For a program to be most effective, Washington recommends sticking to it for at least four to five weeks before changing it ...

Strength training has many benefits like helping you age gracefully, get stronger and even aids in weight loss. But what if you're new to it and don’t know what to do at the gym? You don't need to be ...

Open right knee, rotating through the right hip to lift knee toward ceiling. Glutes should engage.

Alison Marie Helms, Ph.D., C.P.T., a certified running coach, agrees that while injury is not always 100 percent preventable, strength training can “stack the deck in your favor.” The thing is, the ...

Learn why adding even a simple strength routine can improve balance, reduce pain, and help you stay strong, active, and ...

Most fitness enthusiasts have heard the terms “strength training” and “power training” tossed around in gym conversations, but many don’t fully grasp how these training methods differ or which one ...

This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old, in youth sports. During my four ...

Raise your hand if you regularly find yourself walking up a flight of stairs. What about carrying heavy bags of groceries? How about picking up your child or grandchild? Most of us would raise our ...