Exercise How-To

Step-by-step exercise form guides for women: push-ups, squats, deadlifts, pull-ups, planks, lunges and more, with easier versions, common mistakes and safe progressions. From a 20-year NASM coach.

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How to Deadlift Safely: A Beginner’s Guide

How to deadlift: stand with the weight close to your shins, push your hips back with a flat back until you can grip it, brace your core, then stand up by driving through your feet and squeezing your glutes. Lower...

Woman doing a bodyweight box squat toward a low bench in a bright living room

How to Squat Properly: Form Cues for Beginners

How to squat properly: stand with feet about shoulder width apart, toes turned out slightly, and brace your core. Sit your hips back and down while your knees track in line with your toes, chest tall and whole foot on...

Woman doing an incline push-up on a wooden bench in a bright living room

How to Do Push-Ups: Form, Fixes and Easier Versions

How to do push-ups: set your hands just wider than your shoulders, brace your body in a straight line from head to heels, and lower your chest toward the floor with elbows angled back at about 45 degrees. Press back...

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