Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article first appeared in the July-August 1981 issue of Yoga Journal.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. For strong, powerful ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nordic curls are a bit of a gymgoer's party trick. As you lower the backside of your body backwards ...

Oluseun Olufade, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Emory School of Medicine. Hamstring curls and Romanian deadlifts both strengthen the hamstrings, but they ...

Ahead of Alpha's release, Alia Bhatt and Sharvari dropped a high-intensity workout video packed with boxing, push-ups and ...

This exercise puts the hamstrings under high force while they are lengthening, triggering structural and functional changes that make them more resilient. Regular sprint training may help protect ...