When you want to really smoke your core, you probably gravitate toward well-known exercises like planks or crunches. But the bird-dog exercise is a great one to consider—and it’s surprisingly under-rated.The bird-dog might not be on your go-to list of at-home workout moves, but there are tons of bird-dog exercise benefits that make it a…

Here at SELF, our inboxes are constantly blowing up with emails about buzzworthy new product launches and collaborations that aim to revolutionize your self-care routine. In our monthly series, The Wellness Forecast, we handpick a few of the latest releases within wellness, style, beauty, tech, food, and fitness. In February, we kept our eyes peeled…

Strong glute muscles are key to both strength training performance and injury prevention, which makes butt exercises a super important addition to your workout routine.“Simply put, the glutes are the foundation of the whole body,” Holly Perkins, CSCS, tells SELF. When those muscles are weak—which can happen with too much sitting—it can cause the pelvis…