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. It’s easy to almost ...

Back muscles are essential for posture, movement and injury prevention. A combination of varied pulling exercises will help ...

Just living life can feel like backbreaking work sometimes: shoveling snow, lifting a suitcase, assembling furniture. And data show it’s hurting a lot of us: Lower back pain is the leading cause of ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The downward dogs and cat-cow ...

From aesthetics to aches, your glutes do more than fill out your jeans. Find out how weak glutes can lead to knee and lower back problems – and the exercises (with video demonstrations) that actually ...

If a person performs a deadlift incorrectly, they may develop lower back pain. A person can help prevent lower back pain by lifting with correct form. This helps to avoid placing too much strain on ...