How you breathe during strength training directly affects muscle engagement, core stability and power output. Dana Santas explains in the last of this five-part series.

Lifting weights can help you build muscle, burn fat, strengthen bones and joints, and improve long-term health.

GVT is a high-volume workout that builds strength and muscle mass quickly. But a personal trainer says it's not a safe ...

Discover Pilates x Lift—the innovative hybrid workout plan that blends pilates and strength training for muscle gains, better mobility, and faster results.

You can get the same workout and build strength without heavy equipment. But it takes work. By Christie Aschwanden Many people believe that to build strength you either need a set of weights or a gym ...

One study in the InternationalJournal of Sport and Health Science, for example, found that muscle damage and soreness aren’t necessary for muscles to adapt and grow. Another study from the Journal of ...

Strength training for seniors should emphasize posterior muscles like the glutes and upper back rather than mirror muscles to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A wave of research over the past few years has made it clear that a strength training habit is really ...

Stretching your lower back muscles as well as your glutes and hamstrings for just 15 minutes a day can make a huge difference ...

Strength training benefits people of all ages. It has a slew of research-backed perks, including improved mental health, brain health, bone density, lower blood pressure, increased lean muscle mass, ...

If you want to get stronger, you need to lift heavy. Here are some of the many benefits of learning how to lift heavy weights ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...