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

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I started playing sports around 10 years old. My dad was a squash player, and he often brought me along to the club where he played. I fell in love with the sport and I started playing, and I competed ...

Strength training has many health benefits, though it can often seem intimidating or difficult for most people. But it doesn't have to be. Physical therapist Aaron Lory shares his expertise on how to ...

A good strength training program for runners blends current fitness with running goals. Which is to say it needs to be progressive, not leave you too sore to run and focus on some of the common ...

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 ...