When you walk into any health club or gym, you usually have two choices for the kind of weight training routine you can do: free weights or weight machines. So which is best? When do you grab free ...

When you think of weight machines, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many, it’s clunky gym equipment that feels like it belongs in a beginner’s corner or a rehab clinic. But that ...

A few days ago, I walked into a new gym that opened down the street from my house. The place is quite nice, but it has a very small free weight area, which initially discouraged me–until I toured the ...

Let's get one thing out of the way right now: There's not going to be any "one method is better 100 percent of the time" here. Both free weights and resistance machines can help you build strength, ...

Which makes for a better workout: weight machines or free weights? I've heard advocacy for both from reputable health experts. - Sarah, Portland Each has distinct advantages and disadvantages; ...

It was bad enough that my gym stopped showing movies on the giant screens facing the cardio machines. Now, instead of being transported from our ellipticals to outer space or Victorian England, we're ...

Arguably the most versatile piece of machinery in any gym, a cable machine allows you to attack virtually every muscle in your body through a range of both total-body and isolation exercises, says ...

If you want to get stronger, some kind of resistance training is the way to go. So when you walk into the gym, should you start loading plates onto a barbell or should you just walk up to the first ...

Free weights and machines each have their benefits, but what often keeps us out of the weight room is simple fear of the unknown. So here’s a simple guide on how to pick up weights and put them down ...