You don’t need a gym membership to do this at-home quad and glute workout.Just because she’s graced the cover of almost 30 magazines worldwide — including Oxygen — doesn’t mean Natalia Kern is unfamiliar with the struggles of staying fit and healthy. As an overweight teenager in a small village in the Ukraine, she didn’t have...
Including more balance and stability training is a brilliant way to enhance your athletic performance and physique goals.As athletes, we know we should follow a balanced workout program, but as humans, we tend to do what we like and avoid what we don’t. Along those lines, balance and stability training probably take a back seat...
If you’ve got back issues or are just looking for something new, then this variation on a good morning is perfect.By using a kettlebell and holding it lower, you decrease the typical spinal stress associated with traditional good mornings while still hitting all the relevant muscles. Do this exercise as a movement prep for big-gun...
Beat boredom and amp up your results with a new bodypart split.There’s been a murder, and you’re guilty. Yes, you’ve killed off your motivation by doing the same bodyparts in the same order using the same exercises on the same days every week — forever. Tired of doing the same exercises? Try one of these workout...
Try these six moves to release — and relieve — your lower back.The world sits. A lot. And according to the National Institutes of Health, eight out of 10 people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Though sedentary living is the No. 1 reason people experience back pain, gym-goers are not exempt:...
Triceps aren’t just for the guys: Exercise your right to bare arms with these strength and power moves.Dumbbell skullcrusher exerciseForm: Dumbbell SkullcrusherMost triceps moves like overhead extensions and kickbacks tend to target a specific triceps head. Skullcrushers, however, hit all three equally by placing the arm at a 90-degree angle to the body. This creates...
Improve your performance and prevent injury by focusing on these flexibility highways.In fitness, muscles tend to get all the glory. Not surprising, considering we’re visual creatures, and besides, a well-defined hamstring tie-in looks darn good. But if you want to understand how to move more efficiently, prevent injuries and get stronger, you need to look beyond...
Bring your backside back to life with these four deadlift variations.Today’s booty-crazed world has shifted the focus behind us, and we’re not complaining: Your posterior chain is a powerful partnership between glutes and hamstrings that propel you to faster sprints, bigger lifts and higher jumps. Use these deadlift variations to master the all-important hip-hinge technique and create that...
Check out the top five hand issues caused by exercise, how to prevent them, and recovery solutions to keep you in the weight room.You spend plenty of time stretching your back, legs and arms, but what about your hands? After all, without them, you’d be unable to lift weights in the first place, and just like any...
Train hard and recover harder with these new fitness and recovery products.Rev UpFlywheel Home BikeSleek and sturdy, this compact bike has an easily adjustable seat and multiple handlebar settings for a perfect fit. It also has the ability to stream thousands of workouts and features a leader board so you can up the intensity by competing against others.$2,248 with built-in tablet ($1,948...