Fitness Tips

Hone your biceps curl with these expert tips. Plus, we offer nine variations on the classic move.

These moves — differentiated by whether both feet remain static (split squat) or one foot steps forward and backward (lunge) — strengthen the glutes, quads, and calves; build hip, knee, and ankle stability; and help improve overall balance. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform them correctly.

This classic move builds chest and shoulder strength while also improving stability in the small, intrinsic muscles around the shoulder joint. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

Building strength through the middle and upper back, lats, and shoulders, this row also enhances mobility through the scapulae and improves stability in the thoracic spine and deep abdominals. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

This exercise works muscles around multiple joints in the lower body, building strength and muscle in your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

This compound movement strengthens the hamstrings, glutes, back, and core. It also trains the hip-hinge pattern, which has functional carryover to other exercises and daily activities. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

Reaching for or lifting objects overhead is commonplace, making this shoulder strengthener a truly functional exercise. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

This dynamic move builds full-body strength and explosive power, working the posterior chain as well as the upper body, namely your lats, forearms, and hands. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.

When it comes to low-back pain, walking might be better than rest, according to a recent study. Here’s why.

This fitness staple is a full-body exercise that builds core stability as well as back, arm, and chest power. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.

Try these “cheat codes” to create more consistency in your fitness routine.

Learn how to sequence your workouts to match your goals and make the most of your efforts.

Expert guidance for nailing the setup of common strength moves — so you can make the most of your lifting efforts.

Trips and falls are inevitable. Here are some simple exercises you can practice to help prepare you mentally and physically when falling sideways.

Trips and falls are inevitable. Here are some simple exercises you can practice to help prepare you mentally and physically when falling forward.

Trips and falls are inevitable. Here are some simple exercises you can practice to help prepare you mentally and physically when falling backward.

Exercising at night can leave you too amped up for sleep. These expert tips can help you relax.