Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The upper back is an ...

While the modern day gym is kitted out with various different machines and pieces of equipment to train the upper body muscles with, you can get some serious results from simply working with a set of ...

MOST THINGS WE do are forward-facing. We walk forward, reach forward, bend forward—of course, because we primarily see in front of us. That’s caused us to put an emphasis on the aesthetics of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our posterior supports all our essential movements, and keeps our posture in check, which is important for injury prevention, ...

Just about everyone could benefit from adding more upper back stretches to their routine. While upper back pain isn't as common as lower back pain, factors like stress, poor posture, and muscle strain ...

You’ve likely done this exercise more times than you can count, but its benefits go far beyond just back gains.

You might love leg day (we do, too!), but you’re selling yourself short of the major health benefits associated with training your upper body if you’re constantly opting for hip thrusts and squats.

Slow and controlled movements can help build our muscle strength which is helpful when trying to maintain muscles in the upper back and arms. Select Health fitness instructor Denise Lovelace says ...

Get ready to hit chest, back, and arms all with one quick upper-body workout. Powered by trainer and strength coach Nicolette Amarillas, this 30-minute class is designed to build and maintain ...

A trainer shares a tip for how many times you should work out your upper body per week and why. She also shares a sample ...

A certified trainer shares a 7-minute standing routine that builds full-body strength after 60 faster than long gym workouts.

When strong, toned arms are a goal, people tend to focus on the biceps. But the triceps are actually the largest muscle in the arm, making them an essential area to target when it comes to ...