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Even experienced exercisers sometimes find it difficult to know how much to do. For the beginner this uncertainty represents a...

All of us who’ve experienced a back injury of one sort or another have been told at some point to...

Everyone knows what he or she “should” do to obtain good health. But the mere knowledge of what we should...

Simon and Garfunkel [and later, The Bangles] had it right. Winter light is hazy – it’s more diffuse. The sun...

It seems that at least once a month, some sort of senior fitness competition is featured on the sports page...

As springtime approaches, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing...

Let’s say you’ve been taking some time off from the gym. Maybe you reached the end of your 12-week training...

As we get older, rotator cuff injuries become more common, a result of the natural aging process. A similar mechanism...

The great TV classic ER helps teach armchair physicians to become amateur diagnosticians. He’s in shock! She’s got kidney stones!...

As with much in life that we take for granted, we are not usually concerned with the mechanisms of how...

Strong bones are important for all of us, not only for the aging baby boomers about whom we’re hearing so...

1. Why stretch? Stretching lengthens muscles and improves flexibility. Also, stretching the big leg muscles – the hamstrings, calves, and...