Tone up after 50 in 30 days with 5 daily exercises: kettlebell swings, incline presses, lunges, rows, and bicycle crunches.

Starting your day with quick morning exercises can be a game-changer, especially for those over 50 looking to maintain their health, tone muscles, and burn fat. As we age, maintaining muscle mass and ...

Estimates suggest there are more than 650 skeletal muscles in the human body. Muscles perform a variety of functions that are essential to life. Skeletal muscles are attached to bones via tendons and ...

Stop relying on bulky gym machines that isolate your muscles; standing functional patterns are the secret to rebuilding a ...

Eating enough to build muscle while still keeping body fat in check can be a challenge for anyone who wants to feel stronger, fitter, and more confident without obsessing over calories. For many women ...

Skinny might be a coveted body shape but being thin doesn’t always equal healthy. In fact, you can be “skinny-fat,” which means that even though you’re thin, your body is still holding onto a lot of ...

I recently came across images of women athletes from Howard Schatz’s (2002) book Athletes. These black-and-white pictures depict women ranging from 94 pounds to 240 pounds and from 5’ 0” to 6’ 2”.

The word “toning” is something of a joke in many fitness circles, because it’s a word that’s thrown around when people mean other things. Sometimes it’s a code word for being thin, as when somebody ...

Hypotonia or lack of muscle tone is a sign of an underlying disease or condition. It may be seen at birth or may be acquired later in life. The aim of diagnosis is to detect the cause of the condition ...

You hit the gym (pretty) regularly. You eat clean (most of the time). But when you look in the mirror, you notice drooping skin and fat where you once saw firm upper arms and sleek thighs. As ...

I recently came across images of women athletes from Howard Schatz’s (2002) book Athletes. These black-and-white pictures depict women ranging from 94 pounds to 240 pounds and from 5’ 0” to 6’ 2”.