It’s credited for easing lower back pain to boosting posture and even improving lifespan, so I put it to the test for 30 days ...

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The gold standard bodyweight exercise is notoriously tough. Here's what you need to know about nailing solid reps.

After undergoing a partial mastectomy, scar tissue caused pain and stiffness. Then, I found a simple exercise that helped immensely. As a 20-year breast cancer survivor, I have always had scar tissue ...

Because of the differences in grip, chin-ups mainly work muscles in the front of your body, whereas pull-ups focus on the ...

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Ahhh, that first pull-up feeling. I’d say it took me about two years from knowing what a pull-up was to being able to do one, which sort of just…happened, in September 2020, on my home pull-up bar.

If you’re a woman who regularly works out, there may still be one exercise that remains elusive: the pull-up. In 2012, the New York Times reported that researchers who documented women on their ...