There is one principle that underlies all meaningful strength training. One idea that separates a program that works from one that keeps you spinning your wheels for years. It's called progressive overload, and once you [...]

If you've spent any time in a yoga class or a gym, you've heard it: "I have tight hips." It might be your own complaint — the one you bring to every downward dog and [...]

Most people think about training hard. Fewer think about eating to support that training. But what you put in your body in the hours around a workout can determine whether you recover well, build strength, [...]

The first time someone suggested I add weights to my practice, I laughed. I'd been teaching yoga for years — I was flexible, body-aware, and strong enough. Or so I thought. When I started strength [...]

If you've ever started a new exercise program, returned to training after time off, or tried a movement pattern your body wasn't used to, you know the feeling: a deep, diffuse ache that arrives 24 [...]

Tight shoulders are one of the most common mobility complaints I encounter — both in yoga students and in training clients. And the most common approach to addressing them is to stretch the shoulder itself: [...]

Few topics in nutrition generate more confusion than carbohydrates. They've been blamed for obesity, inflammation, and metabolic disease. Low-carb diets have dominated popular culture for decades. And in fitness circles, the carb conversation swings between [...]

"How many sets and reps should I do?" is one of the most common questions in fitness — and it has more nuance than most people expect. The answer depends on what you're training for. [...]