Back pain may be common with age and deskbound lives, but when it is accompanied by numbness or weakness, doctors warn it ...

Nancy Cole demonstrates the first step of a cable back extension. Cole demonstrates the second step of a cable back extension. Training your lower back can improve your posture, facilitate the ...

This was startling to hear. If an adverse health event is dramatic enough, like cancer, our muscles can carry the effects of that for a decade or more. More typically, though, inactivity, aging, and ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a mind-body coach in professional sports, and the author of “Practical Solutions for ...

Trainer Shares 3 Fitness Tests Every Man Over 40 Should Try to Expose Weak Muscles originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Is your workout improving your body? We're not just talking about your biceps ...

Pregnancy does some pretty incredible things to your body, but for many women, it can also leave you feeling a little unfamiliar in your own skin afterward. One of the most common changes is diastasis ...

Much like our brains, human muscles have evolved several times more rapidly than primate muscles, according to a new study — but that process has made us weaker over time in a process, while brains ...

You probably don’t think much about your core when you’re running—until something starts to hurt. Maybe it’s your back after a long run. Maybe your hips ache every time you increase your mileage. Or ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

June Furlan was alarmed when a mystery weakness started taking over her body, so her personal trainer suggested doing “dead bugs” to strengthen her core. She was already an avid gym goer, doing cardio ...