VERY FEW EXERCISES have names that evoke anything more than describing the action taking place when you perform them. Think squats, curls, lunges—all helpfully explanatory, but not exciting. When ...

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Spice it up and send your abs and your mid-back into serious overdrive with the plank row hellset, a deadly workout finisher from Men's Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. Here, you're ...

NOT ALL FAST-MOVING, short-period workouts are created equal. You might think that the only thing you can do in a condensed amount of time—like, say, five minutes—would be to ramp up your heart rate ...

The dumbbell renegade row challenge is rough on your arms and back muscles, but can you get to the end?

Planks are one of the most effective exercises because they fire up so many muscles at once, especially the core and upper body. You can make them even harder — you know you want to! — by adding a ...

Core stability is a foundational marker of overall fitness. While difficult to quantify, the overall strength and endurance of the muscles surrounding the waistline has a huge impact on activities of ...

Because there are so many other fun things you could be doing during summer days (and nights) than working out, an emphasis on “efficiency workouts” — which are exactly as you’d imagine — is crucial.

When you're at the gym, there is no need to work on only one body part. Multitasking moves not only save time, they also challenge the body in new ways. Add some rowing action to your plank to target ...

The word of the day is multi tasking. Let's face it: you're in the gym because you want to improve your health, fitness levels and to reap the rewards of regular exercise. But you don't want to spend ...