Squats are great for toning your glutes and legs, but you may want to up the challenge with a resistance band. Here's how to do banded squat variations.
Pushups are a classic, whole-body exercise, and you can add a looped resistance band to get your legs into the game. Doing pushups every day has several health benefits, but you have to have proper form to prevent injuries and work the right muscles.
You work hard and you're ready to see gains, but if the process is taking longer than you have the patience for, perhaps you need to rethink your routine. Here's how often you should work out if gaining muscle is one of your goals.
Gwyneth Paltrow has long been the queen of working out. And we wouldn't expect anything less from the actor who also heads up ground-breaking (and sometimes controversial) wellness site Goop on top of being a mom to two kids. So, what's her secret to staying motivated and keeping fit?
If pushups are hurting your wrists or creating lower back pain, you might need a trick that will make doing pushups a whole lot easier. This one simple trick will make pushups easier and lead you to gain some core strength and arm muscles. All you need is a Pilates ring.
How does the actress Kate Hudson stay in such great shape? According to Kate Hudson, she swears by pilates exercises, which she has practiced for years to stay in peak physical condition. Pilates is a low impact exercise that focuses on the core.
Better known today as somewhat of an action hero after his leading role in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, John Krasinski's impressive acting skills aren't the only thing that has people talking — it's his workouts! This is John Krasinski's workout routine that totally transformed his body.
The idea that lifting weights makes women (especially) bulk up like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his heyday is as tough to budge as a 350-pound barbell. But adding weights to your workout provides health benefits beyond building muscle, says Kaley Hatfield, a certified professional fitness trainer.
Squats are a staple exercise in nearly every workout, and with good reason. But for all their benefit, they're also an easy move to perform wrong, which can lead to injury. Here's how to do them correctly.
Although planks aren't quite as easy as they sound, they do have plenty of benefits. Here's a look at what really happens when you start doing planks every day.
Although people use these terms interchangeably, chin-ups and pull-ups target different muscle groups: One engages your upper back and arm muscles while the other activates your back, chest, and shoulder muscles.
The humble pushup is an exercise that engages muscles throughout your entire body. You can perform them anywhere and without any equipment, but should you?
A simple squat is a foundational movement that is key to getting fitter and stronger, but sometimes, squatting can lead to an aching back long after you've racked your weights and left the gym.
Have you ever been to the gym and seen somebody lifting an impressive amount of weights, and then you happened to notice they're barefoot or just wearing socks? As it turns out, these bare-or-stocking-foot lifters aren't just doing it to show off their stinky feet.