What’s Soft Cardio? Experts Explain Everyone’s Latest Fitness Obsession
Every now and then, fitness TikTok digs up something that’s been around forever and calls it a “trend.”…
Flexibility Is a Key to Longevity. Here’s How to Improve Yours, According to Experts
If your fitness routine includes a mix of cardio and strength training, you may assume you have your…
VO2 Max, Explained: Why This Test Reveals So Much About Overall Health and Longevity
If you think of ways to measure your overall health, certain benchmarks likely come to mind. The bloodwork…
How to Prepare for a Better Workout
Pre-workout nutrition, workout prep—whatever you call it—has changed, and what you consume in the hours before exercise matters.…
Calisthenics Exercises: The Ultimate Guide to Bodyweight Training
If it feels like you’ve been noticing more bodyweight exercises on your social feeds—the kinds of calisthenics exercises…
Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams Uses This Overlooked Piece of Gym Equipment to Shape His Butt
Hudson Williams might play a closeted hockey player in Heated Rivalry, but at least his glutes routine is…
I Went on a Quest to Fix My Metabolism. Here’s What I Learned
My metabolism, it seems, has fallen off a cliff. I first noticed that things weren’t quite as they…
What’s Better: Heavy Weights or High Reps?
This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days…
9 Ways to Supercharge Your Workouts in 2026, According to Experts
In the hyper-quantified theater we call modern fitness, we’ve become so obsessed with execution and documenting our progress…
Why I’m Eating More Carbs in 2026
This story is part of our ‘Habits to Embrace—and Ditch—in 2026’ series. Read the whole list here. A…
The Real-Life Diet of Equinox CEO Harvey Spevak, Who Is Big on Bloodwork, Biomarkers, and Blueberries
Plenty of modern CEOs are notoriously stringent about their schedules: when to eat, how to eat, how long…
The Best Type of Magnesium for Sleep, According to Experts
If you go hard at the gym, it’s important not to overlook recovery. Stretching, foam rolling, and hanging…