A strength plan to keep your vulnerable joints healthy.
You can get a complete workout with just your body. This "Periodic Table of Bodyweight Exercises" showcases dozens of moves—from easy to insane—you can do to build strength and/or reduce fat. The clickable infograph leads you to videos showing how to do each move.
Instantly intensify these old-school exercises during your next leg day
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It's bound to happen at some point during your workout. The moment you always dread: Your instructor or workout DVD announces that it's time to do your LEAST favorite move. You know, the one that always makes your back ache, your knees hurt, or makes you feel like the most uncoordinated person in the room. (We're looking at you, squats, planks, and burpees.)
Try these killer bodyweight moves at a playground or on parallel bars in the gym.