Exercise for Teens (16–19)

Technique-led strength with light-to-moderate loads, supervised until form is solid. 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 teens (16–19)

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.

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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