Picking up heavy weights can be empowering and rewarding, but you don't need equipment to start a fire in your leg muscles. In fact, some of the most effective exercises can be done using your own ...

Doing a single set of 20 squats to near failure, then downing a gallon of milk, might sound like a twisted gym initiation ritual. In reality, it’s part of a cult-favourite programme made famous across ...

Editor's note: This Master Class column originally ran Feb. 5. Due to a production error, the wrong photos accompanied the article. Each year that passes, I become just a little more concerned with ...

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

Put simply, compound exercises are moves that recruit large muscle groups and use multiple joints. "You're activating several muscles or muscle groups at one time," Brooke Taylor, NASM- and ...

Air squats, also known as bodyweight squats, are common in training programs like CrossFit and workout routines. You should feel the squat in your thighs and in your glutes. Air squats are only done ...

Starting the day with a simple exercise like squats can do wonders for health and fitness. Although it might seem like a basic move, doing just 15 squats every morning brings a range of benefits that ...

Leg presses and squats both work your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. But squats also work other parts of the body. It’s leg day and you want to work your quadriceps, the large muscles at the front of ...

These gold standard exercises are essential to a well-rounded routine. Here's how to choose which is your go-to move.