Bend knees slightly, engage core, draw shoulders back, and keep neck long, then hinge at hips to push seat back while ...
You've probably heard a personal trainer or group workout instructor say, "activate your glutes" at some point in a sweat session. But what does that phrase actually mean–and how do you even activate ...
Building strong legs is essential for total-body fitness, athletic performance, and long-term health. This expert-backed ...
If you're like a lot of iron warriors, muscle groups like biceps, back, and chest get all the love, leaving your legs a tad neglected. By now, you've probably seen enough memes to know that skipping ...
Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT Exercising your hamstrings is important for mobility (movement), athletic performance, and reducing injury risk. 1. Glute Bridge A glute bridge improves hip ...
Glute bridges target the hamstrings and glutes. If you're walking, standing up from the couch or bending down to pick something up, you are using your hamstrings. The muscles, which run down the back ...
You've probably heard a personal trainer or group workout instructor say, "activate your glutes" at some point in a sweat session. But what does that phrase actually mean–and how do you even activate ...
From warming up to winding down, these glutes activation exercises are your go-to for a more flexible, mobile, and injury-proof lower body. Give your backside the attention and TLC it deserves with ...
As runners, we're often told we need to strengthen our glutes – and often by the physio when we’re injured. But why? What are the glutes actually doing when we run? And can glute bridges help? The ...
The hamstrings tend to get a lot of love during a stretch routine (who doesn’t have tight hammies?). When it comes to strength training, though, the quads and calves steal most of the spotlight — ...
The exercises you may rely on to work your glutes – squats, dead lifts, lunges – target the big part of your buttocks known as gluteus maximus. But that regime neglects the gluteus medius, the smaller ...
The hamstring muscles are often overlooked, yet they play a pivotal role in exercise performance and mobility. Though you’ve probably seen fitness gurus sharing their intense hamstring workouts, you ...