Several exercise machines may exacerbate lower back pain if a person does not use proper form, or if they have pre-existing back conditions. A person can discuss alternatives with a physical therapist ...

Walk into any gym and you’ll be met with a sea of weight machines. With so many options, it’s easy for even the most seasoned lifters to feel overwhelmed. Between the dozen gym machines that claim to ...

Strengthening your back helps align your spine and reduce slouching. Try these eight exercises for a stronger back.

When it comes to resistance gym machines, the back extension is underrated. Just ask strength and conditioning coach Andy Vincent. When I hit him up for which machine he believes is most effective for ...

There’s a lot of debate about weight machines in the fitness world. Some people gravitate towards them because they seem a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE BACK extension, that time-tested move for building back strength, has been around the block. But here ...

Whether you don’t have the time to drive to a gym, don’t want to pay upwards of $100 a month for a membership, or don’t like ...

‘The Smith machine is a barbell fixed to vertical (sometimes slightly angled) steel rails so the bar moves in a single guided ...

Whenever you walk into a new gym, one space inevitably catches the eye: the main floor, filled with cardio machines of all kinds, rows and rows of ’em. And whether you’re there for a chill yoga class ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." WHEN IT comes to your fitness routine, it's nice to switch things up. For a workout that is low-impact (a ...

Before trying a rowing machine workout, I'd thought about going to the gym or trying a treadmill workout. Given the travel time to my local gym and not wanting to spend time walking indoors when I ...