For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by ...

The muscles in your lower body play a key role in supporting athleticism and everyday activities, so it’s important to train your legs directly to build strength, stability, and overall function.

If you have been thinking about hitting the gym to begin your resistance training journey, it is highly likely that you have come across both the full-body workout and push-pull-legs training plans.

In a recent YouTube video, Eric Janicki ranked every major leg day exercise, sharing which are the best—and worst—for building lower-body muscles. Janicki is a bodybuilder, fitness coach, and owner of ...

Strength training should be a staple of any fitness routine. In addition to increasing muscle strength and mass, regular strength training helps maintain strong bones, improve balance and offers ...

Hugh Herr, the director of an M.I.T. laboratory that pursues the “merging of body and machine,” grew up in a Mennonite family outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He and his brothers—he was the youngest ...

There are so many major muscle groups in your legs, it’s easy to neglect the small ones—especially your inner thighs. These muscles (a.k.a. your adductors) are responsible for so much. They’re the ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The muscles in your lower ...