Glute bridges target the hamstrings and glutes. If you're walking, standing up from the couch or bending down to pick something up, you are using your hamstrings. The muscles, which run down the back ...

If you're like a lot of iron warriors, muscle groups like biceps, back, and chest get all the love, leaving your legs a tad neglected. By now, you've probably seen enough memes to know that skipping ...

Stand with your feet directly underneath your hips and place your hands lightly behind your head with elbows wide. Slowly ...

The hamstrings tend to get a lot of love during a stretch routine (who doesn’t have tight hammies?). When it comes to strength training, though, the quads and calves steal most of the spotlight — ...

Bend your knees slightly and grip the kettlebell handle. Drive through your heels and stand tall as you squeeze your glutes.

A lot of leg exercises are compound movements that work your glutes, hamstrings, quads, and core. You can train your legs using a variety of equipment including dumbbells and kettlebells. Some leg ...

Hamstring strains are one of the most common—and frustrating—soft-tissue injuries suffered by athletes. There are two main types: an acute strain and a proximal hamstring tendinopathy, a ...

For someone dealing with unresolved or lingering knee pain, a leg day workout packed with high-impact moves, squats, and lunges can be, well, a little scary. That's because, according to Dr. Leada ...

For on-demand lower-body workouts — plus fitness challenges, meal plans and inspiration — download the Start TODAY app! If you're walking, standing up from the couch or bending down to pick something ...

Strong legs after 60 are still possible — and you don’t need squats to achieve them. These joint-friendly exercises help ...

The hamstrings are the large muscles located at the back of your legs, behind the thighs. They are recruited in almost all of our daily activities from walking to bending down to standing up from the ...