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No, not push-ups — here's one exercise you need to strengthen your upper body without weights
By Sam Hopes last updated
The dead hang is a bodyweight exercise for strengthening your core and upper body and developing posture and spinal flexibility without hurting your back. Here's how to do it.

7 best exercises to do if you sit down all-day
By Jane McGuire last updated
If you spend a lot of time sitting down all day, we've got a series of exercises to help fend off the negative effects of prolonged sitting.

No, not planks — try bear crawls instead and watch your core strength transform
By Sam Hopes published
Bear crawls are a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your core, hips and upper and lower body without hurting your back. Here's how to do them and the benefits.

No, not pull-ups — here's one bodyweight exercise that builds biceps and back strength without weights
By Sam Hopes last updated
Build stronger back and biceps muscles and prepare for pull-ups using the bodyweight row. Here's how to do it, according to a personal trainer.

5 cardio exercises that burn more calories than running
By Jane McGuire last updated
If you're not a runner, these cardio exercises burn even more calories than heading out for a jog.

How to do an up-down plank: correct form, benefits, and modifications
By Jane McGuire last updated
How to do an up and down plank, or moving plank. How to do one and get maximum benefits from the move.

No, not sit-ups — here's the one abs exercise you should do to strengthen your core without weights
By Sam Hopes last updated
Hanging oblique leg raises are a bodyweight exercise for strengthening your core, hips and upper body without hurting your spine. Here's how to do them.

Kettlebell swings: How to do them, variations, and the benefits
By Jane McGuire last updated
How to do a kettlebell swing, the benefits of doing kettlebell swings, and the kettlebell swing variations to try.

This one bodyweight exercise can strengthen your obliques, abs and hips — and boost flexibility
By Sam Hopes published
The hanging L-sit is a bodyweight exercise found in calisthenics that builds full-body strength and lower-body flexibility and develops hip flexor and core endurance. Here's how to do it.
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