If you're looking to take your strength and muscle development to a whole new level, the key might be incorporating unilateral exercises. These variations, where you work one leg at a time, offer a ...
Whether you realize it or not, it’s natural to have a dominant side of your body. For me, my left side tends to overcompensate and work a bit harder thanks to an old injury on my right. Luckily, there ...
Long-term lifters understand the real importance of leg day (despite how gruelling it may be). Stronger quads help to stabilise our body, power everyday movements, like walking, running and hiking, ...
When you think of leg day, you might automatically picture yourself profusely sweating as you drop into a squat, lower into a deadlift, or glide into a hip thrust. Just make sure you don’t sleep on ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." MOST MOVEMENT DOESN'T occur with both feet planted on the floor. You walk by putting one foot in front of ...
According to a new study published in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, clamshells don’t activate your glutes as much as you might think. Instead, unilateral exercises like single-leg squats and ...
Jessica Biel has been a dedicated fitness buff for quite some time. The actress and Gaiam spokeswoman played club soccer as a teen, picked up yoga in her 20s, and today, turns to yoga and circuit ...
Typically, weight training is performed bilaterally (using both arms or both legs at the same time), but there are advantages to sprinkling in unilateral exercises. This week, I'll discuss a few ideas ...