Our legs carry the weight of the entire body, and help us stay mobile, fit, and healthy. Like all other muscles of the body, ...

Plus, when you’re moving and active (think walking, running, playing pickleball, or cycling), your inner thigh muscles make ...

Build stronger legs after 55 with 4 chair exercises that target your quads, hamstrings, and glutes without painful squats.

Contrary to what you may think, you don't need heavy weights to build leg strength. While a set of dumbbells can be a helpful tool while training, it's also possible to strengthen your quads, calves, ...

Single-leg exercises “challenge your hips, knees, and ankles, and make the stabilization muscles have to work harder,” says ...

Ankle circles are great for improving flexibility in the ankle joint, while also working the lower leg muscles. Sit ...

For many people over 50, traditional squats can feel challenging or even uncomfortable. Joint stiffness, balance concerns, ...

Let’s talk legs: They contain some of the most powerful muscles in the body (including those large muscles in your caboose called the glutes) and keeping them strong and limber is crucial for helping ...

Amber Sayer is a fitness, nutrition, and wellness writer and editor. She holds a master’s degree in exercise science and a master’s degree in prosthetics and orthotics. She is a NCSA-certified ...

Single‑leg work fills the gaps that big bilateral lifts can miss. You’ll build strength where you’re actually weak, fix ...

If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the tides have since ...

Okay, so the leg lift is one of those core moves that everyone love to hate. It’s deceivingly difficult to do, but it’s guaranteed to leave your abs feeling the burn—as long as you do them with proper ...