Objectives This study describes the prototype testing and clinical validation of the Fit-Frailty App, a fully guided, interactive mobile health (mHealth) app to assess frailty and sarcopenia. This ...

Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT, explains what body recomposition is and how long it takes to lose fat and gain muscle. She also ...

Throughout my years of coaching and training on my own, the subject of pushing to failure (or beyond) with heavier weights or higher reps has been either the goal or something to avoid. A new ...

This no-movement exercise is one of the most reliable ways to measure core endurance, posture control, and spinal ...

Being able to perform a moderate number of pushups may say more about your health than expensive tests or gym machines.

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A quick sitting-rising test reveals surprising insights into your health and longevity, measuring strength, balance, and ...

As with muscle strength in general, grip strength naturally declines with age, “reflecting changes in muscle mass, neural ...

Four quick tests after 50 check balance, leg power, push strength, and grip so you can stay strong and independent.

In a bid to build muscle as I try to conceive, I compared an AI chatbot's suggestions with a human expert's advice. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — How hard can you squeeze? That simple measure of strength might forecast whether you’ll stay healthy or face serious health problems as you age. Researchers tracked 93,275 adults ...