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Lauren Mazzo
Lauren Mazzo is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, and wellness content. She's also an ACE-certified personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist, and is passionate about helping people live a holistically healthy lifestyle, focused on feeling good above all. Read her work on Self, Shape, and PopSugar, where she was most recently the senior fitness editor. Offline, you can catch her hopping on a flight or learning to surf, ski, or mountain bike.
Lauren Mazzo's Articles (19)
![Woman does a barbell squat in gym](https://res.cloudinary.com/peloton-cycle/image/fetch/c_fill,dpr_1.0,w_316,h_225,x_2276,y_595/f_auto/q_auto/https://downloads.ctfassets.net/6ilvqec50fal/1EHc7nNZ4VqgTjyKoNnyvd/08a03edafa59cf2f74b591765cc68c62/Barbell-squat.jpg)
Strength Train
How to Do a Barbell Squat—and What You Need to Know to Build Your Confidence
![Rad Lopez demonstrates lateral raises in Peloton class](https://res.cloudinary.com/peloton-cycle/image/fetch/c_fill,dpr_1.0,w_316,h_225,x_1086,y_56/f_auto/q_auto/https://images.ctfassets.net/6ilvqec50fal/5WsXt24lVQtFS3IytZdPg9/66d2fd38a84f01f2a0d3b9121629132a/Screenshot_2024-06-06_at_5.00.41_PM.png)
Strength Train
Dumbbell Lateral Raises Are a Simple (But Easy to Mess Up) Move. Here’s How to Do Them Right
![Jess Sims demonstrates a single leg deadlift exercise](https://res.cloudinary.com/peloton-cycle/image/fetch/c_fill,dpr_1.0,w_316,h_225,x_1142,y_220/f_auto/q_auto/https://images.ctfassets.net/6ilvqec50fal/21YKpUJ3uNA76PWVfLPjya/0e459e2700da42d497cc4b571ce9c542/Single_leg_deadlift_Jess_Sims_.png)
Strength Train
How to Do a Single-Leg Deadlift—and Why They're a Functional Strength Staple
![Woman does a squat exercise at the gym](https://res.cloudinary.com/peloton-cycle/image/fetch/c_fill,dpr_1.0,w_316,h_225,x_2960,y_399/f_auto/q_auto/https://images.ctfassets.net/6ilvqec50fal/7j4Q5rlBAoDNSAe0xboDFn/6ef98cf5a4fbfed775beb7639c3df07d/GettyImages-1466426036.jpg)
Strength Train
What Is the “Butt Wink” and Do You Really Need to Fix It?
![Man does a bicep curl exercise with a dumbbell](https://res.cloudinary.com/peloton-cycle/image/fetch/c_fill,dpr_1.0,w_316,h_225,x_2191,y_1134/f_auto/q_auto/https://images.ctfassets.net/6ilvqec50fal/4wdOyhbpXus1oj791lZ2hF/281b93f427e79e2fbe8d9aa4fe9fca43/GettyImages-1421886832.jpg)
Strength Train
Why Unilateral Exercises Deserve an Intentional Spot In Your Strength Routine
![Peloton instructor Jon Hosking doing the world's greatest stretch](https://res.cloudinary.com/peloton-cycle/image/fetch/c_fill,dpr_1.0,w_316,h_225,x_603,y_560/f_auto/q_auto/https://images.ctfassets.net/6ilvqec50fal/7zyNxF9oyNAMjGqR9Gofpe/e5f08426d35a29920c44fc729627ff11/worlds-greatest-stretch.jpg)
Stretching + Mobility
Why We Love The World’s Greatest Stretch (and How To Do It)