There seems to be a disconnect between real life and exercise. "We do not live in a one-dimensional world," says Samantha Parker, MS, CPT, 500-hour RYT, author of Yoga for Chronic Pain ... WTF?

Every warm-up routine has an exercise that includes a side shuffle. Some moves require the body to go from side to side, to make sure that it gets enough lateral movement along with the other two ...

The aim of lateral exercises – or exercises that use muscles in a sideways fashion – is to strengthen lateral muscles, such as lateral glutes, lateral hip muscles, lateral core muscles etc. In turn, ...

You’ve mastered squats, deadlifts, and lunges. But building functional strength—and a fully-formed booty—actually requires moving in every direction, not just those up-down exercises. “The glute ...