For many people, the thought of beginning a fitness journey feels overwhelming. Between busy schedules, uncertainty about proper techniques, and concerns about injury, the barriers to starting ...

It's hard to squeeze workouts in. The good news is you don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn or do some crazy at-home workout to get in shape. In fact, according to new research, as little as ...

QUESTION: I have been doing the same workout for a year but wouldn’t mind mixing it up a bit. Any thoughts? ANSWER: It’s been said that the best workout for each of us is the one we will do. For some, ...

New research found that a few minutes a day of eccentric exercises—which emphasize muscle lengthening—can improve strength, flexibility, and endurance in sedentary people. Every day, participants did ...

Weight loss isn't the only reason why many of us exercise. For many people, the aim may be to build strength, and simply be healthy. There are many techniques that can help you meet your fitness goals ...

As little as five minutes a day of eccentric exercise could offer significant health benefits to those living a sedentary lifestyle, researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found. The research ...

Yoga can be an excellent way to improve your flexibility, a key component of mobility. It can also have a calming effect and ...

New research adds to a mounting body of evidence showing that even a small amount of daily exercise can make a difference. In this study, just five minutes of strength training activity per day was ...

The 4+2 method also uses eccentric training. The same review mentioned that eccentric training extends time under tension, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your ...

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, ...