Bliss – stock.adobe.com Experts recommend investing in a moveable or semi-permanent, at-home pull-up bar or rings to make the hanging exercise as accessible as possible, as often as possible.

Fitness enthusiasts will often use hanging bar exercises like the dead hang to help stretch and strengthen the upper body.

This exercise is basically the same as a pull-up, except it is done with a machine that you can find in most weight rooms. Simply sit under a hanging bar attached to a stack of weights and pull ...

When you are parallel with the ground, drop back to the hanging position, with your head over the bar. Repeat without lowering, keeping your back straight and core engaged. More GQ Workout Guides: ...

Also, by hanging off the ground, you also have to fight gravity to get through the exercises, and this can lead to burning more calories and building more strength. What hanging exercises can you do?

And I try to hold the position until it’s time to steep a tea bag in the hot water. When I first began hanging about six months ago, 90 seconds would have felt like a marathon.