Fasted Training for Fat Loss: What the Evidence Shows
Does training before breakfast burn more body fat? Here is what systematic reviews show about fasted exercise, strength, performance, and recovery.
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.
Home Pilates for MS: What an 8-Week Trial Found
An eight-week home Pilates trial improved fatigue, anxiety, and depression scores in people with MS. Learn the limits, dose, adaptations, and safety checks.
Foot Arch Pressure and Balance: What the Research Shows
Foot-sole sensation supports balance, but firm arch pressure is not a proven treatment. See the research, a safe awareness drill, and when to get help.
Planche Lean Form: A Safer Progression to Straight-Arm Strength
Learn planche lean setup, wrist and shoulder cues, a four-stage readiness ladder, and how to progress holds without rushing leverage.
5 Deadlift Alternatives: Match the Exercise to Your Goal
Compare trap-bar deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, rack pulls, carries, and hip thrusts by goal, range, equipment, and training tolerance.
Lucy Underdown’s 325 kg Deadlift: What the Record Proved
Lucy Underdown pulled 325 kg for a women's strongwoman record. See what the lift proved, how the record progressed, and why event rules matter.
Wendy Williams’s Diagnosis Opened a Conversation About Aphasia
Wendy Williams spent more than a decade as one of daytime television’s most recognizable hosts, known for a direct, unfiltered style on The Wendy Williams Show. In 2024, a health announcement introduced many viewers to a condition most people had…
Jennifer Connelly Ran the NYC Marathon for Cancer Research. Here’s Why That Matters.
Jennifer Connelly has spent more than three decades as one of Hollywood’s most respected actresses. Her career stretches from childhood roles in the 1980s through an Academy Award win for “A Beautiful Mind,” and continuing work in major films today,…
Colin Farrell’s Slowest Mile Meant the Most: Inside His Dublin Marathon for a Friend With EB
Colin Farrell ran his first marathon to raise money for his friend Emma Fogarty, who lives with epidermolysis bullosa. Here's what EB is, what beginner marathon training actually looks like, and why this cause is separate from his advocacy for his son.
How Sebastian Stan Built the Winter Soldier’s Tactical Physique
Sebastian Stan has played Bucky Barnes, also known as the Winter Soldier, across more than a decade of Marvel films and shows. The character’s look was never about pure size. Reporting on Stan’s preparation for the role describes a mix…