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...
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...
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...
If you’ve ever experienced “gluteal amnesia” (aka “dead butt syndrome“), you understand the importance of working gluteus medius exercises into your routine. Unlike the highly...
Cardio before weights, or weights before cardio? Everyone seems to have a different answer: Your friend swears by doing her cardio workout before hitting the...
Competitive runners and Olympic weightlifters aren’t the only people who need thigh stretches. No, couch potatoes need thigh stretches just as much as their more active peers....
If you’re experiencing sore hamstrings, there are a couple of possible causes. One is the routine result of intense exercise, and the other has more...
What makes the squat thrust so effective? Using only your bodyweight, it repeatedly hits many of the major muscle groups in both your upper and lower...
Yoga, barre, and Pilates are popular workouts that, at first glance, seem to have plenty in common. (You’re barefoot! You’re stretching! You can wear those...
While uneven abs may be a source of frustration for a professional bodybuilder, it means something else entirely to the average gym-goer: your abs are...