by admin | Aug 10, 2023 | Core Workouts, Fitness
An exercise with a name like “switch kicks” probably makes you think that the focus is on the legs and butt. And although the switch kick will fire up every muscle from your hips down to your toes, it also strengthens your core, explains Rebekah Miller, MS, CSCS,...
by admin | Aug 8, 2023 | Ab Workouts, Core Workouts, Fitness
The double leg lift is a classic Pilates exercise. And like most (if not all) Pilates exercises, it can help you build massive abdominal strength, getting you closer and closer toward sculpting an enviable taught midsection. But the double leg lift does more than...
by admin | Aug 8, 2023 | Core Workouts, Fitness
Some fitness trends burn hot for a while and then go cold, which is why it’s helpful to focus on foundational, tried-and-true exercises that give you reliable fitness results. The forearm plank is one that will always have a place because it targets many muscle groups...
by admin | May 25, 2023 | Ab Workouts, Core Workouts, Fitness
If you want a strong, healthy core, cranking through a few sets of sit-ups isn’t gonna cut it. You need to incorporate a variety of sit-up alternatives into your fitness routine. It’s not that the traditional sit-up is bad, explains Mary Beth Rockwell, C.P.T.,...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | Ab Workouts, Arm Workouts, Core Workouts, Fitness
Climbing is one of the most challenging, all-over strengthening exercises you can do. But you don’t need to defy gravity to work your entire body at once. That’s the idea behind the mountain climbers exercise. Performed from a high-plank position, mountain climbers...
by admin | Sep 12, 2022 | Core Workouts, Fitness, Leg Workouts
Most of us have done a wall sit at some point in our lives. (Does high-school gym class ring a bell?) You put your back against a wall, sit down, and then try to stay there. And while you almost certainly know the isometric exercise can make your legs quake, you may...
