Weight training is better for building muscle, increasing bone density, and supporting weight loss, while Pilates improves flexibility, core strength, and functional fitness. Pilates is gentler on the ...

World Obesity Day is observed annually on March 4th to raise awareness about obesity, its impact on health, and the need for preventive and management strategies. Strength training, also known as ...

As runners, setting foot in the weight room can feel downright intimidating. Strength training may also feel like it’s taking away from time spent logging miles or building a base. In reality ...

It can feel intimidating to walk into a weight room when your comfort zone lies in mile-repeats and half marathon pace. That could be why some runners avoid strength training altogether, missing ...

If you’ve never prioritized strength training as part of your fitness routine, it’s not too late to start. A recent study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise ...

Bodyweight training creates tension in your muscles by using gravity for resistance rather than weights. This stimulates your muscle fibers, creating microscopic damage that causes repair and growth ...

In the ongoing debate of strength vs size, many lifters lean towards the belief that heavier weights automatically lead to bigger muscles. It’s easy to see why: the idea that increasing load ...

It’s estimated more than 10 million Americans over the age of 50 live with osteoporosis, a bone disease that causes the bones to become weak and brittle. Osteoporosis, in and of itself, isn ...

Strength training is vitally important to longevity and mortality so Dr. Jen Ashton, who is double board-certified in ob-gyn and obesity medicine, joins TODAY to breakdown the importance of muscle ...

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors battling insomnia are best off picking up some dumbbells or doing some push-ups, a new evidence review suggests. Resistance exercise, activities ...

Chas Reilly Times correspondent Mar 2, 2025 Mar 2, 2025 0 Completing such everyday tasks as getting up from a chair or bending down to pick up objects that might have been done with ease in your ...