When it comes to yoga, the answer is (almost always) yes. Yes, yoga “works.” Yes, yoga is actually a good workout. Yes, yoga can help weight loss. Yes, you can...
If you’re on the hunt for the perfect stability ball, you’ve probably noticed they’re available in a variety of sizes. The right size stability ball...
Both foam rolling and stretching should be part of your recovery arsenal (after all, foam rolling is different from stretching). Stretching is a practice you...
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,...
