1. Child’s Pose Begin on all fours, knees wide apart with big toes touching. Lower your butt to rest on your heels, extending hands in front of you on the…

1. Pullup Bar Hanging Leg Raise Contributor: IFBB Bikini Pro Ashley Kaltwasser Why it’s a hit: “This move works your entire midsection as well as your back. Plus, it helps improve…

When you envision exercises for the perfect hourglass shape, odds are, the focus is on abdominal moves. The look of a small waist may be the goal, but there are a variety of different…

If you’ve got an aching knee or a sore hip, your joints may not be the main source of concern. Active women often suffer what’s known as iliotibial band syndrome, or ITBS,…

For a high-intensity full-body workout, hop on a rower. “Rowing targets 85% of your muscles with every stroke, especially your quads, hamstrings, glutes, lats, and the entire core,” says Annie Mulgrew, a…

Not all of us are inherently flexible. Although women tend to have greater range of motion than guys do, many of us who lift, run, bike, and enjoy other repetitive-motion activities…

“We all want that inner-thigh area to appear tight, firm, and toned. But there’s not one specific exercise that can do the job—you have to target all the muscles emphasized in the…

1. Barbell Back Squat With Calf Raise As the saying goes, nothing beats a great pair of legs—but how about making them strong and well-defined, too? From glutes and quads…