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There’s a saying: “Go backwards to spring forward.” I never really got it until I started literally walking backwards. It all clicked when I was recovering from eye surgery and looking for ways to ...

We've all seen that person at the gym. Here's what it's really like.

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? "This type of activity engages different muscles and challenges your ...

I’m typically one to mind my own business at the gym. It’s my me time, so I don’t really concern myself with what others are doing. (Plus, staring at strangers is rude!). But recently, I noticed ...

When was the last time you walked backwards? No, seriously – think about it. For me, it was this morning, and honestly, my knees and brain have never felt better. It all started when I spotted this ...

Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine: try walking backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical benefits: stronger ...

You may have seen people walking backwards on the treadmill at the gym—sometimes on an incline, and sometimes flat—and thought they looked absurd. But they haven’t lost their minds. They’ve just ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. I’ve spent my whole life happily walking in one direction: forward. It was, I believed, the only way to go ...