Experts say middle-aged women should also perform balance exercises, which play a crucial role in preventing falls that can ...

For a program to be most effective, Washington recommends sticking to it for at least four to five weeks before changing it ...

When Sarah Baldassaro turned 50, she took stock of her health and began working with a fitness coach on strength training, a ...

It’s best to plan your workouts around your eating schedule to ensure your body has the proper fuel to get you through your ...

ONCE upon a time lifting weights was reserved for bodybuilders and gym bunnies. Now the health world is clear — we should ALL ...

A personal trainer explains how combining strength training and cardio creates better fat loss and a leaner physique ...

Exercise pros reveal the best ways to walk to build muscle, plus the other perks you can get from incorporating walking into ...

Picking up some weights can help you get stronger, sure, but it’s not the only benefit of strength training—not by any stretch. (You’ll appreciate that pun more when you get to number nine.) With ...

“An isometric exercise is a static exercise where you hold a muscular contraction without movement, as opposed to a dynamic exercise where the muscles are able to contract from their longest to their ...

Strength training can help you build lean muscle, which in turn improves your metabolism,” says physician Amy Lee, MD, chief ...

Share on Pinterest Aerobic and strength training could help keep the brain young, a new study suggests. Image credit: Rob and Julia Campbell/Getty Images. Engaging in both aerobic exercise and ...

Bodyweight or weight plates? Pull-up bar or barbell? Anyone who engages in strength training will eventually encounter these ...