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. The upper back is an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our posterior supports all our essential movements, and keeps our posture in check, which is important for injury prevention, ...

Most people tend to target the stomach and waistline when it comes to losing fat in the midsection, but back fat is another frustrating part of the body to deal with. This part of fat can still linger ...

For fitness purposes we can roughly divide the body into three sections: the lower body (legs), the core (abs), and upper body (everything from the chest up including arms, shoulders, and back—but not ...

Flyes are exercises to strengthen the muscles of your upper body. The hand and arm move through an arc against resistance with the elbow at a fixed angle. Flyes are strength training exercises, and ...

Kyphosis is also known as “roundback” or “hunchback,” because it’s an excessive curve of the upper back that makes it look rounded or hunched. While a small curve in the upper back is natural, an ...

No gym? No problem. Bodyweight exercises are an excellent way to train your back muscles when your access to weights is limited or you’re looking for a way to change up your workouts. Using your body ...

Upper body exercises for men over 55: a certified trainer shares 4 daily moves to build strength with joint-friendly form cues.

MOST THINGS WE do are forward-facing. We walk forward, reach forward, bend forward—of course, because we primarily see in front of us. That’s caused us to put an emphasis on the aesthetics of the ...