It is possible to gain weight but not raise your cholesterol. Keep your diet full of healthy foods and your exercise routine ...

Our bodies move in various directions to perform tasks such as picking up a child, carrying luggage, or getting up and down ...

Simple resistance training may help counteract age-related nerve deterioration that puts seniors at risk of injuries from falls and other accidents, according to cross-institutional research led by ...

Background The prevalence of obesity has tripled over the past 35 years. Although caloric restriction reduces body fat, lean tissue is also lost. Resistance exercise may mitigate these effects. This ...

Objectives To explore the acute effects of a heavy-load resistance protocol and exercise in the supine position on fetal heart rate (FHR) and uteroplacental blood flow. Method In this experimental ...

1 College of Physical Education and Health Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China 2 College of Physical Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China Background: Age related ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Physiologists use the term “isometric” for an action that causes a muscle to contract but does not ...

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Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...