planet fitness

  • Why Do so Many TikTok Influencers Want Us to Do Pilates?

    Why Do so Many TikTok Influencers Want Us to Do Pilates?

    The latest bit of fitness misinformation is making the rounds on TikTok, but I’ve seen it cropping up other places, too. Young women are singing the praises of Pilates (sometimes alongside barre, yoga, and walking), saying it helped them lose weight and tone their muscles where lifting weights did not. Something about cortisol. And I’m…


  • What to Expect the First Time You Go to the Gym

    What to Expect the First Time You Go to the Gym

    Your first day in the gym can be pretty intimidating. I remember spending a whole semester in one half of my university’s gym because the other room was, I don’t know, scary. And if you haven’t been to the gym in a while — or ever — you probably have questions. So let’s talk through…