About The Workout Digest

The Workout Digest is a fitness-focused online publication established in 2016 by Brian Ward. Ward founded the publication under its previous incarnation “My Kick Ass Home Gym” with the goal of making exercise and health accessible to people who are too busy to stick with a consistent gym routine. The Workout Digest has since evolved under the direction of its owner Alex Ion to become a central resource for exercise tutorials, equipment reviews, sports nutrition, and mindset insights to maximize your motivation and success.

The Workout Digest published its first article in 2016 and has since published nearly 400 articles in the health and fitness niche. Our workout insights have reached a global audience, garnering citations from major organizations such as Business Insider, MyFitnessPal, and Elite Daily. Additional publications that have given The Workout Digest coverage include the following.

• Byrdie
• Glam
• The List
• The Vitamin Shoppe
• Eatthis.com
• Punchpass.com
• Vitalproteins.com

What is the mission of The Workout Digest?

Our mission at The Workout Digest is to provide the information you need to take positive action toward your fitness goals. To this end, our editorial team curates scientifically accurate informative articles in the following three major content segments.

• Exercises: These guides walk the reader through exercises for all major muscle groups, explaining the mechanics, benefits, and steps for performing each exercise safely. This segment likewise includes numerous whole-body workouts that develop endurance, power, and strength in the desired muscle groups.
• Nutrition: Our nutritional guides provide dietary tips and strategies, as well as reviews of supplements that nourish your body and promote muscle development.
• Buying guides: In keeping with the original mission of The Workout Digest, our buying guides aim to help you set up an effective, affordable home gym. These buying guides provide unbiased reviews of products that our team tests in-house. The reviewed products range from gym equipment to accessories and supplements.

How to use The Workout Digest?

Use The Workout Digest as your comprehensive workout reference repository. The Workout Digest curates a wealth of instructional articles covering fitness exercises and their variations, mechanics, benefits, and risks. We aim to help you maximize gains and avoid injury through careful explanation of each exercise based on the latest understanding of kinesiology, nutrition, psychology, and human development. Our articles are not a replacement for a certified coach, instructor, or therapist, but are intended for use as a supplement to hone your technique and accelerate your motivation.

Who are the contributors to The Workout Digest?

All of the content in the aforementioned segments is contributed exclusively by fitness experts with an educational or professional background in kinesiology. Our current and former contributors possess numerous professional accreditations, such as the American Council of Exercise (ACE) certification, Precision Nutrition certification, CrossFit trainer certification, and others.

Below is a list of contributors from The Workout Digest Team, along with their professional and educational backgrounds, accreditations, and accolades.

• Nikita Ross: Nikita is a trainer, nutrition coach, a world powerlifting champion, and fitness writer. Nikita is an ACE-certified personal trainer and a Certified Sports Nutrition Coach with a Level 1 Precision Nutrition certification. In 2017, Nikita won the International Powerlifting Association (IPA) World Powerlifting Championship in the Amateur Open division. Nikita is now a judge with the World Powerlifting Congress.
• Nicolle Harwood-Nash: Nicolle is a personal trainer, nutritionist, and fitness writer. Nicole is a Level-IV Certified Complete Fitness and Master Trainer with a Certificate of Nutrition for Fitness. Nicolle holds a Bachelor of Communication and managed a gym in Perth, Australia until 2021.
• Natalie Thongrit: Natalie is a personal trainer and fitness writer with a National Association of Sports Medicine certification. Natalie is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Utah Valley University.
• Samantha Randolph: Sam is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer based in Omaha, Nebraska. She has over a decade of experience working with older adults, and focuses on programming workouts rooted in movement foundations that blur the boundaries between warmup and workout. She currently works as a trainer at Summa Fitness and Wellness in Omaha.

What is The Workout Digest’s editorial policy?

The Workout Digest’s editorial policy is a systematic procedure that ensures every article we produce is accurate, reliable, independent, open to feedback, and free of plagiarism. We employ a strict and structured editorial process made up of six phases to enforce The Workout Digest’s editorial policy.

1. Topical research: Our editorial team researches the topic and creates a brief informing the structure of the article (as well as any companions it requires to flesh out the topic). There are three goals for the briefing process. First, we aim to clearly define the topic so that its definitions and use cases are immediately understandable and actionable for our readers. Second, we explore the topic’s attributes, values, benefits, risks, and alternatives in order to empower our readers to make the most informed decisions about their fitness goals. Finally, we address all of the most important questions our readers are asking to foster understanding from every angle.
2. Article creation: Our team of expert writers explores and substantiates the points outlined in the brief according to our style guide. In order to maintain the highest level of accuracy and relevance, our writers primarily draw from their own professional experience in the fitness industry. Additionally, we make extensive use of factual, accredited sources such as sports medicine journals and kinesiology research papers to substantiate firsthand experience with hard data.
3. Editing and proofreading: Our editorial team proofreads all article submissions for grammatical, typographical, and factual accuracy according to the internal style guide of The Workout Digest. Additionally, we ensure that all of the goals of the initial brief have been achieved in a substantial and meaningful way. Finally, we meticulously filter against plagiarism and artificially generated content to foreground only the most authoritative and trustworthy human effort.
4. Expert review: Our review board performs a final audit to ensure that the topic represents the latest scientific understanding and considers the most relevant data points. If the topic is deemed incomplete or misleading, the editorial process resets to the beginning in order to fundamentally re-analyze the structure and execution of our topical coverage. This stage is performed as many times as necessary to yield the absolute highest quality of fitness information to our audience.
5. Asset creation: Our extended team of visual artists and fitness influencers create unique visual assets that clearly reflect the topic without infringement or insufficient attribution. These assets include video tutorials as well as charts, graphs, infographics, and featured images.
6. Content refresh: Finally, The Workout Digest continually reviews our published content to ensure it remains up-to-date and relevant. Additionally, we read every comment posted by our audience, taking feedback into consideration and making additions, changes, and updates as appropriate to best serve the topical information.

What is the content integrity of The Workout Digest?

The content integrity of The Workout Digest is a method of ensuring and maintaining that all information we share is accurate and up to date. We achieve content integrity by thoroughly auditing our articles before and after publishing, as well as maintaining our independence as a fitness-focused online publication.

The auditing process consists of utilizing data from scientifically accredited sources, such as journals and research papers, to ensure accuracy and validity. We leverage professional insights from our contributors on nutrition and home fitness alongside external research to deliver the most accurate information possible. We perform regular audits on our existing content, cite sources, and promptly action any necessary changes to the content.

The Workout Digest ensures content integrity by remaining independent. We do use affiliate links and occasionally receive products to review from third parties, as these practices help support our site. However, we make all nutritional and exercise recommendations with impartiality and based solely on our knowledge and experience in kinesiology. For transparency, we provide disclaimers to alert site users when affiliate links are present or when we have received promotional review products.

What is the product selection process at The Workout Digest?

Any products recommended by The Workout Digest are selected for recommendation following extensive investigations by the team. No product placements offered directly by The Workout Digest (excluding on-page advertisements from third parties) have been through rigorous quality control checks. This includes a thorough assessment of the company or manufacturer, its history, views, and secondary connections.

We would never recommend a product that we would not buy ourselves. Any products or services offered by manufacturers that we know are trustworthy are also subjected to a thorough audit to ensure we are not recommending something that does not live up to its claims.

What is the inclusivity statement of The Workout Digest?

The Workout Digest makes exclusive usage of inclusive language in all published content and assets. The concept of inclusivity in language relates to the practice of showing respect to all groups and diversities and writing without prejudice.

The information you find published on The Workout Digest is written as unbiased and dispassionate content free from any gender-based assumptions and sexist, racist, ableist, or generally prejudiced ideals or wording. The Workout Digest believes in equality and the right for everybody to exist and live their lives with dignity and respect.

Any instances where gender is discussed as part of training programs or strategies are based on research and data taken from studies deemed to be true. Statements regarding gender shall always be accompanied by a confirmation that there is no hardline separation between the genders when it comes to getting healthy.

What is The Workout Digest’s privacy policy?

The Workout Digest takes your privacy seriously, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. Any personal information we collect (such as your name, email address, and phone number) is not shared with any third parties unless required by law or as a means to fulfill your requests. We take appropriate measures to safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, and misuse.

We use this information to respond to your inquiries and to keep you informed about our products and services. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us. We may update this policy from time to time, so please check back periodically for any changes.

How to contact The Workout Digest?

Whether you have questions, feedback, or simply want to share your fitness journey with us, we are all ears. At The Workout Digest, we strive to foster a community of fitness enthusiasts committed to learning and growing together. Please navigate to our contact page at https://theworkoutdigest.com/contact-us/ to leave us a message. We’ve made the process as simple and quick as possible so you can reach us without any hassle. We value your time and appreciate your trust in us. As such, our dedicated team works diligently to respond to all queries and comments in a timely manner. You can typically expect a response from us in less than 48 hours.

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