Lower Your Fitness Age: Your Exclusive Two-Week Plan: Week 1

Plank: Start in a plank, with elbows bent beneath shoulders. Alternate between keeping forearms on floor and straightening arms. Do for 1 minute with a 20-second rest; repeat. Extend left hand and leg toward ceiling and hold for 25 seconds; repeat on opposite side. Do as many reps as possible on both sides, taking a 30-second rest in between. Back Plank: Start in a reverse plank with upper back on floor and feet raised on stool....

February 17, 2015 · 4 min · 730 words · Joel Walsh MD

Lower Your Fitness Age: Your Exclusive Two-Week Plan: Week 2

IntervalsPick your favorite cardio: running, biking, elliptical or anything that raises your heart rate. Warm up for 10 minutes. Do 4 minutes at 90 percent effort. (The goal is to be breathing heavily.) Reduce the effort for 3 minutes for an activerecovery interval. Repeat this sequence 3 more times. Finish with a 5-minute cooldown. Plank: Start in a plank, with elbows bent beneath shoulders. Alternate between keeping forearms on floor and straightening arms....

February 17, 2015 · 4 min · 739 words · Jose Kim

Shoes You'll Want to Wear Straight Off the Runway

Still, that doesn’t mean there are no real takeaways from the fall 2015 catwalk. 2015 Getty Images 2015 Kommersant Photo 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images CATWALKING.COM 2015 Getty Images

February 17, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Amy Rogers

The Sexiest Fitness Gear From Our 50 Shades of Glutes Workout

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February 17, 2015 · 1 min · 26 words · Nicholas Boyd

The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Talks Staying Balanced and Strong

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. Here, the actress talks keeping her body strong and balanced. Is your body balanced?Take our test. “The power comes from the way you pivot your hips. Your feet have to be well placed, your shoulders dropped, your core engaged. And she’s not playing with some lightweight prop....

February 17, 2015 · 2 min · 343 words · Dennis Schultz

Iconic Hairstyles Throughout History

Her style became so infamous she even credits them as the stepping-stone to her fame. There could only be one redhead onI Love Lucyand she knew it. In the process, she became one of the world’s first supermodels. 2006 Getty Images In a way it was the hair that kicked the whole thing off, she toldVogue UKearlier this year. And no doubt, Fawcett credits her big break in part to her hair and those pearly whites....

February 16, 2015 · 2 min · 261 words · Rachel Lawson

50 Shades of Glutes: Table Exercises

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. For these moves you’ll need a sturdy table. Table Hamstring Curl Stand facing table. Bend forward, resting forearms on table with palms up. Keep spine long and lift right leg directly behind body as high as possible without rotating hips. With right foot flexed, bend right knee, bringing right heel toward glutes....

February 13, 2015 · 2 min · 323 words · Steven Neal

Are Your Legs Ready For the Runway's Most Extreme Slits?

The answer remains to be seen as collections test the limits of legs with thigh-high, double and even middle slits as we saw at Jason Wu (below). With our gams set to be on display in the coming season, the real challenge seems to be on us toget our legs in gearby then. 2015 Getty Images 2015 Getty Images 2015 Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho CATWALKING.COM Catwalking.com 2015 Getty Images...

February 13, 2015 · 1 min · 80 words · John Bailey

THIS Is How SELF Staffers Take on Valentine’s Day

How Long You’ve Been Together:“Almost 15 years!” How Long You’ve Been Working Out Together: “We’vebeen active together since the beginning. One of the first gifts Max gave me was a pair of Rollerblades. Next he gave me a mountain bike. Andjust guessing hereI think he likes to see me get in some of those yoga poses.” What You Love About It:“Working out together keeps are marriage freshand interesting!” Preferred Form of Joint Exercise:“Tennis or SoulCycle classes!...

February 13, 2015 · 2 min · 288 words · Veronica Ortiz

50 Shades of Glutes: Chair & Band Exercises

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. For these moves you’ll need a sturdy chair and small, looped resistance band. Allow knees to cave in, then push against band to bring knees in line with ankles. Band Kicks With Chair Stand facing chair with band wrapped around ankles. Rest hands on chair seat and walk feet back until spine is long and wrists are directly below shoulders....

February 12, 2015 · 2 min · 317 words · Tony Beasley

50 Shades of Glutes: Mat Exercises

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. * Quadruped Start on all fours with wrists below shoulders, knees below hips. Keeping abs tight, extend left hand in front of body and right leg behind you. Pause, keeping spine long, then return hand and foot back to mat. Push through heels, lifting hips in air and reach right arm up and over....

February 11, 2015 · 2 min · 289 words · Paul Anderson

9 Fitness Apps To Keep You On Track All Year Long

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. How’s that New Year’s resolution going? Maybe you’re on your way to achieving those goals (woo-hoo!) or you need a little encouragement to stay the course. It’s “by far the most advanced and intuitive fitness app available,” says UltrarunnerDean Karnazes. “FitStar learns and adapts to your workout just like a live trainer....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 201 words · Melissa Owen

Yoga Poses That'll Help You Look Better Naked

We’re pumped to present our favorite story of the week from our pals atPOPSUGAR Fitness! That feeling of calm joy isn’t the only thing you’ll walk away from your mat with. The physical demands yoga places on your muscles also give you an amazing body Jennifer Aniston is living proof. TAEA THALE PHOTOGRAPHY Your lower back, bum, and backs of the thighs will be on fire! Get more out of it:To add more definition to your upper body, do backbend push-ups....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 125 words · John Tanner