Latest articles by Becks Shepherd
Pilates expert shares 3 'essential' bodyweight moves for beginners to build strength and improve your flexibility
January Blues? Here's why you should nap your way through winter
From boosting your energy levels to helping you lower stress, napping during winter can increase your overall wellbeing and help you overcome the January Blues.
Forget the gym — you only need 15 minutes and this equipment-free workout to build full-body muscle and core strength
This short routine is design to work multiple muscles simultaneously to help build functional strength and develop your core for improved balance without hours at the gym.
Forget squats — this kettlebell workout builds a stronger core and boosts balance and stability in just 30 minutes
This short kettlebell routine is designed to engage muscles all over your body, boost your heart rate, and work your core for improved balance, posture and stability.
A yoga teacher says this 10-minute flow can help relieve back pain, so I tried it — here's what happened
You don't need any equipment for this short yoga stretching routine, so I gave it a go to see if it could help my aching back. I was impressed.
Forget crunches — here's how to use the boat pose exercise to strengthen and stabilize your deep core muscles
Here’s how to perfect the boat pose with the correct form, according to a personal trainer
Where did waterbeds go — and should they make a comeback?
Rising in popularity in the 1960s, 70s, and beyond, and much-loved (or loathed) for their constant rocking motion, we want to know: where did waterbeds go?
Pilates teacher says this stretching routine will increase mobility and boost core strength in just 28 minutes — here's what happened when I tried it
Pilates teacher says you can build core strength and increase mobility with this stretching routine and 28 minutes, so one writer tried it.
Forget the treadmill — boost your metabolism and clock 3,000 steps in 20 minutes with this indoor walking workout
This short indoor walking workout is the perfect way to move your body, boost your heart rate, and feel great without leaving the house in just 20 minutes.
Skip the sit-ups — strengthen your core and improve your posture with this 7-minute Pilates workout instead
You can do this short bodyweight Pilates routine against a wall, and it strengthens your core in just 7 minutes.
Forget the gym — this 20-minute workout builds full-body muscle and boosts your metabolism with just 2 dumbbells
This short resistance training session works your whole body, raises your heart rate and boosts your metabolism — and you only need a pair of dumbbells.
Forget sit-ups — you only need 7 minutes and these 11 bodyweight ab exercises to build a stronger core
This short bodyweight ab workout strengthens your core, boosts your balance and improves your posture in just 7 minutes.
You don't need weights to build a stronger core — just this 5-move, 10-minute Pilates abs workout
This short bodyweight ab workout strengthens your whole core, improves your posture and increases circulation without a weight in sight.
I tried these 10 physical therapist-approved stretches to ease back pain — these are the exercises that actually made a difference
Not all stretches are made equal — but these are the ones that helped ease some tightness.
No, not the gym — you only need 5 minutes and a resistance band to build lower body muscle
This Pilates instructor's resistance band workout engages your core and strengthens your lower body in just five minutes with these three moves.
You only need 10 minutes and 2 dumbbells to build a stronger chest — here's how
This short dumbbell workout strengthens your chest, builds upper body muscle and engages your core in just 10 minutes with only 6 moves.
Forget planks — build a stronger core in just 5 minutes with this bodyweight-only abs workout
5 minutes, 5 moves, no equipment, no planks in sight.
Ditch the gym — this 30-minute functional fitness workout can boost full-body strength and muscle at home
This short functional fitness workout engages your core, strengthens your whole body, and can boost your metabolism in just 30 minutes with a set of dumbbells.
I tried this 15-minute Pilates ab workout instead of going to a class — here’s what happened
This short core-focused Pilates class doesn't need any equipment, works your whole body, and helps boost your posture in just 15 minutes.
These 5 moves promise to release tension in your back and hips — here’s what happened when I tried them
These five mobility exercises promise to release tension in your back and hips, so one writer tried them, and here's what happened.
I tried this 8-minute no-equipment barre workout to help strengthen my core — here's what happened
This short barre routine targets your core muscles to help boost your balance, increase your stability, and improve your posture, no equipment required.
You only need 2 dumbbells and 30 minutes to build muscle all over and strengthen your core
This short dumbbell workout from fitness duo Tiff x Dan works muscles all over your body, strengthens your core, and raises your heart rate in just 30 minutes.
Skip the gym — this wall Pilates workout will help you build strength and muscle in 10 minutes
You can save money and time with this effective no equipment workout that builds all-over strength in only 10 minutes.
