studio, the music is booming. You’re desperately ...

Short on time? You don’t need an hour-long block on your calendar to work out. You don’t even need a gym membership. But you do need a plan. Bench-pressing for half an hour isn’t the best use of your ...

We’ve long been fans of quick workouts. The truth is that you don’t have to sweat for hours (or even one hour) for your routine to be effective. Case in point: the lunch break workout. Every job is ...

Sore muscles don’t build strength – recovery does. While most gym-goers obsess over workout intensity, elite athletes know the real gains happen between sessions. Understanding how to accelerate ...