EditorialEnrique Villa drinks water to cool down on his early morning workout at a park on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Matthew Busch/The New York Times)
EditorialFormer MLB player Daniel Murphy during a workout at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialIf you have mild cold symptoms, a short, low-intensity workout may be fine. But experts say there are important things to consider. (Joyce Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialPhil Lord uses battle ropes in an alternating waves pattern while exercising at a gym in Elkridge, Md., Nov. 10, 2022. (Dave Cooper/The New York Times)
EditorialColette Dong, co-founder of a New York bouncing studio called The Ness, does a trampoline workout at the studio on Oct. 27, 2022. (Angelo Silvio/The New York Times)
EditorialBass Andre, a member of the University of Tulsa rowing team, demonstrates the drive position on a rowing machine, in Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 24, 2022. (Melissa Lukenbaugh/The New York Times)
EditorialA couch works as a piece of equipment to facilitate a workout that includes push-ups, in Uniondale, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2022. (Ryan Frigillana/The New York Times)
EditorialErnie Medina Jr., an assistant professor of public health at Loma Linda University and pickleball coach, returns the ball to the other team of Ryo Shinagawa and Brenda Tilford, in Loma Linda, Calif. Aug. 19, 2022. (Caleb Thal/The New York Times)
EditorialNicole Stimpson demonstrates some of the proper techniques for stand-up paddling in Annapolis, Md., on July 26, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The New York Times)
EditorialJakob Ingebrigtsen, of Norway, does his post-workout stretches at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on June 29, 2022. (David Jolkovski/The New York Times)
EditorialJakob Ingebrigtsen, of Norway, does his post-workout stretches at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on June 29, 2022. (David Jolkovski/The New York Times)
EditorialMark Williams, second from right, watches film with other NBA hopefuls at Miami Hoop School, a gym in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. (Mary Beth Koeth/The New York Times)
EditorialCullen Jones, a swimming coach and four-time Olympic medalist, demonstrates the proper front crawl technique at a Life Time Fitness health club in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 25, 2022. (Logan R. Cyrus/The New York Times)