Resistance training does more than help us build strong muscles. A new study finds women who do strength training exercises two to three days a week are more likely to live longer and have a lower ...

If you've seen a loved one take a bad fall — like my mother did a few months ago — you know the importance of muscle strength. Muscle mass peaks in our 30s and then starts a long, slow decline. Muscle ...

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If, so far, you’ve not been all that interested in weight training, this story might leave you reaching for the nearest dumbbell. An American-Chinese study has revealed a link between weight training ...