These thigh exercises strengthen your hamstrings, glutes, and calves and even hit your core too. The inner thighs are often under worked, but strengthening them is important for stabilising your hips, knees, lower back, and core. It's important to remember that spot training doesn't always work and to make sure you're following a full-body exercise program that incorporates both cardiovascular
Training with kettlebells is a really effective way to build power and burn serious calories at the gym. Kettlebell workouts are some of the most efficient, effective ways to sculpt a strong physique. Instead of isolating muscle groups like you do when lifting dumbbells, you work all your major muscle groups at once with a kettlebell. That's because the weight
Find yourself a squat rack and get ready to pile some solid work into your lower half. This workout will strengthen your quads, hamstrings, glutes, abs and mental strength. Because your aim is to smash through each of the 5 rounds of 20 reps, you can only rest for the prescribed 60 seconds after each round. Put your body weight
The barbell deadlift is a compound exercise used to develop overall strength and size in the posterior chain. It is a competition lift in the sport of power lifting, but is also considered a classic benchmark of overall strength. When performed with the hands outside the knees, it is often called a "conventional" deadlift. When the feet are wide and
Do you want some action hero abs? Then don’t make these six common core training mistakes. Stronger, muscular abs are probably one of the most sought after physique improvements. For some, the aim is to lose belly fat and achieve a tighter stomach. For others, greater core strength is the goal. While building amazing abs isn’t science, people constantly make mistakes in the gym that will
When it comes to pre-workout and post-workout nutrition, it's all about timing, carbs and protein -- for vegans and non-vegans alike. The wrong timing can lead to delayed recovery, compromised results and stomach upset during training, while proper timing and food help you perform at your best. When it comes to building muscle and strength, getting enough protein is as fundamental
Developing core strength is essential for everyday health and well-being, as a strong core protects the spine, reduces back pain, enhances movement patterns, and improves balance, stability and posture. The best way to get a strong core is to overload it with exercises that require stabilisation. The exercises provided in this workout train neutral spine and pelvis positions under load
Does waiting in line to train gym leave you feeling under-trained? There is a way to beat peak time gym frustration by trying our high intensity plate workout. Swap out dumbbells and machines for 1 simple plate! This circuit has eight exercises – performed back to back without resting between exercises. One set would require you to complete all eight exercises in a
We all generally spend a disproportionate amount of time in the gym targeting our bums, thighs and quads in an effort to get slim and slender legs. However, the major muscles of the lower legs, our calf muscles, are the ones that tend to get the most exposure, especially during summer when we wear skirts, shorts or three quarter pants
Step away from the weights room (for a bit at least). There are plenty of benefits to be had from switching things up every once in a while and sandbags are an easy way to do just that. Sometimes a visit to the gym can be the last thing you want to do after a long day at work. That’s besides the
