For years, the body’s largest lean tissue—skeletal muscle—has been underestimated in its role in managing metabolic health. Despite its size, it contributes surprisingly little to blood sugar and fat ...

Learn how to effectively strengthen your pelvic floor with targeted core exercises. Physical therapists share moves to ...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what’s the most important body part of them all? So often, we allow the mirror to answer this question and dictate our training emphasis—chest, biceps, abs. But there are ...

Standing on one leg requires the brain to integrate information from the eyes, the vestibular system in the inner ear, and the somatosensory system, which senses body position and ground contact.

Heavy leg exercises may increase production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the growth and maintenance of nerves in the brain, Carbone said. This process, called ...