We love finding new ways to work your core. The powerhouse muscle group provides stability and strength for everything from lifting heavier weights to dance cardio, so giving it some extra TLC is never a bad idea. When was the last time you used a stability ball at the gym? Sure, shiny new gadgets and machinery might look fun, but
Usually we think of stretching the muscles after exercise so that they don’t hurt afterward. But the reality is that muscle stretching is recommended every day, regardless of whether we have exercised or not. Stretching every day prevents the muscles from shortening and also helps prevent injuries since many times these are produced by lack of mobility. It also promotes
Nothing’s a bigger buzzkill than waiting for the guy next to you to finish repping out on the cable machines, especially when you’re pressed for time. This one-stop workout can be done in a single location: the lat pulldown machine. The lat pulldown station is so versatile, it’s easy to mix things up by simply switching out the attachments. With
Let’s face it — as women, most of us want to strengthen our glutes. You can use glute strengthening exercises to build and sculpt your glutes, and while this might already be reason enough for you to incorporate more leg workouts into your fitness routine, having strong glutes actually has SO many more benefits! You’ll need access to different machines at the
Christmas probably means missed workouts, or, at best, squeezing in sessions on the fly (and usually without the best equipment). Then you eat like a pig during the meal, which incapacitates you for days afterward. What you need—beyond a little self-control—is a workout you can do anywhere that helps to reverse the effects of all the “fun” you’re having. We
The primary movers of the forearm are the flexors and extensors. Strengthening the muscles of the forearm help with activities of daily living such as lifting bags and other objects. Improving the strength of the forearm may also help decrease the chance of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. For sure, forearms is one of the main important muscle as part of our
When you envision exercises for the perfect hourglass shape, odds are, the focus is on abdominal moves. The look of a small waist may be the goal, but there are a variety of different muscle groups required to achieve this enviable silhouette. Balancing muscles and curves in the upper body, core and lower body is paramount. Without some full-body toning exercises, hourglass-shaped girls run the
Is your back workout not delivering the results you expect? If your efforts to create a well-defined rear view are leaving you less than impressed, perhaps its time for a new approach — a “friendly takeover” of your regular routine may be in order, shaking non-responsive muscles out of their complacency and into higher levels of performance. This top-down approach
This is the kind of strength workout that leaves you sweaty & out of breath, as if you were doing a cardio workout. That’s exactly why I love it; you’ll be burning fat and building lean muscle simultaneously, all while improving your overall bodily control and coordination. The benefit to our workout is that we have strategically formatted the workout
For a strength training workout that makes every muscle in your body quiver, you might plan to hit the gym's free weights, the upper- and lower-body weight machines, and the stair climber to tone your biceps, booty, and beyond. After you've cycled through your pumped-up workout playlist a few times, you'll finally feel like you've made major improvements in the gains department. There are many different ways to hold a kettlebell, allowing
