Shoulder This: The Shoulder Workout for Women
Both in and out of the gym, our shoulders carry a lot of weight. Join us in celebrating—and strengthening—this season’s hottest accessory.
Both in and out of the gym, our shoulders carry a lot of weight. Join us in celebrating—and strengthening—this season’s hottest accessory.
The funny thing about shoulder pain is that its very cause – movement – is also the remedy. Here are simple ways to adjust popular shoulder exercises for better, pain-free movement.
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body, but for a lot of people, it’s not as mobile as it’s designed to be. Many don’t notice mobility issues until pain sets in. Here’s how to access and improve your shoulder mobility.
A muscle-up is arguably the most brag-worthy move you can do in the gym. It requires you to move your body in two distinctly difficult ways: You have to pull yourself up to the bar and then push yourself over it.
One in four women ages 20 to 55 complain of shoulder pain, per BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. And another study suggests that, at some point, about 20 percent of us will tear our rotator cuff. As women, everything from how we’re built to how we live and train impacts our shoulder health. Here are the biggest everyday culprits and how to beat them.
“Toning up” is a magazine favorite, but all it is is adding muscle and losing fat. So if you want to truly have a set of arms that reflect the work you’re putting in, you need to shift your mindset and your workouts. Say goodbye to days when you only did lighter weights with higher reps.