“Adduction” refers to bringing parts of your body (in this case, your legs) toward your body’s midline. Think of adduction as “adding” a body part to your center. Your adductors consist of 5 muscles: ...
When starting out on a workout schedule, many people complain of experiencing inner thigh soreness after squats. Well, when performed with sufficient intensity, squats can exert substantial demands on ...
Side lunges are an excellent exercise to target the inner thighs. Start by standing with feet hip-width apart. Step out to ...
Weak adductors can lead to lower back pain, hip discomfort or knee problems. Dana Santas’ third in a five-part series explains why not to overlook your inner thighs.
You might not think that the adductors—the muscles that run from your pelvic bone along your inner thighs and to your knees, and move the thigh inwards—do much when you run. But they also play an ...
According to the American Chiropractic Association, 31 million Americans experience lower-back pain at any given time. Back pain has become so prevalent that it's become the single leading cause of ...
If you've ever felt pain in your groin while exercising, odds are you have tight hip adductors—the muscles you use to bring and hold your legs together. "Very few people pay attention to their ...