Medically reviewed by Katrina Carter, DPT Compound exercises use multiple joints to perform a specific movement, while isolation exercises target a specific joint. Both types of exercises build muscle ...

Learning proper core engagement can help, but if the brunt of repeated lumbar spinal flexion takes its toll, you can happily scrap sit-ups and try many other abs exercises instead, including landmine ...

Many of the exercises we do to target our lower body occur ... in stabilising your body during single-leg movements', says ...