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Want to Maximize Your Muscle Gains? Your Workout Needs This Type of Exercise.

Isolation exercises, or single-joint movements that focus on just one muscle at a time, can be essential for building muscle ...

I'm a coach with over 6 years' experience in mobility — here's 3 exercises I prefer over stretching to build strong hips

Build strong, injury-resistant hips with these three beginner-friendly mobility exercises from a personal trainer.
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May the force be with you: understanding how patellofemoral joint reaction force compares across different activities and physical interventions—a systematic review and meta ...

Objective To systematically review and synthesise patellofemoral joint reaction force (PFJRF) in healthy individuals and those with patellofemoral pain and osteoarthritis (OA), during everyday ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Earliest evidence of smoke-dried mummification: More than 10,000 years ago in southern China and Southeast Asia

This finding documents smoke-dried mummification of the dead, mostly in tightly bound crouched postures, from archaeological ...

Obliques: The overlooked core muscles that support your spine, posture and balance

In the second of a five-part series, Dana Santas shows how building strength in the side abdominal muscles can improve stability in movement and reduce low back pain.

9 squats for women over 45: How to transform your body without a gym membership

Stay strong and mobile after 45 with our guide to squats. Learn 9 effective and low-impact variations to tone your legs and ...

I knew standing leg extensions could boost mobility, but this was the most surprising benefit for my hip strength

Standing leg extensions are a functional exercise that builds strong, injury-proof hips and improves lower-body strength, ...