Is your leg day boredom kicking in hard? Skip your go-to squat set, do yourself (and your hamstrings and glutes!) a favor, and break out your resistance bands for your next lower body workout.

Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.

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Mini-resistance-band workouts are perfect for anyone who prefers an at-home, to-the-point exercise routine that requires little to no equipment yet still helps with strength building. These booty ...

How to: Stand standing with feet slightly closer than hip-width, band above ankles. Step out to the right as you lower into a squat. Stand, returning to start, then repeat to the left. That's one rep.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." MUSCLE IS BUILT using resistance. That resistance is most commonly created by loading up barbells, ...

Building strong, muscular quads is best done with a combination of compound exercises—squats, lunges, leg presses—and isolation work, such as leg extensions. Tack on some powerful plyometric moves, ...

Let’s talk legs: They contain some of the most powerful muscles in the body (including those large muscles in your caboose called the glutes) and keeping them strong and limber is crucial for helping ...