After sitting most of the day at a desk, where I may or may not have the best posture, my chest and upper back are tight and achy. Maybe you can relate? Luckily, that's where upper-body stretches come ...

Leoni Jesner is a fitness, health, and lifestyle writer who has contributed to Byrdie and LIVESTRONG.com, among other publications. She is also a personal trainer, mat Pilates instructor, and ...

I work with athletes and non-athletes of all sorts in my role as a personal trainer and yoga teacher and one of the most common complaints I hear is nagging stiffness and soreness in the upper back.

We live in a muscle-obsessed culture. If you train smart and hard, you don't need to spend every day in the gym, though. Build your upper body with chest presses, rows, lateral raises, bicep curls, ...

A strong upper body truly makes everyday life a breeze. Consider this: By regularly performing upper-body exercises, carrying an overflowing laundry basket up the stairs or moving your fave armchair ...

Use these five dumbbell exercises to build your back and biceps muscles without a pull-up in sight. We know there are plenty of pull-up variations you can try to suit your current ability if you don't ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

When building a workout routine, you really can’t go wrong with functional exercises, or ones that mirror actions you do in daily life. One prime example? The single-arm dumbbell row, an upper-body ...

That nagging shoulder twinge or persistent knee pain might not be random bad luck—it could be the direct result of muscle imbalances silently developing in your body. While most fitness enthusiasts ...