Building strong, muscular quads is best done with a combination of compound exercises—squats, lunges, leg presses—and isolation work, such as leg extensions. Tack on some powerful plyometric moves, ...

A trainer shares 4 chair exercises after 65 that rebuild leg strength and balance: chair squats, leg extensions, step-ups, ...

You practice quad stretches all the time in yoga, whether you’re aware that’s what you’re doing or not. But you might be more familiar with its opposite action, quad contraction--you know, that ...

Ready for leg day? I’ve already shared my favorite exercises for hamstrings and for your glutes (a.k.a. your butt). It’s time to tackle the main muscle group we think of when we think of legs: the ...

Rowing machine muscles worked include the quads, glutes, triceps, and more, making it a great whole-body workout. This heart-pumping, high-intensity exercise activates many of the muscles that are ...

Fitness experts agree that how you organize muscle groups during the week matters just as much as the exercises themselves. A proper workout split helps maximize muscle growth, improve recovery, and ...

If you’re looking for an exercise that builds lower-body and core strength, improves balance, and can be done literally anywhere with no equipment, the reverse lunge delivers. Reverse lunges are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Squats are one of the major compound lifts, and countless variations—back squats, goblet squats, split ...

As 2026 begins, fitness enthusiasts are setting strength goals. Dr Sudhir Kumar from Apollo Hospital Hyderabad offers a ...

Quadriceps-sparing myopathy is the name formerly used for the commonest clinical condition among a group of syndromes called the hereditary inclusion body myopathies (HIBM). They are characterized by ...