Open-chain knee exercises, in which one or both feet are off the ground, effectively target specific muscle groups around the knee joints, including the quadriceps and hamstrings.

Rebuild strength after 45 with six standing moves—no equipment. Improve balance, power, and muscle in minutes a day.

The path to a stronger core and toned body doesn’t always require gym equipment or floor exercises. Standing workouts offer a practical and effective approach to fitness that can be performed anywhere ...

The options for keeping our cardio workouts fresh and engaging are numerous, but sometimes we can get into ruts where strength training is concerned. Routines beyond free weights at the gym do exist, ...

Sedentary desk jobs can be the pits, but that doesn’t mean you can’t develop a love-hate relationship with your office chair. Make your work chair work for you by turning it into your own personal ...

Aug. 28 -- Walk into any gym, and you'll notice that the treadmills and stair-climbing machines are packed with sweaty enthusiasts of cardiovascular exercise. But fitness expert Jim Karas thinks that ...

Objective: The objective was to determine the effect of trunk focused neuromuscular training (TNMT) on hip and knee strength. The hypothesis was that TNMT would increase standing isokinetic hip ...

In the ongoing quest to reduce sports-related injuries, researchers in Canada set out to determine if hip stretches and core strengthening—two recommended injury prevention and rehabilitation ...

Effects of obesity on trunk forward flexion motion in sitting and standing, and postural adaptations and hip joint moment for a standing work task. Ten obese subjects (waist girth 121.2±16.8 cm, body ...