One of the first things to go for athletes as they age—aside from their hips—is their knees. Years of sprinting, jumping, and heavy squatting take a serious toll on the joints, especially around the ...

The Single-Leg Squat is an all-purpose exercise for strength, balance, power and lowering risk of injury. According to a study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, it can't be beat ...

Hate Bulgarian split squats? You’re not weak—you’re smart to look for better options. These proven alternatives deliver leg ...

If you're bored of standard squats, single leg "pistol" squats can progress your muscle gains. Pistol squats are challenging but working on them can improve balance and fix weaknesses. You can ...

Doing squats can be a great way to strengthen your leg muscles and build your glutes. But this common exercise move is often known to cause knee pain for a lot of people. Sometimes, knee pain from ...

SQUATS SHOULD MAKE you feel something, since they're among the most important—and potentially the most heavily-loaded—compound lifts in your strength training arsenal. One thing you shouldn't feel ...

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, ...

From squats and lunges to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, physiotherapists share advice on how to maintain strong knees and avoid pain ...

While it may not be the focus of your typical strength-training plan, balance is integral to running. “The running motion effectively involves being airborne or balancing on one leg with each stride,” ...

It builds strength, mobility, and balance all at once – and when practiced consistently, it’s an exercise where women can ...

Think barbell back squats are the only way to grow a mammoth lower body? Guess again. While powerlifters swear by this powerful compound move, it's not exactly the be-all, end-all for growing leg ...