exercises

The best thing about Google—aside from, you know, having the entire world at your fingertips—is that you can find ideas for literally any of kind workout at the stroke of a keyboard. Want to find the perfect at-home ab workout? Google it. Need to know the difference between squats and deadlifts...

James Michelfelder and Therese Sommerseth Even the most hardcore lifters can fall victim to the time-sucking demands of the holiday season—parties, family functions, and travel—but that doesn’t mean your physique has to suffer. Instead of cranking out six hard workouts per week, allow yourself...

Modifications can be super helpful if you're building up to a challenging exercise. Not so helpful? Sticking to modifications when you're ready to progress to a tougher variation. Meg Boggs, who defines herself on Instagram as a wife, mama, writer, creator, and lifter (yas!) opened up about...

It’s tempting to jump right into your workout—hey, you’re busy and need to get it done. But building in time for a warm-up is actually super important. It loosens you up so you’re less prone to injury and your body will be able to work harder when it comes to the main event. Here’s the thing...

Squat, lunge, and twist your way to a stronger you. These four common kettlebell moves will help tone your legs and glutes while building core and upper-body strength. Grab a comfortable kettlebell weight and try these moves. Try to complete 20 reps of each move without a break. Once all four...

gruizza / Getty A new study has shed some light on a selection of exercises that may help people who inherited genes that increase their chance of obesity. It's a no-brainer that regular exercise plays a key part in a person's overall fitness level. But for some, it can be frustrating to...

Working out your chest probably isn’t the first thing on your to-do list in the gym—but maybe it should be. Your chest muscles (a.k.a., pectoral muscles or "pecs," which are some of the largest in your body), are responsible for your upper body's stability, helping you to maintain proper...

martin-dm / Getty The deadlift is easily one of the most covered topics here at M&F, and rightfully so – this mass-maker builds functional and postural strength and triggers the release of muscle-building and fat-burning hormones like testosterone and growth hormone. Regardless of how you...

aywan88 / Getty Building a bikini butt requires a training workout focused on hypertrophy so you can stimulate muscle growth. In addition to that, the workout should specifically target the posterior chain with exercises that maximize usage of these muscle groups. This hypertrophy based glute...

Caiaimage/Sam Edwards / Getty Big exercises build big arms. You can isolate your biceps and triceps as often as you’d like with low-weight exercises like kickbacks and concentration curls, but it’s compound moves, using heavy loads, that will make your arms grow. Take a look at the workout...