The half-ball, or BOSU balance trainer, is a soft-filled plastic dome fixed to a stable, rubberized base. You can use it with either the dome or the platform facing up, which is the meaning behind its abbreviated name: both sides utilized. The...
You don't need to go to the gym or use expensive exercise machines to build your quadriceps muscles. Using a variety of weighted and non-weighted exercises, you can build muscle and train it for quick, powerful sports movements in the privacy of...
The Quadriceps muscle group consists of the Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius and the Rectus femoris as defined by Sports Injury Clinic. These muscles lie along the front of the thigh and are one of the main supports of the...
You don't have to press heavy weight during lunges and squats or do high-impact jumping to exercise your quadriceps. Modified quadriceps exercises stretch and strengthen your leg muscles, joints and tendons while reducing your chances of injury....
As an active senior, you must work within your capabilities -- abilities vary enormously at this age, so don't worry about competing with others. Instead, focus on presenting yourself with manageable challenges. You can use quadriceps exercises to...
Your quadriceps, those large muscles located on the front and sides of your thighs, help you straighten your leg and move it forward from the hip. These muscles also provide you with the ability to perform walking and running motions, and respond...
Most knee pain can be attributed to damage to the ligaments and tendons which connect to the knee joint, notes MayoClinic.com. While conditions such as knee bursitis and meniscus tears require rest and surgery, strengthening the quadriceps,...
The quadriceps, or quads, are a group of muscles that span the front of your thighs and facilitate knee extension ranges of motion, which increase the angle between the bones of your lower and upper legs. Performing stretching and strengthening...
Your quadriceps muscle runs along the front of your thigh and is comprised of four muscle bellies, or divisions, which come to a head at the top of your shin. In some cases, the inner division proves weaker than the outer division, which leaves...
The quadriceps are the large muscles that are located on the front of your thighs. These muscles are often worked in the gym with barbells, dumbbells and machines. If you are at home and you want to focus on this muscle group, you need to use your...
Quadriceps exercises using your body weight can help condition your body to prepare for heavier weightlifting exercise and complement any concurrent resistance training. In his March 2008 T-Nation.com article, strength and conditioning specialist...
Your quadriceps and hamstrings are the largest muscle groups in your legs. Your quadriceps consist of four different muscles: the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and vastus intermedius. Your hamstrings are made up of only three...
The quadriceps tendon connects the quad muscles to the knee; when you contract the quadricep muscles, the quadricep tendons contract too. Injuries and even tears of the quadricep tendon are common in middle-aged people who engage in exercise like...
Lunges and squats are examples of closed-chain exercises, which are weight-bearing movements that work multiple joints and muscle groups at one time, as in "synchrony." When these types of exercises are utilized to strengthen the quadriceps...
Whether you're trying to stretch a single into a double at your company softball game, get full depth on your squat when you lift or just feel lose and healthy--you need to have full range of motion in your arms and legs. Two particular muscles to...
Each muscle in your body has an opposite, and together they move your body in different and complementary ways. Your bicep flexes your arm but it's your triceps that extends it back out. The same is true for your legs. Your hamstrings and quads...
Your quadriceps tendon connects the four quadriceps muscles to your kneecap. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons likens the tendon to a rope that pulls on the knee and muscles. The tendon acts on the knee to straighten the leg. When you...
By exercising 30 to 60 minutes a day, you can improve your overall health, manage weight and reduce your risk of certain diseases. While exercising, do not forget to target your leg muscles, not only for proper symmetry between your upper and...
The quadriceps consists of four muscles located on the anterior, or front, thigh: the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis and vastus medialis. These muscles work together to extend your leg at the knee joint. The quadriceps can...
Pain in your quadriceps that is related to exercise can occur in a variety of circumstances. Your quadriceps run along the front of your thigh. While commonly referred to as quads or quadriceps, there are actually four muscles in this group -- the...
The quadriceps and hamstrings each consist of four separate muscles that work together to perform common movements such as knee extension and hip flexion. According to the National Academy of Sports Medicine, isolating and recruiting both the...
The quadriceps muscles are a group of four muscles at the front of your thighs that run from your hips to your knees. These muscles are the key protectors of your knees, according to Richard Klapper and Lynda Huey, authors of "Heal Your Knees." In...
Your quadriceps control the straightening and extending of the knee and help absorb force exerted on your knees and lower legs, according to the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. If the outer quadriceps are stronger than the lower...
Your quadriceps, or thigh muscles, are one of the largest muscles in your body. Working your quadriceps through various strength-training exercises helps create a lean, muscular look for your upper legs. Use body-weight resistance, free weights...
Your quadriceps are four muscles that make up the front part of your thigh. They function to straighten your leg, and run from your hip to your knee cap and shin bone. Arthritis is a disease that affects the health of your bones, particularly in...
The four muscles that make up the quadriceps -- the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis and vastus lateralis -- are all located on the front of the thigh. These muscles extend the knee and flex the hip. For example, when you rise...
The large muscles of the front of the leg are called the quadriceps, or quads for short. The quads are primary movers of the knee and it is easy to develop problems arising from repetitive motion or alignment problems. Quadriceps tendonitis...
The quadriceps are a large group of muscles located at the front of the thigh and are responsible for providing support and stability to the knee, as well as pushing-off power for the entire body. Understanding some basic stretching and...
Skiing is a difficult sport that puts a lot of stress on the thigh muscles to maintain a squat-like position. The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma recommends skiing exercises be done three days a week in preparation for a...
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