Work those cheeks and flex those eyes! The face is one of the most important human muscles, at least from a societal perspective. The subtle twitches and ticks…
Tag: Muscles
It’s not just for working your legs! Pop quiz: what was the first major motorless transport invented by humans? Carriages? Horseback? Nope, trick question; it’s walking. The ability…
A little more flexibility will stop that popping in your lower back. Whenever an older person appeared in one of my childhood cartoons, they always seemed to be…
Commit to it! Here’s a fun factoid: about a fourth of all adults in the United States suffer from chronic knee pain. Your knees aren’t just a bendy…
Building muscle doesn’t have to be rocket science. The cornerstone of exercise is raising your heart rate, getting your blood pumping. When you have a nice, steady pulse,…
There’s a fine line between exercise and torturing yourself. Recently, I helped a friend of mine move into a new apartment. It was an all-day affair, with lots…
And how few is not enough? Quantifying certain activities can be a bit of a double-edged sword, and this goes especially toward workout reps. On the one hand,…
These ain’t your grandma’s push-ups. The primary target of a push-up is the arms. You push your body weight up, then lower it back down without falling. It’s…