Our bodies move in various directions to perform tasks such as picking up a child, carrying luggage, or getting up and down ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Your core is the central part ...

Head to nearly any packed gym, and you’ll probably see at least one woman working on her core. Maybe she’s whipping out some bicycle crunches, or holding still in an impressively-long plank. There are ...

If the goal of your workout is to walk away with a chiseled six-pack, you’re missing the point. A strong core results in fewer injuries, better posture and balance and less back pain. To perform well ...

The Z press often gets forgotten about in shoulder workouts, overshadowed by more popular moves like the Arnold press or ...

Slouching spine? Pre-posture-ous! Our spines are the scaffolding for the body, and unfortunately, proper posture has become a common casualty of our increasingly sedentary culture. The immediate ...

When we think of core exercises, standard moves like situps and crunches are often a go-to. But working the side body is an important piece of a well-rounded core routine that is sometimes overlooked.

Emily Blunt didn’t just lift heavier for The Smashing Machine—she trained smarter. Guided by longtime coach Monique Eastwood, ...

It might not be in your regular upper-body movement rotation, but the Z press is one of the best shoulder exercises that also ...

After 31 days and more than 1,500 reps, one Women’s Health writer found out what daily shoulder taps really do for your abs, ...

So long as you’ve built up some baseline level of mind-body connection, you might have a sound idea of which muscles you’re tapping during a specific exercise. You know that, for instance, deadlifts ...