tendons
Plyometric training is a strategy for increasing muscle power output and performance during explosive movements like jumping and sprinting. This article looks at how plyometric training affects tendons and whether it lowers the risk of tendon injuries.
Strength training increases the size of muscles and builds strength, but what effect does it have on your ligaments and tendons? Here’s what you need to know.
You may understand how muscles adapt to strength training but have less awareness of how your tendons change. Now, a new study reveals how tendons respond to exercise and how it affects how high you can jump.
It’s clear that exercise, especially strength training, slows muscle aging but what about tendons? Can exercise delay tendon aging? Here’s what science shows so far.
Muscles age, but so do the tendons that connect muscle to bone. In this article, you’ll learn how tendons age and what you can do to slow the process and keep your tendons healthy at every age and stage of life.
Have you ever wondered what aspects of a muscle you can and can’t change? Some aspects of muscle architecture are genetically determined, including muscle shape. Yet, you can change the size of your muscles. What are the genetic limitations of changing how a muscle looks?
We lose muscle as we age, but we also need healthy tendons and ligaments to ensure our muscles move properly. How do they change with age and is there anything you can do to keep these structures healthy throughout life?
You already know you can strengthen your muscles through strength training – but what about your tendons? This article looks at whether you can make tendons stronger and the best approach to doing that.
Resistance training is your ticket to becoming stronger and more defined – but that’s not the only reason to do it. Have you ever thought about how resistance training impacts other tissues – like the connective tissue that gives your body support and resistance to injury? Find out how the benefits of resistance training go beyond building bigger muscles
Tempted to skip the warm-up and get into the “meat” of your workout? Not so fast! Discover five benefits of warming up before a workout, how to best do it and how to avoid the pitfalls of warming up before exercise.
Tendonitis, often confused with a more common condition called tendinosis, is a painful problem that makes it more difficult to exercise. Is it safe to continue exercising with a tendon injury? Find out more about tendinopathies like tendonitis and tendinosis and why it’s important to modify your exercise routine.
Tendonitis is a frequent problem among athletes, and one that’s also quite painful. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the usual treatment, but could a common spice be a safer alternative? Find out what research shows about a common spice in Indian and Thai food and tendon inflammation.
