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Hold the head of a dumbbell in both hands with fingers pointing up. Stand with your feet wide apart and a pair of dumbbells between them. Sit your hips back and bend your knees to squat, while keeping ...

This 10-minute morning circuit activates deep core and glutes to help tighten your waist after 50, no gym required.

Functional strength training involves exercises that mimic everyday activities, such as climbing stairs. It aims to improve people’s movement in their daily lives or their performance in certain ...

The weight room at the gym can be an intimidating place. The equipment looks like it could crush you if you use it wrong. People grunt as they haul heavy things up and down. And why don’t these ...

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A new study points to big health benefits for people in the habit of weight lifting or other types of resistance training. Turns out they can live longer. As part of our NPR's How to Thrive as You Age ...

Being able to do the splits is a remarkable feat. If you're not quite bendy enough to strike the pose (it me), you might think the splits are reserved for a select few elite. Don't count yourself out ...