This exercise works the front leg muscles. Split squats put emphasis on your quadriceps to support your body weight and require core engagement to stay upright and balanced.

Personal trainer shares three hip flexor strengthening exercises runners can do to build strength and improve performance.

Form 90-degree angles with your legs and drive your grounded heel into the floor, aiming to have your front shin vertical. Grip your weights tightly, then squeeze your core and shoulder blades.

Balancing on the right leg, hinge forward to lower your torso toward the floor. Keep shoulder blades and glutes tight to keep your shoulders and hips square to the ground. Lower until you feel a good ...

When doing the reverse lunge, both your front leg and back leg should be at a right angle (or 90-degree angle). You may need to adjust how far back your step and either widen your stance or ...

Ready for leg day? I’ve already shared my favorite exercises for hamstrings and for your glutes (a.k.a. your butt). It’s time to tackle the main muscle group we think of when we think of legs ...

The quadriceps, or quads, are a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh. They are some of the largest and strongest muscles in the body. The quad muscles allow a person to stand, walk, run ...

Both lower-body exercises have benefits, but the most effective move depends on whether your goal is strength, fat loss or ...

The common mistakes people make when doing the leg lift The leg lift requires you to engage various muscle groups. I find that a lot of my clients only focus on their quadriceps when lifting their ...

Sartorius. Sartorius is one long, thin muscle–in fact, it’s the longest muscle in your body! It begins up by your hip, wraps around the front of your thigh, and goes down to your knee.