Exercise for Adults (20–39)

The widest range: strength progression, conditioning and sport support. Every guide below is written with this age group in mind — the loading, the range of motion and the recovery guidance all change.

Not sure where to start?

Start with two sessions a week, full body, and keep them deliberately easy for a month. Our guide to starting again explains exactly how to structure it.

Reading for adults (20–39)

Gym & Strength

Your First Week at the Gym: A Survival Guide

The gym is not complicated, it is just unfamiliar. A practical guide to your first week: what to bring, how to structure a session, and the unwritten rules that make you look like you belong.

Yoga & Pilates

Yoga for People Who Think They Hate Yoga

If your only experience of yoga was a crowded room, a fast flow and no idea what to do with your arms, the problem was the class, not you. Here is how to find a version that fits.

Cardio & HIIT

HIIT vs Steady Cardio: What the Research Says

HIIT is time-efficient; steady cardio is recoverable. The evidence suggests most people should do far more easy cardio and far less HIIT than they currently do. Here is how to split your week.

Mobility & Recovery

Recovery Is Training: Sleep, Rest Days and Deloads

Training is the stimulus; recovery is where adaptation happens. What actually matters — sleep, protein, rest days and when to take a deload week — and what is mostly marketing.

One workout, every Sunday

A single programmed session for the week ahead, one technique explainer, and the reader question worth answering. Written by our coaches — no supplement ads, no 5am rhetoric.

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