Strength Training

Strength Training Starts With the Brain
Strength Training

Strength Training Starts With the Brain

A new study shows strength training is strengthening your nervous system before your muscles get bigger and stronger.

Full-Body Muscle Workout with Resistance Bands
Strength Training

Full-Body Muscle Workout with Resistance Bands

This resistance band circuit works every muscle in your body. The bands cost less than $20 and store easily in a drawer—or a suitcase for vacation.

Strength Training After 50: Six Simple Exercises to Get Started
Strength Training

Strength Training After 50: Six Simple Exercises to Get Started

If you work up a sweat with cardio, don’t assume you’re getting all the exercise you need. Here are six essential simple strength-training moves…

Fine-Tune Strength Training for Specific Goals
Strength Training

Fine-Tune Strength Training for Specific Goals

Already in the gym pumping iron? Make lifting weights doubly effective by tailoring your program with these easy steps.

The 13-Minute-a-Day Strength Workout
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The 13-Minute-a-Day Strength Workout

Just one set of these strength training exercises gives you nearly all the benefits of much longer workouts. But you have to do them right. Here's how.

Easy to Do: Turkish Get-Ups
Strength Training

Easy to Do: Turkish Get-Ups

The Turkish Get-Up is a great single-exercise workout when time is limited—plus it makes you better able to move your body in real-life situations.

The 5 Keys to Lifting Weights to Get Stronger and End Your Pain
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The 5 Keys to Lifting Weights to Get Stronger and End Your Pain

If you’re in pain, it’s most likely caused by weak muscles. Here’s the right way to build strength to relieve your pain and get back to enjoying your life.

Fast Fitness: For a Strong Core, Carry a Suitcase!
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Fast Fitness: For a Strong Core, Carry a Suitcase!

One of the best things you can do for your body is to carry luggage. Really! We're not talking about…

Paddleboarding for Fun and Fitness
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Paddleboarding for Fun and Fitness

I’ve heard that paddleboarding is great exercise. Is it, and are there any dangers I should be aware of? Paddleboarding,…

A Fun and Easy Way to Get Much Stronger
Strength Training

A Fun and Easy Way to Get Much Stronger

If you’ve ever been in physical therapy, you’ve likely used a stretchy latex tube or flat strip called a resistance…

Sarcopenia Is Slowly Stealing Your Muscles, Your Strength—and Maybe Even Your Life
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Sarcopenia Is Slowly Stealing Your Muscles, Your Strength—and Maybe Even Your Life

You probably know all about osteoporosis, the gradual, age-related loss of bone. What you may not know: There also is…

Just Lift Light Weights
Strength Training

Just Lift Light Weights

Lifting weights to build muscle can, of course, help us stay more fit and healthy as we age. But a…

The Key to Muscle and Bone Strength
Strength Training

The Key to Muscle and Bone Strength

No form of exercise is more essential to muscle and bone strength than strength training. Strength training involves lifting weights…