Christa Sgobba

Boost your mobility—and feel amazing at the same time.

Crank up the cardio with these bodyweight moves.

The workout below is for Day 6 of the Just Enough Workout, a four-week workout plan. Today’s routine is pretty great on its own, but you can also check out the full program right here or browse the calendar here. If you’d like to sign up to receive daily emails featuring these workouts, you can do that here. You’ve reached your last workout day of Week 1, and we’re ready to close it out with a cardio bang—if that’s what you’re looking for, of course! Today’s cardio routine is going to operate a…

SELF’s Fitness Director reviews Lululemon’s Blissfeel Trail shoe, and explains what beginner runners should know about the sneakers.

SELF’s fitness director tests out the new Cloudboom Echo 3 running shoe—a super shoe designed to help you push your paces and PR at races.

SELF’s fitness director took Allyson Felix’s new performance sneakers for a spin. Here’s how they feel running—and for lower-impact activities like walking too.

In 2013, 16-year-old Simone Biles made her Gymnastics World Championships debut in Antwerp, Belgium and brought home her first-ever gold medal. Now, exactly a decade later, she did it again—in the same city and the same venue, but with a lot more hardware under her belt. On October 4, Biles won her 20th World’s gold medal in Antwerp as Team USA clinched their record-breaking seventh consecutive title. Her podium finish at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at age 26 makes her the o…

SELF’s fitness director tests out the new low-drop Altra FWD Experience to see how it feels for everyday runs, and how it compares to their zero-drop offerings.

SELF’s fitness director took the new Adidas Supernova Rise running shoes out for a test, and found them a supportive, everyday option for heel-strikers.

This article is part of SELF’s second annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is impossible without genuine downtime. With that in mind, we’ll be publishing articles up until the new year to help you make a habit of taking breaks, chilling out, and slowing down. (And we’re taking our own advice: The SELF staff will be OOO during this time!) We hope to inspire you…

As the new year rolls in, so do the days of packed cardio machines, fitness classes, and weight rooms. That’s why brushing up on some basic gym etiquette might be a good idea right now—whether you’re joining one for the very first time, coming back after a hiatus, or simply continuing with a regular habit. And by “might be a good idea,” I mean: as necessary as that extra water bottle during the vaguely ominous “Sweat and Spin” cycling class, or a sports bra that doesn’t become a torture device w…

When the new year hits, a switch flips in how so many of us think about fitness: It becomes all exercise, all the time. While strength training sessions, yoga classes, or treadmill jogs may have played just a slight (or…absent) role in lots of people’s day-to-day in the past year, working out begins to jostle for that prime spot as soon as they’re planning out January in their calendars. And I’m here to tell you: If you want to create a fitness routine that sticks around for the long haul, resis…

SELF’s fitness director tests out the new Nike Alphafly 3 Proto to see if they’re worth their hefty price tag.

As a health and fitness journalist for over a decade, I come across tons of stats, surveys, and figures each year. But one that’s lived rent-free in my brain since 2019? The YouGov survey that found one in eight men think they can score a point against Serena Williams. Yes, that Serena Williams. You know, the one who’s racked up 23 Grand Slam titles, once scored 24 aces in a single match, and can blister a serve past you (but maybe not, I guess, 12% of dudes) at 126 miles per hour. The belief th…

Before you dig into that side salad, you might want to double-check your greens first: A bunch of ready-to-eat spinach products just got recalled, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On January 17, BrightFarms issued a voluntary recall for their containers of baby spinach due to possible listeria contamination. Because the company also says there’s potential for cross-contamination with other products, they’re recalling four of their salad kits too. The affected products incl…

The benefits of fitness are far-reaching, both for your body (like having the strength to hoist that heavy box back on the shelf or the speed to sprint to your train stop with seconds to spare) and your mind (who doesn’t feel less stressed after a workout?). Problem is, lots of folks miss out on those perks because they haven’t felt welcomed into the fitness world. Our mission is to change that. SELF truly believes that fitness should be for everyone; we want you to see yourself represented in t…

In her review of the Garmin Venu 3, SELF’s fitness director breaks down its data tools and performance metrics for all different workouts.

Gymnastics fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see Gabby Douglas make her long-awaited comeback: The Olympian announced on Instagram that she will be withdrawing from the 2024 Winter Cup on February 24 after testing positive for COVID-19. “I’m so sad to say that I won’t be competing this weekend,” Douglas wrote in her post on February 22. “I was so excited to get back on the competition floor…I’m crushed, but I’ll see you guys soon!” The Winter Cup—largely considered one of the earlies…

SELF’s fitness director tests out and reviews the Google Pixel Watch 2 to see how it compares to its original version.

The newest Oofos Oocoozie thermo mules are recovery shoes made for chillier weather—here’s how they stacked up after some tough runs.