A simple bar, a powerful movement, and a full upper-body challenge. Pull-ups are making a massive comeback among fitness ...

The bottoms-up kettlebell press is an upper-body exercise that people find the most challenging for strength and stability.

It really pays to have a strong upper body in life, whether you're lugging a heavy box up your stairs, heaving a suitcase onto a rack, or toughing out a plank sequence or Chaturanga in yoga. That ...

Learn how many pushups adults over 45 need to hit top tier upper body strength, plus elite benchmarks for men and women.

Walking is hands (or feet!) down one of my favorite modes of exercise. It’s effective, simple to do anywhere, and has amazing benefits for not only your physical, but mental health. But it’s important ...

A staple in quality strength routines, the overhead press is a compound upper-body move that delivers big bang for your buck ...

Skip the machines and use 4 bodyweight moves that build more strength, balance, and joint control than gym workouts after 50.

Drumming is an excellent way to build grip strength, as it requires constant hand movement and pressure. The act of holding ...

Coming off a month of fun, Olympic-inspired workouts, we're going to keep the momentum going with a 31-day walking and full-body strength training challenge. This plan is designed to provide a ...

Take it from Jack Freestone, pro surfer and co-founder of Kelsen hair care, who says that though surfing works every muscle you have in your body—"from your eyes to your toes," as he puts it—your arm ...

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