Suspension straps are one of the most inexpensive, portable and versatile pieces of equipment for strength training. Initially developed by military personnel for use on deployment, these straps ...

INDIANAPOLIS — If you've ever seen TRX bands or similar straps at the gym and wondered what to do with them, you might feel a bit intimidated. But this Friday's Fit Tip shows you how to use them to ...

In former discussions with experts like Patrick Maloney, lead athletic trainer at Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine in New Orleans, stretching is key to maintaining a normal range of motion that ...

Back exercises are just as important as bum exercises, core exercises and leg exercises. Fact. If you train properly (and incorporate effective lower back stretches), your back is an area of huge ...

Pretty much every fitness tracker and smartwatch has an optical heart rate sensor, but they're not always perfectly accurate. Not only can you get better accuracy by wearing a chest strap heart rate ...

No gym? No problem. Bodyweight exercises are an excellent way to train your back muscles when your access to weights is limited or you’re looking for a way to change up your workouts. Using your body ...

Ever since I picked up an Apple Watch at the end of last year, I’ve been addicted. This has led me to exercise more — I mean, someone’s gotta close those rings, right? — which has in turn made me ...