Even modest amounts of strength training, even with lighter weights, can meaningfully preserve muscle and maintain your ...

Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) can be a result of aging or lifestyle habits, like being inactive or eating a poor diet. Muscle loss can also point to hormone abnormalities or underlying health ...

From the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, scientists say improving your core strength can protect your spine and help you move with ease into older age. Exercises like the plank train the body’s full ...

The human body is packed with natural rhythms, from your sleep-wake cycle to the steady pulsing of blood through the brain to heart rate and pulse. Now, scientists say the gut may hold the key to ...

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to investigate potential asymmetry in contralateral muscle excitation (CME) in proximal versus distal muscles. Given the dominant arm’s greater accuracy in ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

Experts at Meta's Reality Labs say they've created a wrist-worn device that can translate electrical signals generated by wrist muscle movements into computer commands. Reporting their findings in the ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Maria Arellano Simpson has been on and off restrictive diets since she was 9 ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method to restore astoundingly natural movement in people who have had leg amputations above the knee. Rather than fit ...

April Smith is a USATF Central California Instructor and U.S. Olympic Development Coach. She has served on several USA National teams, including the World Outdoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary in ...