Get Moving: One of the keys to keeping your bones strong and your body mobile is through physical activity,” say the experts at Banner Health. “Like muscles, bones become stronger through ...

Upgrading your tendon’s ability to do this is essential for healthy joints. If you’ve injured a tendon, focus on spending more time strengthening in the lengthening phase of the exercise… Where you’re ...

Our bones support more than just a few essential functions in the body. Not only do they provide a robust framework to hold our body upright (an incredible feat in itself!), they coordinate with our ...

It seems like you can't go anywhere without seeing someone wearing a weighted vest. They're at the gym, on hiking trails, in public parks and on social media feeds, where influencers claim wearing one ...

As you age, your bones generally start to weaken. You tend to lose bone mineral density, an indicator of bone strength, which makes you more prone to fractures in old age. To maintain or even ...

Aging may be inevitable, but getting more fragile and weaker definitely doesn’t have to be. As we age, maintaining muscle mass, mobility, and balance becomes more important than ever for supporting ...

Walking workouts are not to be sniffed at; these full-body routines can build stronger muscles, joints and bones while increasing your metabolism and improving cardiovascular fitness. The next time ...

“The key to aging well is to build muscle,” says Antonietta Vicario, chief training officer at fitness app Pvolve, which ...

For women, the muscle and joint pains of aging could be linked to a loss of estrogen. A few lifestyle changes can make a big difference. By Danielle Friedman When Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopedic ...

Winter's allure of cozy indoors can weaken bones and muscles, especially for seniors. Reduced activity leads to muscle atrophy, while less sunlight depletes Vitamin D, impacting bone density.

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...