For lower-body workouts from Stephanie Mansour routines — plus fitness challenges, walking podcasts, meal plans and inspiration — download the Start TODAY app! Large muscles like the hamstrings and ...

The warm summer months inspire us to embrace our bodies by not covering them up. Our legs should be no different. While we recently spoke to you about developing your thighs over the summer months, ...

THE KEY TO building a strong, symmetrical physique comes down to focusing on body parts most people neglect. One spot typically overlooked (and improperly trained) than others: the calf muscles. If ...

Specific foot exercises that activate calf muscles have proven to speed healing of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. Wounds Advisory Board member Laura Bolton, Ph.D., called for the routine ...

If you want defined calf muscles, try a plié squat, says personal trainer Nadya Fairweather (u-shape.co.uk). Stand with your feet wider than your hips, toes pointing out. Squat, keeping shoulders over ...

Twenty-ones are an intense training method aimed at forcing the maximum amount of blood into the muscle; this gives you a better "pump," so you should be cautious delving into them. This technique can ...

Working the lungs and legs is a combination punch to being healthy and living longer. Studies show that leg strength and heart and lung efficiency are the keys to staying mobile, doing things outside ...