While leg day routines might include a comprehensive plan which involves working the glutes, the hamstrings, the quadriceps and the calves, one muscle that gets ignored for isolated training is the ...
Weak adductors can lead to lower back pain, hip discomfort or knee problems. Dana Santas’ third in a five-part series ...
Leg workouts - you either love them or hate it, but when we do get round to doing one, many of us are guilty of forgetting to do exercises that target the inner thigh area. If that’s you, then this ...
Toning and strengthening the inner thigh is absolutely possible, and the best part is, it's about more than just aesthetics. Strong adductors (the muscles in this area) are key for the stability of ...
“Adduction” refers to bringing parts of your body (in this case, your legs) toward your body’s midline. Think of adduction as “adding” a body part to your center. Your adductors consist of 5 muscles: ...
Many of us aspire for that thigh gap, which is often seen as a sign of ideal weight. Many exercise their leg muscles to reach that goal. Although not a bad goal, focusing on strengthening those thigh ...
Two weeks ago, I decided to go for a long weekend run. The weather was fine, and it seemed like a good idea. Except that by the time I had run about 11km, I felt a weird pain in my pelvic region. I ...
When you think of Copenhagen, smoked fish and bike lanes might come to mind. But in the fitness world, it’s the name of a challenging side plank variation. A Copenhagen plank is a static bodyweight ...
(CNN) — When most people think of training their legs, they focus on quads, hamstrings and calves. The inner thighs rarely get the same attention. Yet your adductors — the muscles along your inner ...