When I’m not healing the sick, my two main hobbies (or obsessions) are music and fitness training. In my previous article I mentioned my two guitar heroes, George Harrison and Eric Clapton, who were ...

Dr. Shields is a physical therapist with a background in English Literature and a passion for healthcare and education. She hopes to combine her clinical expertise with her love of writing, establish ...

Watching older family members slowly grow weaker with age is something most of us dread, but have come to accept as inevitable. While a loss of muscle strength—sarcopenia—is a natural part of aging, ...

Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a cell-like system to move, change shape, or divide, it needs a way to ...

Since childhood, James McMillian has learned the value of slowly getting stronger. McMillian said he was diagnosed with asthma when he was born, and doctors advised his parents against letting him ...

When George Yusuff, MS, ACSM-CEP, was playing soccer in college, his training involved a lot of power-focused movements, like snatching a barbell off the floor and thrusting it overhead as fast as ...

· Scientists explain how much strength training you need to build muscle, as set forth in new guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine. · Consistency is important, according to the ...

Share on Pinterest Experts share their thoughts on the new resistance training guidelines for muscle strength, size, and performance. Image credit: dardespot/Getty Images The American College of ...

The millions of microbes living in your gut have far-reaching effects on health. New Africa/ Shutterstock A recent study suggests that these microbes may also influence an important aspect of fitness ...

To live long, be strong. That’s the poetic implication of a new study of longevity and mortality in a large group of women aged 63 to 99. In the study, published in February in JAMA Network Open, ...

You don’t need to look like a bodybuilder, but for healthy aging, maintaining muscle strength is likely just as important as getting enough aerobic activity. That’s according to the findings of a ...