Even a slight jog gives your muscles a workout, and many doctors recommend stretching those muscles both before and after exercise. Exercise can shorten a person’s muscles, decreasing mobility over time. Stretching keeps the muscles in the body flexible, so that the muscles and joints are at their fullest range of motion. Most doctors also recommend that you warm up
As much as we like to squish, flick, complain about, and pull on our flab, it’s fair to say we would be better off without it. But like any relationship, flab needs attention and losing it is all about adjusting your lifestyle. Some types of fat are hard to get rid of because there isn’t much muscle there. Flab is
Butts are not all about aesthetics—building stronger butt muscles will not only improve your speed and explosiveness but will also protect your lower back and knees from injury. Plus, any good butt workout, which can and should include some of these best butt exercises, will target the biggest muscle in your body—the glute max! Still, you want to be sure
To achieve a head turning butt isn’t as hard as you think! A strong, shapely butt can easily be built with these 6 simple exercises, all you need is a swiss ball, plus you can do them at home. The exercises and activities that you will be performing target all 3 muscles in your glutes. The key to firm glutes
Torch your glutes with these lower-body exercises that use only your bodyweight to infuse variety into your workout routine, no weights. The newest way to shape up your belly, butt, and thighs without stressing your joints: Flip your workout upside down! These five moves use one piece of equipment you're sure to have in your home—a wall. You'll isolate the tough-to-reach
Just doing some strength-training exercises means that you’ll get fit, lose weight, and be a better runner, right? Not exactly. Not every move or machine at the gym is going to make you stronger or fitter. Some are not that helpful at all, no matter how many reps you do. In fact, a lot of the moves you see—and maybe
Losing weight after 40 is not as hard as you think. Although strength-training is key, how you train can make a difference between so-so results and a metabolism that stays in high gear, burning fat and showing off lean muscle. The secret is targeting a specific type of muscle fiber called type II, or fast-twitch, that's responsible for bursts of
If you fancy getting fit and toning up a bit, then you're not alone and you won't have to fork out on a fancy gym membership to achieve your goal either. In fact, you won't even have to leave the comfort of your living room. Ready for an exercise regime that involves nothing but you and your sofa? Try our
Calves seem to be the most overlooked body part in the lower body. Did you know it’s vital that your calves support you through every movement or you risk serious injury? You can't even rely on upper leg exercises like squats and deadlifts to completely develop diamond calves. Likewise, it does little good to train the rest of your body but leave
Your stability (a.k.a. swiss) ball is way more versatile than you may realise. Rather than only using it to sculpt your core, this ball can help tone your butt, thighs, and hamstrings, too. Here is a complete workout, that challenges each and every part of your lower body, in addition to your core. Why does it works? It spikes cal
