If you need a little variety, strength coach Jim "Smitty" Smith, C.P.P.S., owner of Diesel Strength & Conditioning and Men’s Fitness advisory board member, shares his favorite plank variations and ...

“Strength training increases muscle mass, which in turn improves how the body uses insulin and helps move glucose out of the blood and into cells for energy,” says Lettenberger. “This can lower blood ...

Another excellent exercise for building upper-body and core strength: tricep dips. It targets the triceps, pecs, anterior deltoids, plus the core, and helps to develop the rotator cuffs and trapezius ...

Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding weights by your sides. Take a big step forward with your right foot and bend both knees to 90° to lower—don’t lean forward or let your right knee move ...

When done right, Russian twists strengthen your entire core, improve stability, and define your midsection without risking injury.

Looking to boost strength and tone your arms, shoulders, chest, and back? An upper-body dumbbell workout is the way to do it ...

Experts suggest these 14 stretches and strength exercises for hip pain, designed specifically to beat runners’ common aches.

Strength exercises can relieve hip pain by building up resilience within the hip complex so that it better tolerates the loads you put on it through running, Agnew explains. Likewise, stretching can ...