The Summer Olympic games are so inspiring. I wish they came around more often. Of course, all the golden moments have been memorable, but let's face it: These well-trained Olympians have great ...

(a) Holding a 5kg dumbbell in your right hand, place your left foot up on a bench. (b) Step up explosively on to the bench as you press the weight up, then lower down.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I consider stationary lunges a “meat and potatoes” type of lower-body exercise, and for good reason. In ...

Lunges are worth the effort you put into them. They work many muscle groups at once, including hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings and core. In addition to strengthening muscles, lunges help with balance, ...

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, ...

The lunge is a popular, versatile exercise for strengthening the lower body. It works many muscles in one move and offers numerous benefits. Varying your technique emphasizes different muscles or ...

Transform your park visits into effective workouts using just a bench and your body weight. This guide presents ten full-body exercises, from incline push-ups to walking push-ups, designed to sculpt ...

Lunges right? There are just so many of them: side lunges and curtsy lunges, step-up lunges and lunge walks. Lunges with barbells, with dumbbells, with kettlebells. There are just too many. And no ...

Lots of us worry about our bottoms and, in particular, cellulite. The answer? Use the muscles in your bottom (known as glutes) more. Lunges and squats are fabulous bottom lifters, says personal ...

When you think of working out in the park, you probably picture a nice jog, some light stretching, or maybe a few half-hearted jumping jacks while pretending to enjoy the outdoors. But what if we told ...