Barack Obama played basketball. Bill Clinton and both Bushes liked to go running. Even Donald Trump finds the time…
We’re halfway through the month, so it’s time for another check-in. How are your push-ups?
If speeding down a long lane of ice seems like your thing, or hugging tight corners while trying to get ahead of…
Bouncing on a trampoline is undeniably fun, but how well does that translate to an exercise class? Turns out it is…
It turns out that moving your body around in an intentional fashion—known to jocks as “taking exercise”—is an…
Everyone tells you that to build a new good habit, you should start small. Pick one incremental way to ease into…
Since we’re all doing push-ups this February, let’s take a minute to chat about how things are going, and how we’re…
Ready for the next chapter of the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge? In January we worked on pull-ups at whatever level…
This January we asked you to do a pull-up centric workout a few times a week, either doing pull-ups themselves (if…
If you only do one of the sports in a triathlon—swimming, cycling, or running—you’re safe for now. But as soon as…

This one is for the beasts out there. If you can already bang out 10 or 20 pull-ups, you might be getting a little…
To be a better customer—or at least one that’s not too annoying—it helps to know what it’s like being on the other…
Imagine yourself at a climbing wall: you head straight up, carefully grasping each handhold and foothold, a rope…

On Friday, Donald Trump received his first physical exam as president. On Tuesday, his doctor, Ronny Jackson—who…
Buddying up can help you reach your fitness resolutions—or whatever goal you happen to be chasing. But you don’t…

Welcome to Dryuary, a five-part series where The Takeout’s Gwen Ihnat navigates the month minus alcohol.

The journey from zero pull-ups to one pull-up is long, difficult, and may at times seem insurmountable. And then…
Ready to try a group cycling class? You’ll need to set up your bike and learn how to connect your shoes, but once…
We’re a few days into the new year now. How’s that resolution going? Not so great, huh? Look, some resolutions are…
New Year’s resolutions are usually centered around a big aspirational goal: I’ll work out every day, I’ll write a…