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

Forget 30, flirty, and thriving—you’re 40 and ready to have the fittest years of your life. Maybe, after years of caring for young children, you’ve mastered the morning school drop-off and have ...

For most cyclists I advocate a whole body approach to strength training. You’ve got to live with your body the rest of your life so we want to create a balanced athlete from top to bottom! This is ...

Strength training has many benefits like helping you age gracefully, get stronger and even aids in weight loss. But what if you're new to it and don’t know what to do at the gym? You don't need to be ...

Research shows the importance of resistance training in perimenopause through postmenopause for maintaining muscle mass and ...

A good strength training program for runners blends current fitness with running goals. Which is to say it needs to be progressive, not leave you too sore to run and focus on some of the common ...

Sticking with an exercise program can be tough, even during the best of times. But what about during a pandemic? A new study by the University of Missouri and Oklahoma State University found that even ...

The researchers found that all forms of resistance training are beneficial, including bodyweight exercises, particularly when ...

Strength training has many health benefits, though it can often seem intimidating or difficult for most people. But it doesn't have to be. Physical therapist Aaron Lory shares his expertise on how to ...

As we age, our body’s nervous system starts to slow down. The nerves that tell our muscles to move don’t fire as quickly. That decline can shape how we move, react, and perform. Resistance training ...

SIMPLY PUT, WEIGHT training is training your body with external weights, typically implements like dumbbells, kettlebells, ...

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