Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Ready for leg day?

Squatting is a common exercise that many likely learned in gym class. However, do you know the proper form for a squat and what muscles it works? Ensuring you're doing a squat correctly is essential ...

Squats are one of the major compound lifts, and countless variations—back squats, goblet squats, split squats, front squats—help target particular muscles in your lower body. A relatively ...

If you want to grow your legs, then you can’t forgo their largest muscle – the quads. But, did you know the benefit of training this muscle stems further than simply making sure you look good in your ...

Dr. Nick Pappas, a board-certified hand surgeon in the New Orleans area, is sharing the exercise he believes will help you live longer — squats. “If there’s one exercise you should try to do ...

An orthopaedic surgeon reveals the squat hold time that signals top-tier lower-body power after 55—and what your score means.

Harry Bullmore, a fitness coach and The Independent’s senior fitness writer, says exercise has been overcomplicated – and ...

Press through your heels to stand up. Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement. Slowly lower yourself back down with ...