Many people want strong, defined shoulders. Properly developed deltoids make you have that desired “V” shape with the taper down to your waist that helps you look slimmer through the torso. Your shoulders have many functions, and it is important to keep them strong. Two exercises that work the deltoids are the reverse fly and lateral raise, both also called the shoulder fly.
Rehab exercises for a lateral shoulder tear are designed to help you strengthen your rotator cuff as well as the surrounding muscles. After a lateral shoulder tear, weeks of inactivity, ice and rest will be administered to expe...
When weak or injured, even small routines like bathing, brushing your teeth or combing your hair can be difficult. A lateral shoulder press is an exercise that strengthens your upper body and helps prevent debilitating injuries...
TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, which is your jaw. Your joint needs exercising the same as any other joint in your body in order to function properly. TMJ lateral glide exercises concentrate on stretching and strengthen...
Lateral shuttle exercises are factors in sports training, step aerobics, walking programs and home exercise video routines. Adding them to your daily exercise routine will help to strengthen and tone your hips, thighs and butto...
Athletes strategically use these to improve their power and because they often mimic the action seen in a particular sport. This is called sport-specific training. Lateral hops, or lateral jumps, fall into the domain of plyomet...
The lateral shuffle is an exercise with several different variations that help build muscle in your hips and quadriceps and work your cardiovascular system. The lateral shuffle motion mimics many sports movements, which makes i...
This happens any time you use your quadriceps, which are the muscles on the front of the thigh. Lateral release surgery fixes a lateral riding patella, but then you must do exercises at home for a full recovery.
This muscle plays a role in chewing, opening your mouth and moving your jaw forward and from side-to-side. Relaxing exercises can help reduce jaw pain and improve your jaw's range of motion or keep it operating at a healthy lev...
These exercise movements are considered by some, such as author Eric Jensen, author of "Brain Based Learning," to be linked to improved brain coordination and better academic performance. Organizations such as Action Based Lear...
Lateral exercises focus on your lateral deltoid --- middle of your shoulder. Focusing on this portion of your shoulder adds size and shape to your deltoid and helps stabilize the other muscle heads of your deltoid --- anterior ...
Lumbar lateral shifting refers to moving your lumbar spine to your left and right laterally or in a rotation. These exercises increase some mobility in the lower spine while stabilizing your pelvis. Because the lumbar spine is ...
Deltoids, also known as shoulders, are made up of three parts: the front, median and rear. To work all three areas of the deltoid, you must perform various lateral raises and overhead presses. These exercises work all major are...
Anatomically, the gastrocnemius has a medial and lateral head. Medial means toward the midline of the body and lateral means on the outside. Exercises for the lateral head of the calves require the use of fitness gear and body ...
Slide boards come with cotton booties. When placed on the feet or hands, the booties facilitate easy sliding across the board. Slide board training followed the step aerobics trend of the late 1980s. While the mainstream fitnes...
Ball and socket joints, such as the shoulder joint and hip joint, have almost limitless range of motion. But this mobility comes with a price. These joints are also the weakest in your body, and are only made strong by the mu...
Lateral slide exercises train your muscles in a whole new way. Lateral sliding is an extremely low-impact way to target hard-to-reach areas like the inner and outer thighs, as well as the glute muscles. Lateral slide training u...
An article in "American Fitness" details the reasons for its failure. Some of the interviewed instructors explained that unless the participants were speed skaters, the lateral gliding movements seemed unnatural. New participan...
By working these muscles, you can bulk up your back in a lateral direction and create the coveted "V" shape. Exercises for this muscle group can be done with free weights, body weight and machines.
The medial or lateral deltoid muscle is responsible for raising arms in a movement called abduction and contributes to making your shoulders look wider. Several exercises can target your lateral shoulder muscle.
