The circuits below are designed to strengthen your entire body, specifically your glutes and core. It is vital that you use your mind to properly engage and contract the muscles you are working, especially your core and glutes. To successfully work a muscle group, you have to feel it working. You need to focus your mind on contracting and
It's time to emerge from your cave. Spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner. If you want to cut the belly flab and get your beach body back, try the core-crusher circuit. These stability exercises hit your lower abs, upper abs, and obliques, strengthening and chiseling your middle in one go. It's easy to hibernate during the
You look your best at the end of a workout when your muscles are filled with blood, making your frame look bigger, stronger and harder – that’s the famed “pump”. Sadly it doesn’t last forever, but you can harness its power on holiday this summer, even when you don’t have access to a gym. The aim of this five-move, high-rep
If you spend most of your time sitting, it’s likely that your glutes are weak or underworked. Having weak glutes puts you at risk for developing gluteal amnesia, which is when your glutes forget how to function properly. If your glutes aren’t working properly, it can affect your ability to move and cause knee and lower back pain. It’s more important
The distended belly, muffin top, baby pooch, mummy tummy … whatever you want to call it … can be eliminated! A lot of time this area is stubborn because we don’t exercise or we don’t do the proper exercises. No matter how many crunches and planks some of us do, that six pack remains hidden in the back of the fridge (which means behind
Sitting, or holding any stationary posture, for an extended period of time is not great for the body. When we sit for too long, certain areas of our body get less blood flow, and muscles and joints lose their extensibility. This decrease in blood flow, stimulation and movement often leads to soreness, fatigue, cramping and discomfort. While it's probably not
If you’re already doing pushups on the regular, you probably also know that the struggle can be real. Whether you're new to this move, struggling, or already doing it in your routine, then these moves are great for you to learn or just improve! Push-ups are more than an upper-body strengthening exercise: They tone your chest, shoulders, triceps, abs, and
As you age, your metabolism changes and it becomes difficult to lose weight. Even if you follow a healthy diet plan and adopt good lifestyle habits, you follow the right sleep pattern and drink water adequately, your weight tends to remain stagnant. To get your body in shape and shed extra pounds from your body you will need to follow
Your glutes and abs muscles might not seem like they work together, but doing a combo butt and abs workout can be a strategic way to work your muscles efficiently and safely. The body works together, all the muscles as a team. Having strong glutes will help to strengthen your entire posterior chain (the muscles along the back of your body), including your low back,
Whether your goal is to build strength, muscular endurance, or just look great in a sleeveless shirt (hey, we don't blame you!), supersets may be the golden ticket. The word might sound like advanced gym lingo, but supersets actually pretty simple — and effective. Exercise Sets Reps Plyo Push-Up 3 6–8 Incline Alternating Dumbbell Press 3 8–10 each side Incline Two-Arm
