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

Bones are living tissue and get stronger with regular movement, good nutrition, rest and care. Weight-bearing exercise, protein, calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients all help preserve bone strength.

Adding dumbbells into your home workouts is a great way to step up your training. Case in point: this workout will develop full-body strength, boost your bone health and build muscle all over using ...

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 ...

Osteoporosis affects approximately 10 million people in the U.S., 80 percent of whom are women, according to the Office on Women’s Health. It causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that ...

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 ...

Strong muscles are vital for bone health and a long life. Strength training is crucial for building and maintaining bone mass, particularly after age 40. Sunlight exposure also plays a key role.

When you think about muscles, you probably think about the ones in your arms, legs, back or abs. However, muscles do far more than move the body. A muscle is a type of tissue, a group of cells that ...

Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...

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 ...

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 ...