Discover the best single-leg exercises (aka unilateral exercises) to help you build leg strength, improve your balance, and more. physical therapist and founder of Movement Vault If you’ve been solely ...

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, ...

Sit-to-Stand: According to the folks at Peloton, “the best leg exercises (especially for beginners) focus on stability and control.” And this is one of the simplest. Sit in the center of a chair.

Targeted exercises can improve symptoms of knee osteoarthritis like pain and stiffness, protect cartilage, and slow the rate ...

There are many ways to do a plank, from straight-arm, side, and one-legged planks to plank knee taps and jacks. These moves ...

Step-ups are another perfect example. Every time you walk up a flight of stairs, hike up a hill, step up into an SUV, or even get up from kneeling, you’re doing a version of a step-up. Step-ups are ...

Back pain can make you nervous about tying your shoes, let alone working out. However, while resting a painful back may help for a time, often getting back in the gym and moving makes it feel better.