New research published on Thursday finds that kettlebell training may help reduce inflammation and increase muscle strength as we age — even without a history of being physically active. If you’re ...

After 50, a personal trainer recommends adding these functional strength exercises to your routine to help boost balance and ...

Whether you love lifting weights or are just getting started with resistance bands, continuously (and gently) challenging yourself can help you succeed. One way to do this is to use the concept of ...

It really pays to have a strong upper body in life, whether you're lugging a heavy box up your stairs, heaving a suitcase onto a rack, or toughing out a plank sequence or Chaturanga in yoga. That ...

Angela Flickinger leads a class through the StrongBodies strength-training program. Angela Flickinger, Program Manager for Healthy Eating and Active Living at UW-Extension Madison, leads a class ...

In the fitness world, if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. The advice below can be viewed as one of a select few exceptions. Completing just two time-efficient strength training ...

AMES — There’s a small lounge tucked between the Harold Nichols Wrestling Room and the weight room here at the Lied Recreation Center. On a Wednesday in mid-December, Ben Durbin walks in wearing a ...

Men who take supplemental androgens-the male hormone testosterone or similar medications-increase their strength by adding muscle mass, but androgens alone do not pack more might into the muscles, ...

Breaking research from Keele University in the United Kingdom demonstrates that the act of swearing out loud can significantly increase physical strength. If you are prone to blue outbursts, these ...