Leg strength exercises after 60, a CSCS coach shares 4 standing moves to rebuild leg muscle with better control than lunges.
Engage your core, thinking about sucking your belly button into your spine, and slightly bend the leg of the hand you’re ...
Exercises like dead bugs help lengthen and strengthen the hip flexors in a controlled position, which improves form and can help offset the effects of sitting too much, adds Dickinson. Lie faceup, ...
Keeping the right foot planted and the right knee soft, step the left foot slowly to different positions on the clock — to 9 o’clock (directly left), then to 6 o’clock (behind), then to 3 o’clock ...
If you struggle to stand from sitting without losing your balance, practice this one accessible move to build lower-body ...
This quick tutorial will help you get the most out of your workouts. Learn how to turn your knee lift into an effective abdominal exercise. Do the workout and apply what you learn to all of the other ...
Is modern life causing havoc for your posture? You’re not alone. Prolonged periods sitting at our desks—or on couches—straining over devices is one of the prime culprits of shoulder pain and slouching ...
At 79, Joanna Lumley is proof that life doesn’t stop with age. If she’s not filming a new TV series, she’s travelling the world – and she’s just as active at home. While gym workouts aren’t for her, ...
Balance is something we can improve with practice and it’s especially important as we age. Working on your core strength and stability through unilateral exercises that work one side of your body ...
This story is adapted from Life Kit's Guide to Building Strength, a five-day email series. Sign up for the special newsletter here. There are innumerable ways to shape a workout routine for building ...
Want to tone your midsection? You can start by standing up to do ab exercises. Surprised? That’s understandable. After all, most of us think of a few classic on-the-floor exercises when it comes to ...