From the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, scientists say improving your core strength can protect your spine and help you move with ease into older age. Exercises like the plank train the body’s full ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The muscles in your lower ...

Sitting, standing, and moving between the two seem almost involuntary, but your body's muscles are working hard to make these motions happen. Your skeleton has over 600 muscles attached, and many of ...

You’re getting out of the car after a long drive, or up from your computer after a stressful workday, and there it is—that tight, achy feeling in your neck. Your first instinct is to pull your head ...

Much like their name implies, the quadricep muscles were once thought to be a set of four muscles, with the name “quad” translating to “four or fourth” in Latin. However, it has since been discovered ...

A hard workout can come back to haunt you. When you wake up the next morning and try to get out of bed, everyday motions like rolling over and standing up can make your muscles whine in pain. You ...

A hot tub or a sauna after a hard workout can be amazing. But is it as healthy as it feels? By Emma Yasinski After a hard workout, soaking in a hot tub or sitting in a steam room can be transcendent.

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

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The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

Almost everyone shrinks with old age. Many older adults have more difficulty gaining muscle than they did in their childhood and teenage years. And when it comes to maintaining that muscle, the phrase ...