exercise library

Exercise is a key component to having a long and healthy life. Look at how your body responds to exercise and learn about specific exercises for different areas of the body.

Featured Article: How Exercise Works

When you exercise, you're using your muscles to create motion. The body has an incredibly complex set of processes to meet the demands of working muscles. Find out how your body responds to exercise. See more »

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Core: Abdominal and Lower Back Exercises

Strengthen your core with these abdominal and lower back exercises. Our illustrated instructions guide you through each exercise, step by step.

Glutes Exercises

Glutes exercises strengthen and tone your glutes, or butt. These illustrated instructions show you how to do several glutes exercises.

Home Workout

This home workout program contains exercises that target your abs, arms, chest, shoulders, legs, and more. Find out how to use this home workout program to tone your entire body and get in shape.

Leg Exercises

Check out our program for getting your legs into shape, from calves to buttocks. Use our step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations to help you learn to do these exercises safely and effectively.

Shoulder Exercises

Try these shoulder exercises to tone and strengthen your shoulders. This article has step-by-step directions and helpful photos for each exercise.

Stretching

Stretching warms you up in preparation for doing other exercises, but it's also good for you in and of itself. Use our article and illustrations to learn to stretch the muscles throughout your whole body.

Total Body Stretches

Doing total body stretches properly before a workout helps avoid injury. Learn how to do simple stretches with our exercise instructions and photos.

Total Body Warm-up Exercises

Total body warm-up exercises prepare your body for any type of workout. Learn how to do several warm-up exercises using our illustrated instructions.

Triceps Exercises

Triceps exercises strengthen and tone the muscles in the back of the upper arms. Get step-by-step directions and photos for several triceps exercises.