When you take a muscle through the full range of motion, it goes through three phases of muscle contraction: eccentric, isometric, and concentric. Placing more attention on one phase can yield ...

Muscle cramps are caused by sudden contractions, which are often brought on by dehydration, overexertion, or certain medical ...

Fascia is more important than previously thought. Here’s how, and why, you should care for yours. By Danielle Friedman In recent years, the concept of caring for one’s fascia — the tough, flexible ...

“Like riding a bike” is shorthand for the remarkable way that our bodies remember how to move. Most of the time when we talk ...

There’s a robust molecular language being spoken between your muscles and your brain. We’ve often thought about muscle as a thing that exists separately from intellect—and perhaps that is even ...

How does walking build muscle? While walking builds some muscle, it isn't the big, bulky muscle mass that comes from spending a lot of time in the gym. Rather, walking creates a leaner muscle tone ...