Is resistance training appropriate for children? A recent position statement by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), based on an extensive review of the literature, provides ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...

When Dr Gabrielle Lyon was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says – it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...

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"When you resistance train, you're working muscles that are opposed by a weight or force," explains Loren Fishman, MD, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Columbia University and ...

Functional fitness exercises include those that mirror real-life movements, such as squats, deadlifts, and walking lunges. A new report suggests that doing these can help athletes improve their ...

For people who don’t already exercise, short bursts of deliberate activity significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness.