Beth Skwarecki

If you want to start tracking how many calories you eat—whether for weight loss, weight gain, or just out of curiosity—here's a primer. Calorie tracking is pretty easy once you've gotten the hang of it, but getting started can be confusing. With the right tools and the right habits, however, you'll be on top of your own personal calorie numbers in no time.

There are legitimate reasons for powerlifters to wait five minutes between sets of squats, or for calisthenics devotees to set a 30-second timer before jumping back up for another set of pullups. There's also a good argument that, for many of us, rest times don't matter

The first time you do barbell squats, they can hurt . I remember using a bar pad when I first started squatting, and I couldn't imagine doing without.

If you have a sleeping position that is comfortable, and you don’t have any medical issues suggesting that you should change it, you’re probably fine to sleep any way you want. That said, side sleeping is often recommended as a good thing. Let’s consider all the factors and see whether there’s an optimal side for you.

According to TikTok, freezing your bread makes it healthier. I'm told by various creators on the platform that “something great happens when you freeze your bread,” that “diabetics should freeze their bread,” and even that freezing your bread makes it “keto friendly.” There's a grain of truth to the idea, but the people promoting it are missing some big caveats.

Cardio is incredibly important for all of us. It’s the bedrock of the physical activity guidelines for health, and if you already strength train, adding in cardio will make you healthier in general and better at the stuff in the gym that you care about. (And no, it won’t kill your gains.) So where should you begin if you’re starting (or re-starting) a cardio habit? These are my picks.

Mosquito season is coming up—and maybe it's already here if you live in a warmer place.

No need to drown yourself in spoonfuls of cod liver oil. Vitamin D is hugely important to your health, and I don't just mean bone health.

You've probably heard the advice that running shoes are only good for about 300 to 500 miles, and after that, the cushioning is so broken down that they're an injury waiting to happen. But that's not always true, and there are more ways to figure out when to throw out your shoes than just counting the miles.

With some products, like phones, you have a myriad of options to sort through. But if you want to buy one of Peloton's spin bikes, you only have two choices : the Bike or the Bike+ (pronounced “bike plus”). That little “+” costs an extra thousand dollars , so is it really worth it? Let's dive in.