Cricketer Tilak Varma revealed his fight with rhabdomyolysis, a serious muscle breakdown condition. He experienced severe ...

If you're trying to build muscle on a meatless diet, soybeans should be one of your closest friends. These are some of the most nutrient-dense legumes you can eat, and they pack a potent punch of ...

Exercise reprograms molecular pathways in the body, offering new clues for future disease prevention and treatment. For years, it has been well established that regular exercise builds strength, ...

When you're running up stairs or out on a jog, your muscles eventually start to feel heavy and weak. That's fatigue setting in, a sign that the muscles' energy reserves are becoming depleted. But a ...

An international research team led by a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine investigator has revealed ultra-detailed ...

An international research team has mapped the millisecond-by-millisecond process by which nerve signals activate muscles, uncovering a previously unseen “primed” intermediate step.

After 50, protein is crucial for supporting muscle, bone and overall health. Include high-protein foods like salmon, strained (Greek-style) yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu, beans, lentils and chicken.

“Like riding a bike” is shorthand for the remarkable way that our bodies remember how to move. Most of the time when we talk ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Most people focus on protein, creatine, and pre-workouts—but overlook a key player in performance: magnesium. It’s essential for muscle function, recovery, and energy, yet it’s one of the most ...

Inside a lab in Zurich at ETH’s Institute of Human Movement Sciences, researchers are growing beef—not on farms, but in petri dishes. It’s not the first time researchers have cultivated meat in the ...

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