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Here's What a Marathon Runner Thinks of Lululemon's New Go Further Line

4 days ago | self.com | Lauren Wingenroth

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These Marathon Running Shoes Will Carry You Across the Finish Line

4 days ago | self.com | Lauren Wingenroth

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. By now, you’ve probably heard that marathons are the new quarter life crisis. And while running 26.2 miles with thousands of strangers may or may not be the fix to whatever is giving you the mid-20s to early-30s blues, I can attest that it's shockingly fun.
Lower Back Pain? This Underrated Exercise Deserves a Spot in Your Routine

1 week ago | wellandgood.com | Lauren Wingenroth

Lower back pain can feel like a rite of passage into adulthood. But we actually aren’t doomed to complain about our backs for the rest of our lives. Lower back pain is often a sign of weakness, says Ani Oksayan, certified personal trainer and vice president of fitness at Chuze Fitness. One way to strengthen it? Reverse hip raises, also known as reverse leg lifts or prone hip extensions.
The Glute Exercise That Puts Squats and Deadlifts to Shame, According to Experts

3 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Lauren Wingenroth

Move over, squats and deadlifts—there’s a new glute exercise in town. Okay, barbell hip thrusts are by no means new, but they are a lesser-known glute burner, and they pack a big punch. “It’s a powerhouse glute-building exercise—it’s probably one of the most effective exercises for glute development,” says Ani Oksayan, certified personal trainer and vice president of fitness at Chuze Fitness.
The Right Carbon-Plated Running Shoe Can Help You Snag a New PR

4 weeks ago | self.com | Lauren Wingenroth

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Once reserved for elite runners, the best carbon-plated running shoes are becoming increasingly popular for anyone trying to shave a few seconds—or, if you’re lucky, a few minutes—off your PR.
Is ‘Run Fast, Squat Heavy’ the Ultimate Compromise Between Cardio and Strength Training?

1 month ago | gq.com | Lauren Wingenroth

This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. A few years ago, longtime CrossFit athlete Adam Klink set a certain corner of the internet ablaze when he ran a sub-five-minute mile and hit a 500-pound back squat in the same day. Either of those numbers could be a personal record of a very fit person, but to Klink, it was the combination that exemplified the CrossFit philosophy.
What This Lifting Influencer Wants You to Know About Strength, Diet Culture, and Gymtimidation

1 month ago | wellandgood.com | Lauren Wingenroth

Casey Johnston doesn’t pretend that she got into lifting weights to get strong, or to feel empowered. In her new book, A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Cultured and Gained the Power of Lifting, she’s honest about the fact that, at first, it was another diet culture-fueled attempt to lose weight, after cardio and dieting kept failing her. But that didn’t last long.
Only In Your State

1 month ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Lauren Wingenroth

Considering I’ve lived much of my life only a state or two away from one of the country’s biggest, most vibrant cities, I’m ashamed to say that I’ve only been there once. But this summer, Atlanta is calling me back (Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour may or may not have something to do with it).
Hoka Mafate X Review 2025: I Tried the New Trail Running Shoe

1 month ago | self.com | Lauren Wingenroth

Mafate XMultiple Buying Options AvailableAll products featured on SELF are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. ProsComfortable, plush midsoleOutsole has excellent gripForked carbon plate for speed and stabilityBreathable yet protective upperConsPriceyA bit heavyWhen you think of Hoka, you probably think of the brand’s plush, comfy road running shoes, like the fan-favorite Cliftons or Bondis.
Get In the Summer Spirit With Berry Picking at Eno River Farm in North Carolina

1 month ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Lauren Wingenroth

Berries taste better when you’ve picked them yourself—that’s just science. (And by science, I mean my taste buds.)It’s finally berry picking season in North Carolina, and there’s no better way to get summer started than to visit a local farm and fill up a bucket with strawberries (which typically grow in NC between late April and early June), blueberries (which you can pick between early June and early July) or blackberries (which grow from the end of June through August).