Strength training supports healthy aging by preserving muscle, bone density, metabolic health, and independence.

Strengthening your back helps align your spine and reduce slouching. Try these eight exercises for a stronger back.

All gym routines have an element of predictability about them, so when a fresh way of lifting weights—like the 6-12-25 ...

Skip the machines. Build muscle after 60 with squats, overhead presses, lunges, and dumbbell rows, plus form tips.

Building strength after 60 can feel like an uphill battle—but it doesn’t have to be. After four decades in the fitness ...

The best exercises for women over 60 are weight-bearing and promote strength, posture, and/or balance (and sometimes all at once). While the best exercises for each individual depend on factors ...

If you want to lift your grandkids, get up the stairs, haul groceries, and conquer all of life’s adventures with confidence as you age, here’s the science-backed secret: lift weights. Yep, those ...

You can do yoga as a workout in a way that strengthens the muscles, putting them under an increasing amount of tension as you ...

I used to think weight training was just about building muscle and getting stronger. Boy, was I wrong. After diving deep into the research and tracking my own body’s responses, I discovered that how ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. What comes to mind when you think about exercising to lose weight? Probably cardio, right? But weight lifting for weight loss ...

A personal trainer shares a three-move bodyweight workout you can do without weights to strengthen your abs and arms.