Men have more muscle than women naturally, but what happens with aging? Do men lose muscle at the same rate as women? Here’s what science shows about muscle loss over the decades and the role that gender plays in age-related
Everyone needs strength training, even those with arthritis. When arthritis affects the joints in the fingers and hands, training with weights can become more difficult. Here are some tips for weight training safely with hand arthritis.
When you put your muscles through a challenging strength-training workout, they need rest to rebuild and repair. You shouldn’t train the same muscle group again until at least 48 hours have passed, but sleep is also vital for muscle building. Here’s how not sleeping enough makes it harder to build muscle.
You’ve probably heard that endurance exercise is best for heart health and that strength training does little to improve heart function or protect against cardiovascular disease. However, a new study calls this into question. Can strength training lower your risk of cardiovascular disease too?
Sarcopenia is a condition we should all be concerned about as we age. Is there a way to lower your risk? Here are three steps you can take to reduce age-related muscle loss and avoid sarcopenia through lifestyle.
Arthritis of the knee can make exercise more challenging. However, research shows exercise and movement can reduce stiffness and help keep joints healthy. What type is best? A new study shows that high-intensity exercise may improve knee function in osteoarthritis more than traditional, moderate-intensity exercise.
Exercise has so many positive benefits for health. Your body responds to the stress of exercise by making adaptations that improve strength or endurance. Now, a new study shows that the gains you make in strength may come at the expense of endurance. Here’s what you need to know.
When it comes to brain health, aerobic exercise is the form of training that gets most of the attention. What about strength training? There is some evidence that working your muscles against resistance can improve memory in people who suffer from age-related cognitive problems. Can strength training lower your risk of dementia?
It’s frustrating when you reach a plateau in your weight training. You’re training hard but the growth seems to have stalled. Making small tweaks to your routine can help you break through a stubborn plateau. A simple one to try is pause reps.
Have you heard of the muscle pump? It’s a phenomenon where your muscles look bigger after a workout and you have to train a certain way to achieve it. Here’s the question. Does training in this manner boost muscle hypertrophy more?
How balanced is your strength? It matters! Strength imbalances increase the risk of injury and can negatively affect your posture. Would you like to avoid them? Here are five things to do to prevent muscle imbalances.
Strength training helps you get stronger, avoid injury, and preserve muscle mass, but can it help you sleep better too? There’s evidence that moderate-intensity aerobic exercise improves sleep quality, but can strength training do it too? Here’s what science shows so far.
