Plus, what to do on "active recovery" days. Lumi Nola/Getty Images We’ve all been there. Whether it was spin class or doing an intense hike—we exercised one day and the next day, we can barely lift ...

Sore muscles don’t build strength – recovery does. While most gym-goers obsess over workout intensity, elite athletes know the real gains happen between sessions. Understanding how to accelerate ...

Overtraining without proper recovery can do more harm than good. Pushing your body nonstop increases the risk of burnout, ch ...

If you’ve ever struggled to sit down the day after squats, you know exactly what delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) feels like. It’s one of those things that pretty much everyone who works out deals ...

Up until this point in our series, we've focused on creating and maintaining an effective exercise program. In Part I, we covered how to get into the right mindset and establish a habitual pattern of ...

Cold therapy might be the coolest new trend on the block for exercise recovery, but experts say it’s here to stay. Whether you’re looking to recover quickly from stiffness or soreness, large bodies of ...

The gears, gadgets, and gummies we've got for you below will help ease you out of that post-grind soreness ... and, hopefully, make it so you'll never dream going to the gym again!

Sports Massage: A sports massage focuses on knots and deeper muscle layers. It not only relieves pain and promotes a faster recovery, but it’s also good pre-workout treatment, as it enhances athletic ...

Hitting the gym every day and counting every calorie could be getting you the results you expect in the gym and on the scale, but if you are not getting enough sleep, you are not reaching your highest ...