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.

Stand straight, holding a dumbbell in each hand at your sides. Keeping your elbows totally straight and maintaining tension throughout your arm, squeeze your raise your shoulders towards your ears. At ...

With 8 in 10 people reporting some lower back issue in their lives, and many of us taking things into our own hands to try and ease the discomfort, it's hardly surprising that physiotherapists spend ...

Lower back pain can be a true nightmare. If you’ve ever been laid up with an acute low back injury, or you’ve been plagued with ongoing, chronic pain, you know how it can take over your life. It can ...

WHEN IT COMES to training your lower back, it doesn’t get more straightforward than back extensions. This old school classic is a bit more nuanced than you might think, however—and that makes ...

Building your backside at the top of your to-do list for 2025? It can be tempting to skip leg day on the journey to build your biceps, back, and chest. But if you want a well-rounded physique it's ...

Hip extension exercises build up our often neglected posterior chain—the muscles on the back of the body. Balancing your strength routine with moves that focus on your backside is important to ...