Strength training supports healthy aging by preserving muscle, bone density, metabolic health, and independence.

When you track a strength training workout on a fitness watch, that watch will happily tell you what heart rate zones you were in during the workout. In fact, they'll do that for any workout, whether ...

Strength training is a form of aerobic exercise that has many benefits, including aiding weight loss. Incorporating strength training as part of an exercise routine can help individuals lose weight, ...

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The best time to do it: Padilla recommends doing this exercise during regular strength training sessions, two to three times ...

Functional strength training involves exercises that mimic everyday activities, such as climbing stairs. It aims to improve people’s movement in their daily lives or their performance in certain ...

The weight room at the gym can be an intimidating place. The equipment looks like it could crush you if you use it wrong. People grunt as they haul heavy things up and down. And why don’t these ...

When you’re a fitness newbie, there are a lot of terms to learn—rep, set, volume, AMRAP, EMOM—I can’t blame you if you’re wondering what it all means. When it comes to the names of types of training, ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...