Each afternoon when I make myself a cup of tea, I hang in the kitchen. We have a pull-up bar attached to the frame of our doorway. I fill up my mug with water, place it in the microwave (which yes, I ...

Have you ever observed a baby in action, figuring out how to crawl or dropping into a squat with perfect form? It’s one of the best ways to understand primal movement, a type of workout based on ...

More casual gym-goers are going wild. Major chains are offering new classes where participants act like animals by getting down on all fours and imitating apes, donkeys, crabs and scorpions. Another ...

Men over 40 are rethinking what it means to stay fit. Long hours under fluorescent lights and rigid routines feel out of step with what their bodies now demand. A growing number are dropping machines ...

Eccentric exercise focuses on movements, or phases of a movement, that lengthen the muscles. Some examples of eccentric exercise include lowering into a squat or lowering into a press-up. In contrast, ...

Last month, I began a series of posts focusing on recent scientific research that supports the philosophical claims in my latest book, Why We Dance: A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming. In turn, I am ...