If you’ve ever done a bear plank, you know how challenging the exercise can be on your core, glutes, hips, shoulders, and triceps. That’s especially true for anyone who works all day sitting at a desk ...

When it comes to keeping your core strong, minimizing low back pain, and maximizing performance, plank variations are a vital component of your fitness routine. The bear plank is a core bodyweight ...

Basketball is the sport I grew up playing the most back in the 1970s. But these days, whenever I play with a 40-and-older group (what I call the “belly-bumper” crowd) the game becomes far less ...

"Instead of lifting a dumbbell, focus on drawing your elbow up towards your ribs and squeezing your shoulder blade in.

WHEN IT COMES to training your core muscles, most guys tend to value lots of movement. They'll rip through reps of situps, leg lifts, and twists; they might even cycle their legs back and forth like ...

Because there are so many other fun things you could be doing during summer days (and nights) than working out, an emphasis on “efficiency workouts” — which are exactly as you’d imagine — is crucial.

Pilates has become the go-to workout for building functional strength and flexibility while being gentle on your joints. In particular, "Core engagement and strengthening are fundamental parts of any ...

VERY FEW EXERCISES have names that evoke anything more than describing the action taking place when you perform them. Think squats, curls, lunges—all helpfully explanatory, but not exciting. When ...