While losing weight often ranks as the top reason many people start working out, building arm muscle is a close second. But well-defined arms don’t happen by...
While plank exercises are best known for their ab-tightening abilities, they’re really a full-body movement that also employs the triceps, shoulders, chest, and quads. The pike plank...
Like reading, planking is fundamental. “It’s the best exercise for core strength and stability,” says Rachel Butler-Green, CSCS, a certified strength and conditioning specialist in Los Angeles. “We...
Leg circles, also known as single or one-legged circles, are a great Pilates mat exercise for strengthening the core, glutes, and hip muscles, and improving...
Ever wonder why some people seem to get bigger and stronger with minimal effort, while others lift like maniacs and progress much more slowly? Among many possible explanations...
Health and medical experts love to talk about the granular effects of exercise: improved muscle tone, a stronger heart and lungs, and healthier joints. But...
The push-up to side plank is a true full-body exercise. This move takes the push-up, which is already a crazy-effective full-body strength move on its own,...
A strong core is essential for any kind of movement, so building it up with a variety of ab-focused exercises can target not just your six-pack, but...
It’s impossible to talk about “V-line” abs without mentioning the music video that brought the V-line to our collective consciousness nearly 20 years ago: Untitled (How...
Unlike the highly celebrated gluteus maximus that forms most of your butt’s shape and size, the gluteus medius rarely gets the spotlight. This muscle appears...
When you practice proper form, squats fire up nearly every muscle in your lower body, from your quads and hamstrings, to your lower back and core. But...
