Aging does not hit every part of the body at the same time. Some areas start to stretch, sag or stiffen earlier than others, ...
Squats are a foundational strength-building exercise, which use functional movements to efficiently strengthen the lower body, particularly your quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes.
Exercise improves sleep quality and helps treat sleep disorders by regulating circadian rhythms, reducing stress, and enhancing physiological functions like melatonin production and autonomic balance.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...
ANY GUY WITH lifting experience typically reaches a metaphorical fork in the road: To cut or to bulk? Traditional fitness advice tells us you have to go through separate phases to gain muscle and lose ...
Trainers say a handful of simple exercises—like presses, curls, and push-up variations—effectively build upper-arm strength.
Somatic exercises focus on awareness or perception of physical movements and tap into the mind-body connection to help improve mental health and relieve physical tension. Many of us have felt that ...
Denise Austin just shared a “#FitOver50” full-body workout on Instagram. The 67-year-old demonstrated a “two-in-one” or “compound” exercise to target the upper body, lower body, and core. “Double the ...
Let’s start thinking differently about exercise. Here’s how we know. Animal exercise studies typically run rats for weeks on running wheels. The animals gleefully run every night, sprinting several ...
The concept of somatotypes is based on the understanding that everyone is born with a body type. Body type, or somatotype, is inherited and expresses itself as skeletal structure and body composition.