Who WorkOnFitness Is For

WorkOnFitness is written for anyone who wants to move, train or get fitter, wherever they are starting from. The same guide works for a complete beginner and for someone with years of training, because each one starts with the basics and goes on to the detail. Here is what the site offers each kind of reader.

If you are starting from nothing

You may have never trained, or you may not know what to do first. Each exercise guide begins with an easier version where one exists, explains every step in plain words and gives a Beginner row that starts small. Starting from zero and being a beginner as an adult cover the first weeks, and too old, too heavy or too unfit? answers the doubt many people have before they start.

If you are coming back after a break

Time away from training costs fitness, and coming back can feel slower than it should. The guides let you start a step below where you used to be and climb back through the harder versions. Coming back after a break explains what to expect.

If you have little time

A busy job, study or family life leaves short windows for training. The guides say where each exercise fits in a session, and fitness with no time and the minimum that works show how much a small amount of training can do.

If you train at home or without much equipment

Each guide lists the equipment it needs and the swaps you can make. A large part of the library needs nothing but the floor, and fitness at home with no equipment shows how to build a session from it.

If you already train

Experienced readers get the precise terms, the finer points of technique in Going Deeper, harder variations to work toward and the training theory behind each method. The theory articles cover topics such as progressive overload, adjusting effort to the day and training for a specific goal.

If you play a sport

Many exercises here suit athletes, from sprint and agility drills to plyometrics and rotational power work. Is a sport enough? looks at what playing a sport does and does not cover. For coaching and training plans built around a specific sport, our sister site A Wise Athlete covers that ground.

If you are older

Balance, strength and mobility matter more with age, and the site has guides for all three. Many start seated or with support, and every guide offers a way in at a low level.

If you train with someone else

Couples can find partner workouts in Working Out Together, and friends can find partner games and contests in Training With a Friend.

When to check with a professional first

If you have a health condition, an injury, are pregnant or have been told to limit exercise, talk to a doctor or physical therapist before starting something new. The guides explain how an exercise is done. They cannot judge what suits your body.