Strong back muscles can help reduce pain, increase mobility, and improve posture. These at-home exercises can help you start ...

Leoni Jesner is a fitness, health, and lifestyle writer who has contributed to Byrdie and LIVESTRONG.com, among other publications. She is also a personal trainer, mat Pilates instructor, and ...

Understanding the functions of all the muscles in the back is complex, but training them does not have to be. The muscles of the back help us do everything from standing up straight and opening doors ...

While lower back exercises are far less glamorous than ab exercises, they are equally as essential. Weakness in the lower back is one of the leading causes of chronic back pain in adults, but if ...

The back extension is a versatile exercise that can be performed virtually anywhere. It can be used as part of a training program to build strength or a rehabilitation program for injury recovery.

A broad, well-defined back is a cornerstone of any well-rounded physique. But that’s not the only reason to pump up your posterior—it’s also a critical way of improving posture, reducing back pain, ...

Chances are, as you’re reading this, you’re hunched over your phone or slouched at your desk. And it hurts. You’re in desperate need of some exercises for low back pain. Your lower back is one of the ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...