Forget 30, flirty, and thriving—you’re 40 and ready to have the fittest years of your life. Maybe, after years of caring for young children, you’ve mastered the morning school drop-off and have ...

The 5x5 workout focuses on compound exercises, which means you’re working multiple muscle groups at once, says Michael Hamlin, CSCS, a strength and conditioning specialist and the founder of Everflex ...

Strength training is a form of aerobic exercise that has many benefits, including aiding weight loss. Incorporating strength training as part of an exercise routine can help individuals lose weight, ...

This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old, in youth sports. During my four ...

"Aren't they a little young for that?" This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I'd recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years ...

Alison Marie Helms, Ph.D., C.P.T., a certified running coach, agrees that while injury is not always 100 percent preventable, strength training can “stack the deck in your favor.” The thing is, the ...

Strength training has many health benefits, though it can often seem intimidating or difficult for most people. But it doesn't have to be. Physical therapist Aaron Lory shares his expertise on how to ...

A good strength training program for runners blends current fitness with running goals. Which is to say it needs to be progressive, not leave you too sore to run and focus on some of the common ...

Athletes at Superior, Northwestern and Hermantown have put a premium on strength and conditioning training, and their effort in the weight room has translated to fields, floors and rinks everywhere.

I saw—and felt—palpable strength improvements from completing four weeks of this program. I started with lighter weights than ...

Walking can also be a heart-pounding, calorie-burning workout that helps fight inactivity and its related metabolic diseases.