476 Pounds, One Year Apart: Fan Chun-Chia’s World Record Bench Press
Fan Chun-Chia broke his own IPF raw bench press world record by half a kilogram, one year apart, in the 74 kg class. Here is what the closeness of those two lifts actually reveals.
Chris Pruitt
Chris Pruitt is a certified ASFA personal trainer and the founder of WorkoutHealthy, a fitness equipment retailer serving customers since 2007. He has more than 16 years in the fitness business, and he writes and fact checks everything published on Insider.
E-Bike Safety Tips: What Helps and What Studies Actually Show
Five practical e-bike safety checks plus a source-based guide to helmet, crash, injury and battery risks. Learn what hospital injury figures do and do not mean.
How to Improve Athletic Performance: A Test-and-Retest Plan
A five-step performance loop with a worked recreational 5K example: set a goal, measure a baseline, test a training idea and interpret the retest.
Sherri Shepherd’s 30-Pound Loss: Diabetes, Diet, and Daily Movement
Sherri Shepherd reported losing about 30 pounds after changing how she ate. Her story is best read in the context of diabetes care, everyday movement, and what the public record cannot prove.
Vanessa Williams, 63, mixes headstands and dance
Vanessa Williams shared a dance workout with push-ups, planks, and a headstand at 63. Here is what the video shows and what it cannot tell us.
Lily-Rose Depp on Finding Joy in Movement
I actually do love working out. Lily-Rose Depp Lily-Rose Depp’s quote brings the focus back to finding a form of movement you enjoy. It is brief, but it points to a choice people can make before they pick a workout,…
Michelle Obama on Exercise as a Personal Reset
Michelle Obama describes exercise as personally therapeutic. She is speaking from her own experience, and the phrase can resonate with people who find that movement gives them a useful break from the usual pace and noise of the day. “Exercise…
Sarcopenia Exercises: Options, Progression and Safety
Compare sarcopenia exercise guidance, practical strength options and progression, with clear limits for home examples and a useful record for clinical review.
Does Walking Backwards Help Your Knees? What Studies Show
Backward walking may help some people with knee osteoarthritis as part of rehabilitation. See what 13 trials tested, what gait studies mean, and when to ask a therapist.
Jessica Buettner’s Deadlift World Record: The Weight Class Math Behind It
Jessica Buettner pulled 261.5 kilograms, 576.51 pounds, in the 76kg class at the 2022 IPF World Classic. Heavier deadlifts have since landed in bigger weight classes. Here's why that never diminishes hers.