by admin | Apr 4, 2024 | Fitness, Fitness Tips, Leg Workouts
If you have tight iliotibial (IT) bands, stretching seems like the logical solution. But dealing with IT band syndrome, which accounts for 22 percent of injuries to the lower extremities, is not so simple; most “IT band stretches” don’t even target the IT band. Here’s...
by admin | Feb 21, 2024 | Fitness, Leg Workouts
Whether your fitness goals are performance-related or more about how you look in a pair of jeans, get ready to meet your new favorite strength move: hamstring curls. Located south of your glutes, your hamstrings are a powerful (yet often overlooked) muscle group that...
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Ab Workouts, Fitness, Leg Workouts
Targeting your abs and glutes can help you get a sculpted booty and six-pack abs — but that’s not the only reason to add this abs and butt workout to your weekly routine. Your core plays a key role in nearly every move you make, and your glutes are essential for power...
by admin | Jan 24, 2024 | Cardio Workouts, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Leg Workouts
Not since the advent of the moonwalk has walking backward had such a moment. TikTok and Instagram are filled with videos of physical therapists and fitness influencers touting the benefits of walking backwards, aka retro walking. You may have also noticed people at...
by admin | Jan 23, 2024 | Fitness, Leg Workouts
No doubt about it: Pilates exercises offer incredible benefits for the core. But when it comes to the best leg exercises, Pilates can also provide a major boost, according to Andrea Rogers, founder of Xtend Barre and XB Pilates. Best of all, the practice uses compound...
by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Fitness, Leg Workouts
Although this exercise may be called the hip thrust, you’re really going to appreciate what it does for your butt. In fact, hip thrusts can fire up your entire posterior chain, according to Holly Perkins, C.S.C.S., Los Angeles-based trainer and author of Lift to Get...