If you’ve ever held a plank, paused at the bottom of a squat or pressed your palms together in front of your chest, you’ve ...

Resistance training is "the use of any resistance to muscular contraction to build strength, endurance and the mass of muscles,"Fredericson explains. When people think about such training, they often ...

Leading strength training expert Dr Andy Galpin shares his formula to decide which exercises will deliver the best results ...

Functional fitness exercises include those that mirror real-life movements, such as squats, deadlifts, and walking lunges. A new report suggests that doing these can help athletes improve their ...

The many benefits of strength training are making headlines worldwide, from improved physical capacity to better longevity.

If you don't have a lot of time to devote to exercise, compound exercises are an efficient way to get the most out of your workout. Merriam-Webster defines "compound" as "something formed by a union ...

As life expectancy increases, the challenge for all older women will be to partake in regular exercise sessions to maintain ...

Ageing doesn't have to be synonymous with physical deterioration and loss of vitality. But when we hit 50, should we prioritise cardio or strength training to maintain our health? Maybe it's even ...

For people who don’t already exercise, short bursts of deliberate activity significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness.

Objective To compare the effects of aerobic training combined with muscle strength training (hereafter referred to as combined training) to aerobic training alone on cardiovascular disease risk ...