Break It Down
Learn new moves (and polish up existing skills) with these in-depth instructions, helpful cues, and suggestions to tailor each exercise to your unique body.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Squat
Build essential strength with this powerhouse move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Sumo Squat
Mix up your squat routine and build powerful legs and hips with this wide-stance variation.
BREAK IT DOWN: How to Do the Bulgarian Split Squat
Fine-tune your Bulgarian split squats form to get a leg up on this powerhouse unilateral exercise.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Curtsy Lunge
Try this twist on a go-to lower-body move to build glute and leg strength, improve hip stability, and challenge your balance.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Deadlift
Build full-body strength — and a powerful posterior — with this move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Romanian Deadlift
Home in on the hip hinge to reap the glute- and hamstring-building rewards of the RDL.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Single-Leg Deadlift
Nail this one-sided strength move to improve balance and cross-body awareness.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Single-Leg Pistol Squat
Learn how to personalize the challenging unilateral “pistol” move to build lower-body strength, mobility, and balance.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Lunge
Fine-tune your form to strengthen your glutes, quads — and, yes, even your knees.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Calf Raise
Tweak your technique to build lower-body strength and resilience.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Glute Bridge
Finesse your form to build a strong derrière that powers you in athletics — and in life.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Barbell Good Morning
Improve your form on this hip-hinge exercise to strengthen your legs, core, and back.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Overhead Squat
Finesse your form to improve full-body mobility and strengthen your Olympic snatch.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Ab Rollout
Set your plank in motion to engage the deep transverse and oblique abdominal muscles.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Bird Dog
Build a strong core while improving your posture and cross-body coordination with this back-friendly move.
BREAK IT DOWN: How to Do the Crunch
Connect with your core to protect your neck and lower back.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Dead Bug
Develop core stability and cross-body coordination with this challenging move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Hollow-Body Hold
Enhance your core with this gymnastics and Pilates staple.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Bench Press
Fine-tune your form — and breathing rhythm — to make the most of this strength-building staple.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Bent-Over Row
Follow these cues to reap the benefits of this power-building move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Gorilla Row
Build your back strength with this kettlebell-row variation.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Pull-Up
Fine-tune your form to realize the benefits of this upper-body strength exercise.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Row
Fine-tune your form and sequencing to reap the rewards of the indoor rower.
BREAK IT DOWN: The TRX Pull-Up
Break free of the pull-up bar and build strength with this alternative upper-body move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Overhead Press
Reap the rewards of this upper-body move with simple form fixes.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Upright Row for Strong Shoulders
Perform this popular move with dumbbells to build your rear delts without hurting your shoulders.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Box Jump
Power up your lower body with box-jump exercise moves.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Double-Under
Master this heart-pumping jump-rope move to boost your cardio, balance, and coordination.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Jumping Jack
Finesse your form on this classic calisthenic move to amp up its cardio benefits.
BREAK IT DOWN: How to Do a Kettlebell Carry
Build your core, upper back, grip, balance, and endurance with this simple full-body move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Clean
Fix your form to make the most of this dynamic move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Snatch
Take control of this dynamic move to burn fat and build strength.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Swing
Master this dynamic move to build full-body strength and power.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Kettlebell Windmill
Focus on your form to realize the benefits of this stretching and strengthening exercise.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Pushup
Fine-tune your form to make the most of this fundamental upper-body move.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Renegade Row
Improve your form on this advanced plank move to boost functional abdominal strength and prevent injury.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Side Plank
Boost your lateral stability, core strength, and overall balance by personalizing this body-weight training staple.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Mountain Climber
This do-anywhere body-weight move combines strength and cardio training with intensity.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Bear Crawl
This functional full-body movement can help strengthen the body and mind at any age.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Wall Ball Toss
Develop core stability and cross-body coordination.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Cat-Cow
This two-part flow warms and unwinds the body, stretches the core, and mobilizes the entire spine.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Handstand
Hone your alignment and awareness to get more comfortable getting upside down.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Seated Twist
Twisting can help stretch muscles of the torso, restore spinal mobility, stimulate circulation, and support digestion.
BREAK IT DOWN: The Kneeling Backbend
Learn how to move safely into this front-body stretch.
BREAK IT DOWN: Upward-Facing Dog
Improve your form to get all the benefits of this deep, front-body stretch.