Calisthenics is an age-old form of fitness that uses little or no equipment and relies on body weight for resistance. It's making a comeback.

Maintaining your body is the foundation of a good quality of life and longevity, so establishing a fitness routine can support healthy aging. Exercising regularly can improve balance for fall ...

You can get the same workout and build strength without heavy equipment. But it takes work. By Christie Aschwanden Many people believe that to build strength you either need a set of weights or a gym ...

Stand over a pair of dumbbells with feet wide apart. Sit your hips back, bend your knees slightly and hinge forward to take ...

If it feels like you’ve been noticing more bodyweight exercises on your social feeds—the kinds of calisthenics exercises your grandparents might have done in gym class—you’re not imagining things.

Alyssa Ages is a Toronto-based author, public speaker, and journalist whose work has appeared in Elle, GQ, Self, Slate, The Globe and Mail, and others. She is the author of Secrets of Giants: A ...

In this session, Copeland does not have you reaching for dumbbells to get your bicep curl on. She actually utilizes a lot of plank variations to leverage your body weight. Some examples include toe ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Picture this: a dimly lit workout studio, the pounding of sneakers as people furiously push through ...

High intensity interval training (HIIT) can offer significant health benefits to people with weight loss goals by burning more calories, reducing body fat, and improving general well-being. HIIT can ...

Strength-training comes with a host of benefits regardless of your age, from more toned muscles to a speedier metabolism and more. But this form of exercise (also called resistance training) can be ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. You’ve got a lot of choices when it comes to weight loss workouts for men. Running, burpees, jump rope, the elliptical — it can get ...