The fitness industry and its influencers have long preached toxic ideas of what a cardio workout needs to look like in order to “count”: that you have to burn a certain number of calories, feel ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. So where should you ...

Trying to lose weight and getting ‘in shape’ is what we call a lifelong quest. No matter how far we’ve come, there’s always room for ‘betterment’. Because let’s accept it, the goal always shifts, and ...

For most of us, a few jogs around the block and a couple of dumbbell sessions makes for a perfectly solid fitness routine. Sure, we could all do more, but as long as we’re ticking off both cardio and ...

You arrive at the gym and find yourself at a familiar crossroads: Turn this way for the weight room, or that way for the cardio deck. You planned to do both—but which should you do first? Does it even ...

It can be a challenge to figure out where to start when you want to lose weight. But if you’ve recently started on a path to lose weight safely yet efficiently, doing cardio for weight loss is key.

If you want to boost your cardio fitness, you’ve got two ways to level up your workouts: push harder or faster, or keep at it for longer. Each option comes with its own challenges. The first can ...