Strength training is the single most effective tool for maintaining independence as we age, but doing it incorrectly can lead ...

A new study out of Denmark shows that strength training at an older age can provide years of benefit. According to the study published in BMJ on Tuesday, 12 months of heavy resistance training can ...

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Key Takeaways Balance exercises can be adapted for older adults, even if you ...

Starting weight training in your 40s is about protecting your bones and staying independent for decades to come ...

Here’s the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who are getting up there. We’re talking ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Aging doesn’t have to be synonymous with losing strength. The key to maintaining it as you age? Heavy ...

If you want to lift your grandkids, get up the stairs, haul groceries, and conquer all of life’s adventures with confidence as you age, here’s the science-backed secret: lift weights. Yep, those ...

For the first time in the Catholic Church’s two-millennia history, an American has been named pope. Father Thomas Flowers, S.J., Ph.D., an assistant professor of Ignatian Formation at St. Louis ...

Lifting heavy weights around the time of retirement could preserve leg strength into older age, research suggests. People naturally lose muscle function as they get older, and experts see faltering ...

Cardio helps to burn calories effectively, helping maintain a healthy weight or get rid of excess weight. This helps to ...