This week’s installment of our strength-training series targets the back. It’s a counterpoint to last week’s abs exercise because we strive for achieving balanced strength for all our muscle groups.

A classic fitness exercise is trending again among U.S. trainers for its powerful impact on lower back endurance, posture, ...

Your back may not be the first area that comes to mind when strength training to tone your muscles. But it quickly becomes top of mind when pain creeps up. Unfortunately, both lower back pain and ...

Most runners spend their time, well, running. But penciling in strength training alongside your runs can help you become a more powerful, resilient athlete. While lifting weights is a smart way to go ...

It should come as no surprise that "lack of time" consistently ranks as the No. 1 reason cited for failing to meet physical activity standards. For as long as I've been in the fitness business, that's ...

The more active people become, the more they understand their physiology. During my personal training and gym ownership days, I worked with thousands of clients. In every single case, the client left ...

Often not given enough attention, back muscles can easily grow weak from our modern lifestyle, which revolves around a lot of sitting. These two moves demonstrated by Deville Plaza YMCA wellness ...

From comic books to movies, from lunch boxes to tees, from theme parks to birthday party themes, superheroes are all the rage. They are so popular and deeply ingrained in our pop culture and daily ...