The aim of lateral exercises – or exercises that use muscles in a sideways fashion – is to strengthen lateral muscles, such as lateral glutes, lateral hip muscles, lateral core muscles etc. In turn, ...

Thankfully, strength training presents an opportunity to round out your movement patterns, which is why Samantha Rothberg, C.S.C.S., certified strength coach and triathlete, programmed this entire ...

In the realm of functional fitness, lateral lunges are a versatile and underrated exercise, often overshadowed by forward and reverse lunge variations. Yet, these side lunges have a ton of great ...

When Hannah Montana sang, “put your arms to the sky, move side to side,” in Hoedown Throwdown, I like to think she was talking about side lunges. Chances are, you’ve done a few lunges in your ...

Relatively simple but effective exercises are often particularly popular. Step-ups definitely fall into this category, primarily working our glutes and legs. They also burn calories at the same time.