Dumb-bells and gym ball gear guide

Pack on size, get stronger and build fitness, fast, using nothing but the humble dumbbell – and these 30-minute workouts

Your core muscles are crucial for stability and posture. Focusing on these parts of your body are a fundamental part of any strength plan, as a strong core equals better balance, better posture, and b

These workouts combine the muscle-building benefits of drop sets with the fat-blasting bonus of circuit training. The aim is to complete all the rounds of the circuit as quickly as possible. Each workout starts with a high number of reps, which is reduced every round. That means your work decreases as your fatigue levels increase, so you shouldn’t reach failure on any exercise.

Whatever sport or exercise we’re doing, we’re all guilty of skipping the warm-up. None of the cool kids in history were caught warming up, were they? Rocky doing a glute bridge? Forrest Gump doing ank

TRAINING YOUR GLUTES ISN’T JUST ABOUT ACHIEVING A PERKY POSTERIOR. AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY REAR STRENGTH IS KEY TO OVERALL HEALTH, ONE MIDLIFE TRAINING GURU MAKES THE CASE FOR A STRONG BEHIND

One of the first things you’ll notice is that muscles often have two names: a common name and a Latin (anatomical) name. Biceps – full Latin name biceps brachii – have all sorts of nicknames, from ‘py