Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The bands themselves may also be easier than a set of dumbbells to both grip and stow in a gym bag, says Alex Germano, P.T., D.P.T., G.C.S., CF-L2., a physical therapist and clinician with FOX ...
A certified personal trainer shares the 10 best physical activities and exercises for women over 50 to live longer.
The following 20 exercises are for seniors to help strength and balance. All exercises can be done without weights and with minimal movement.
Cable pull-down exercise to the front with a medium-width overhand (pronated) grip. The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint.
The lifter stands erect, hands about shoulder width apart, and slowly raises the shoulders as high as possible, and then slowly lowers them, while not bending the elbows, or moving the body at all. [2] The lifter may not have as large a range of motion as in a normal shrug done for active flexibility. It is usually considered good form if the ...
The rear delt raise, also known as the rear deltoid raise, or rear shoulder raise is an exercise in weight training. This exercise is an isolation exercise that heavily works the posterior deltoid muscle. The movement is primarily limited to the two shoulder joints: the glenohumeral joint and the scapulothoracic joint.
Rotator Cuff Shoulder Warmup. Why: Attack the small, supporting musculature within your shoulders, bulletproofing your upper body for bench presses and pullups alike with this series of moves. How ...
The shoulder press is performed while seated, or standing by lowering a weight held above the head to just above the shoulders, and then raising it again. It can be performed with both arms, or one arm at a time. This is a compound exercise that also involves the trapezius and the triceps.