Jacqueline Andriakos

Deadlifts are arguably a nonnegotiable strength exercise. Why? The functional movement strengthens the entire posterior chain (the back of the body) and also helps make the glutes and core really pop.All that said, deadlifts are an easy movement pattern to do incorrectly, which can lead to back pain. In fact, this is a complaint that certified trainer Nellie Barnett hears all the time from clients, she tells WH. But don’t worry: Barnett has three simple form corrections that should help you elim…

When Denise Austin started her fitness career, she was renting racquetball courts in order to have an open space to teach aerobics and bringing her own music to attract a crowd. Nowadays, the aerobics icon is a household name in fitness—known for her unmatchable energy, recognizable voice and smile, and her chiseled body.If you’re wondering how the 66-year-old mom-of-two maintains a consistent workout routine and a strong body at her age, you wouldn’t be alone. Denise has over 370,000 followers…

The 2024 fitness awards are all about the cream of the crop apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories that support your holistic fitness routine in the gym (or wherever you prefer to sweat).Making selections takes our entire family of editors, designers, and trusted trainers. We take into account personal sweat goals, lifestyles, body types, and backgrounds. Movement means something different to each of us—but we all agree that a good sweat changes our moods, productivity, muscles, and more—…

Fitness entrepreneur Katie Austin is no stranger to the saturated world of fitfluencers and ever-changing conversation around food and fitness trends. But the 30-year-old former athlete doesn’t let the noise distract her from mission: to motivate people to lead a happy healthy life in whatever way best suits them and their lifestyle.And that’s exactly how Katie approaches her own fitness and food regimens—she gives herself grace and allows herself to be flexible with her routine and meet her bod…

No matter your fitness level, age, gym access, or crazy schedule...you deserve a workout plan that meets you where you’re at. That’s why Women’s Health teamed up with fitness icons Denise and Katie Austin to create the 2024 Strength Transformation Challenge—a 31-day plan that takes out the guesswork of planning workouts, offers physical wins, and lets you jumpstart the year with joy. Get this: The Strength Transformation Challenge is the first time the pair has joined forces for a workout progra…

“Mom, you’re not on the same leg as me. Come on, let’s get this,” Katie says.It’s a fall day in Littlerock, California, but it doesn’t feel like it. The sun is beating down on the open-air set that somehow resembles Santorini with its curved architecture and rich blue pools.The way the water reflects against the white shapes is blinding and plays tricks on the eyes, so you can’t tell where the water begins and ends—stunning, yet tricky when you’re jumping, deadlifting. “Okey-doke, honey bunny,”…

When asked what she does for a living, Tunde Oyeneyin doesn’t reply with “Peloton instructor.” She doesn’t jump to “Nike athlete” or even “fitness professional” (all titles on her résumé). Instead, she pauses, breaks into her signature megawatt grin, and says: “confidence builder.”To Tunde, the word confidence means living fearlessly and unapologetically—a message she pumps out to some 20,000 users during live and on-demand workouts on the platform, as well as on her social pages. She’ll remind…

Sohee Carpenter can remember the specific body-shaming incident at 14 years old that fractured her early relationship with health and fitness. At swim practice, a male teammate wrapped his fingers around the top of her arm, as if measuring the circumference. He then did the same to his own biceps in comparison to suggest that her arm was big. “That was enough for me to start skipping lunch,” Sohee recalls. She entered a vicious few years of anorexia and bulimia while still maintaining intense ac…

Back in February 2018, a video of a woman with soft white curls doing a 200-pound hip thrust went viral. In the clip, she grimaces through the lift, and the caption reads, “I think I’m doing a lot of things wrong but they keep telling me I’m on the right track,” referring to the trainers spotting her. Nearly 123,000 views and over 700 comments after it went up, it quickly became clear that the woman’s feat touched something in onlookers everywhere. The woman was Joan MacDonald. She was 71 at the…

At its core, movement is universal. Whether weights light your fire, dance feeds your soul, or a run outside provides mental clarity, sweat is the great equalizer that can transcend the differences that set people apart. But while some pros act as if it’s easy to throw on some shoes and get going, the barrier to entry can feel like an unscalable mountain—especially if you’ve never seen anyone like yourself reach that proverbial summit before. In theory, social media makes connecting to like-mind…

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The fitness space is getting bigger, better, and tech-ier every single day. (Equinox came out with a streaming service...Amazon announced a new health tracker...and pretty much all of your favorite studios have gone online.) Tbh, it was only a matter of time until Apple entered the virtual fitness space in a *big* way. This week, the tech hub announced its forthcoming personalized fitness experience, Apple Fitness+. The platform, which launches at the end of the year, will cost $10 a month and f…

When I worked as an entertainment journalist, I had to cover a red carpet despite having a cold. Crammed into a line of reporters, I waited as one well-known reality-TV personality came my way for an interview. Her nail art caught my eye, so I bent down to admire it. Whaddaya know? Mucus dripped out of my nose…and onto her hand. My. Boogers. On. Her. Effing. Hand. She was so sweet about it, offering a polite laugh before moving down the carpet, while I apologized in her wake, listening to what I…