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Get bulletproof abs: Get creative with your core workout with these five great exercises

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Despite its difficulty levels mostly remaining the same, ab exercises can get stale after a point. There has to be, after all, a way out of the usual crunch-plank-raise cycle tha... Read More


From biceps to core workouts: Five ways to use the lat pulley for a range of upper body exercises

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Gym equipment was never designed for just one type of exercise, even if, over time, certain machines started getting associated with individual exercises. For example, the Smith ... Read More


Turn the swimming pool into a gym: 6 exercises to help you get a full body pool workout

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Swimming is not just an excellent accessory to a good lifting routine, it can also be done as a self-contained full body exercise, one that works as a great replacement for the t... Read More


Get your hamstrings working a little extra with these leg press variations

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- The leg press exercise and machine are such good inventions that it would be foolish to use them only in their most conventional forms. The basic leg press is done with the feet h... Read More


Master the Back Lever: The exercise that gymnasts use to build superhuman core and shoulder strength

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- When someone suggests suspending the body in a straight line with the arms behind you holding onto a pull-ups bar or rings, the first question to ask would be-why? This move is ... Read More


Why you should do the reverse plank exercise for greater shoulder, core and back strength

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- While the efficacy of the basic plank hold is often questioned, given the sheer number of plank variations, one of its best replacements often goes under the radar-the reverse p... Read More


Why you need to master secondary lifts to get better results from strength training

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- There can be only so much one can do in the gym, but it is this very repetitive routine that can bring the best out of exercising. Familiarity with exercises makes technique bet... Read More


Try these three advanced isometric holds for improved muscle control and focus

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- 'Hold, hold, hold'. That is one of the most common instructions overheard in a gym, or a box, or any arena for exercise. A hold is usually done to enhance the last rep of a set, ... Read More


How ipsilateral and contralateral exercises improve balance, stability and strengthen your core and glutes

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Your fitness journey is a kind of perpetual education-in new exercises, new equipment, and keeping track of your goals and how to achieve them. In fact, you have to constantly le... Read More


How to gain hamstring strength and lower body flexibility with the single-leg Romanian deadlift

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The conventional deadlift allows a higher bend on the knee while focussing on strength and power. The Romanian deadlift (RDL) is all about the hip hinge, with certain sections of... Read More