Believe it or not, Americans sit almost 10 hours each day (on average). At a desk, on the couch, at the dinner table, or yes… on the toilet. (Yikes!) After all that time on your rear, you will ...

The box squat is a core training staple that can build size and strength in your lower body-but are you sure you're even doing the exercise correctly? Before you shoulder up to your barbell and drop ...

THE BARBELL SQUAT is a foundational exercise for all kinds of strength trainees. The compound movement can be a tough one to master, though, and one of the most difficult aspects of it is lowering ...

Setting up in the squat rack to get under the bar is almost likened to being a muscle building rite of passage. Classed as one of the kings of compound moves, the barbell squat should be a staple in ...

Squats might seem simple, but they’re actually incredibly technical—and easy to mess up. Carolyn Parker, a Gym Jones instructor and the founder of the Ripple Effect Athlete Training Center in ...

If you’re a runner, chances are you’re pleased to be out of the weights room and exercising in the great outdoors. Still, every runner needs to do strength training – it helps to boost performance and ...

Ashley Graham, our unofficial squat inspiration, is back in the gym and working on her lower body again. Yesterday, celebrity-friendly New York City gym Dogpound posted an Instagram video of Graham ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. To start with, I used ...

Most people should squat "to parallel," but there are times for going higher or lower.

The best exercise to get head-to-toe hot (sculpted legs, a perky butt, the whole shebang) is the one people are most likely to botch. But not you, not anymore. A tweak or two can help you personalize ...