A trainer shares 4 chair exercises after 65 that rebuild leg strength and balance: chair squats, leg extensions, step-ups, ...
Building strong, muscular quads is best done with a combination of compound exercises—squats, lunges, leg presses—and isolation work, such as leg extensions. Tack on some powerful plyometric moves, ...
The best leg day workouts for men should always comprise a mix of leg exercises to hit the glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves. Training your legs is vital to any fitness goal, whether you want to ...
Take a small step forward with one foot, and begin hinging the hips back (as if you are trying to close a dresser drawer behind you with your bottom). Keep as much weight on the front leg as possible, ...
This summer, we’re honoring our mind, body, and spirit and accepting the beauty of our bodies. However, that doesn’t mean we have to shy away from giving ourselves a tune-up, and the perfect area to ...
TRAINING EFFECTIVELY MEANS doing exercises that will get you to your goals faster. If that goal involves building strong legs, you've likely programmed leg presses or squats at some point in your ...
Building leg and butt muscle is the same as putting on muscle everywhere else on your body: you need consistent work and increasing weights (aka progressive overload) to see results. Dumbbells are a ...
Having a variety of gym equipment at your disposal is not always a guarantee. Life gets in the way, and when you can't make it to the gym, you might be left with those dumbbells gathering dust in your ...
Plan a weather-ready outdoor home gym with rust-resistant gear, safe flooring, and cardio, strength, and flexibility tools ...
Kettlebell workouts can target several muscle groups at once in a short time. They can help improve your strength, power, and cardiovascular fitness. Kettlebells are a popular strength-training ...
After weeks of being homebound, many people are missing the benefits of their gym memberships. As a mind-body coach in professional sports, I train athletes who are used to unlimited access to fitness ...
A new study confirms important differences in dominant- versus non-dominant-leg oxygen usage and power output during single-leg exercise. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal ...