Good home upper body workouts that don’t use any equipment are hard to come by. But, we have the perfect upper body workout here. This particular routine targets all of the muscles and also encourages not only range of motion but also muscle and overall body awareness. The difficulty of this routine is 100% dependent on what you put into
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
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
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
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
Has your training (and your gains as a result) hit a plateau? Don't worry, it happens to everyone. Even the most avid of squat-rack-regulars will occasionally hit a wall that can seem almost impossible to smash through. This list of upper-body exercises will help you build the upper body you’ve always wanted. Plus, you can do them from the comfort
This do-anywhere routine will help you lose weight and gain lean muscle in record time by checking all the boxes–cardio, strength, and mobility. The simple formula: four rounds of eight body-weight strengtheners mixed with intermittent blasts of burpees. You'll do fewer reps each round, so you'll think the workload is getting easier when really you're pushing your body closer and
