Fitness & Exercise

Strength & muscle

A row of pink dumbbells, a water bottle, a hand grip strengthener and a pair of shoes on a grey surface.

Weak grip and low activity linked to cognitive impairment, 22% to 41% higher risk in US, China and Korea

Oct 21, 2026

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Strength training: how much is linked to longer life, and why more may not be better

Oct 4, 2026

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Cold-water immersion: what ice baths do for sore muscles, strength gains and general health

Oct 1, 2026

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Strength training builds some muscle in children and teens, most clearly after puberty

Sep 29, 2026

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A 10% gap between the hands went with higher odds of stacked heart and diabetes conditions

Sep 21, 2026

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Male hormones help keep muscle stem cells in reserve for repair, a study in mice finds

Sep 17, 2026

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Only the group that lifted weights kept its diabetes-risk gain a year after the diet ended

Aug 31, 2026

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Combining cardio and weights lowered deaths by 60% in coronary heart disease trials

Aug 26, 2026

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Exercise for muscle loss peaked near 690 MET-minutes a week, then the benefit fell away

Aug 26, 2026

A physiotherapist in a dark uniform fastening a blue and black cuff around a patient's lower leg on a treatment couch

Light weights with a blood flow cuff matched heavy lifting for strength in 45 rehab trials

Aug 25, 2026

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The exercise that protects muscle depends on your frailty

Aug 6, 2026

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Intervals ranked best for belly fat, but more was not better

Aug 4, 2026

A rack of hexagonal dumbbells arranged by weight in a gym

Light weights to failure grew more muscle than heavy ones

Aug 1, 2026

An older man in a red top pressing dumbbells overhead beside a trainer

Fast lifting built power in older adults, but not for everyone

Aug 1, 2026

A woman performing a barbell squat in an empty gym

Weight training eased depression. So did the fake version.

Aug 1, 2026

An older man holding a push-up position on the floor of a living room

Atrial fibrillation sped up muscle loss over 12 years

Jul 31, 2026

A woman pressing a pair of dumbbells overhead on a gym bench

Resistance training in midlife tied to 42% less diabetes

Jul 26, 2026

An older bearded man lifting a dumbbell at an outdoor gym

Exercise kept older muscle young at the molecular level

Jul 25, 2026

An older person bench pressing a barbell while a spotter stands over them

Strength training's longevity sweet spot: two hours a week

Jul 22, 2026

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Grip strength and chair stands tracked with longer life

Jul 21, 2026

A person riding a fan-wheel exercise bike in a darkened gym

HIIT cut fat and held muscle in older adults, but barely

Jul 17, 2026