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Soreness is a fact of life in fitness. Importantly, however, Samuel notes that there is a difference between the burn you ...

If you live with recurring aches and pains, it can seem safer to limit movement — especially lifting or doing anything that feels strenuous. Many people avoid strength training for this reason, ...

Resistance training does more than help us build strong muscles. A new study finds women who do strength training exercises two to three days a week are more likely to live longer and have a lower ...

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Kettlebells were accessible at my local gym, so I hired a coach to teach me the proper mechanics and began kettlebell training five days a week. I missed getting a runner's high, but I appreciated the ...

“Other signs of prolonged insufficient protein intake include leg swelling, anemia, and poor wound healing,” Jones adds.

Strength training is key to staying healthy as people age, with experts recommending working major muscle groups at least two days per week. Marfred Suazo, a fitness professional known as Fonz the ...

Growing up, I never considered myself athletic. I'm very tall—about 5’11”—so in high school, people tried to recruit me for the basketball and volleyball teams, but I never played. In my 20s and 30s, ...