John Malone hit the gym for years, doing planks and taking abdominal-workout classes without ever achieving his goal: a sculpted stomach. “I’m very vain,” the 40-year-old information-technology ...

Gym equipment like cable machines or decline benches can work your abs in better, more effective ways than just doing sit-ups ...

In the late 19th century, rising industrialization and mechanization moved millions of workers into more sedentary office jobs, depriving them of the exercise that had naturally come through physical ...

Rowing machines may have previously gathered dust in the corner of the gym. But, thanks to the explosion of rowing studios and at-home rowers equipped with screens that display follow-along workouts, ...

Time was, humans didn’t have to worry much about getting exercise. When we had to kill, gather, grow, or herd our own food, working out happened naturally. Of course, as soon as we figured out how to ...

Early mornings and late evenings are the busiest periods in gyms. The easiest explanation is that people want to—and, at times, have to—workout either before or after a work day. The thing is, such ...

If you have access to a gym, there’s nothing wrong with using exercise machines. But it’s also a good idea to sometimes forgo equipment and use the weight of your own body to work out. Here’s why: ...

One of the most successful of these machines is called the Joba Horseriding Exercise Machine, which is exactly that - a mechanical horse for the home built by Matsushita Electrical Works Ltd. (MEW) ...