A nicely-toned tush is one of the top confidence boosts, but making sure your jeans fit isn’t the only reason to take up hip and glute exercises. Let’s learn more about the underlying benefits of a firm behind. While many care about the glutes, the hips are often left forgotten about. Alongside your glutes and core muscles, your hips play
You may simply want to fill out your jeans or turn heads while you’re wearing your bikini this summer. Well, do you have about a quarter of an hour to zero in on your glutes? If so, we have a plan that involves just two common fitness tools: dumbbells and a stability ball. This workout is designed to blast your
The deadlift is simply personified and one of the best muscle-growing, strength-building, health-improving moves around. Performed safely, the deadlift will strengthen every bone in your body, challenge every muscle across your posterior chain and test your grip strength and core stability to the absolute max. It will find any flaws that you need to address if you hope to lift
How do you expect to progress if you’re always following the same programme? Here are four ways to mix up your training and get you powering forward. Simply choose your goal and then start incorporating the technique into your programme. Don’t rush with this technique. Do each portion slowly and deliberately to fire and tax the most muscle fibres possible.
At the end of a yoga session, take the time to cool down with some hip openers, reclined twists, and passive inversions. These poses can also stand on their own when you just want to relax your body, but you'll go deeper when you're warmed up. Props are recommended for some poses and can always be used for a more
Even out your pushes and pulls with this fat-burning, muscle-building, full-body workout. When you train, it’s tempting to do only your favourite strength exercises. But favouring only a few isolated, similar movements and neglecting opposing and complementary ones can create muscular imbalances. Push exercises work the muscles you use to move weight away from your body, specifically the pectorals, triceps,
Each week on back day, you've got a seemingly endless array of movements. Knowing which are best suited for building a wide, thick back will help you get the job done faster, which is why we've created our list of top 8 mass-building back exercises. We selected the following 8 exercises based on how difficult each movement is, how much
The first benefit of strong, well-trained glutes is obvious – they look good. But there are many other reasons why you should ensure glute exercises feature in your workouts. The glutes play a key role in keeping your body aligned correctly, which helps you avoid injuries, and provide the power for many movements. If your day-to-day involves sitting behind a
Can we talk about arms for a quick sec? If you think an arm workout requires push-ups, heavy weights, barbells, or pull-ups, you would be wrong. Actually, all you need are a few sets of dumbbells or just a resistance band to work your biceps, triceps, and shoulders in 15 minutes. Flabby arms look as bad as a jiggly tummy.
With a proper routine, you can strengthen your core and gluteal muscles and reduce your injury risk. This workout can be performed with nothing but your body weight. To further protect your low back, maintain an upright, engaged posture while on the job and avoid staying in any one position for too long. Low-back pain (LBP) is the most common
