This straightforward squat test uses only a chair and your own body weight to measure lower-body strength, endurance, and ...

Grip strength is associated with a range of health outcomes, from type 2 diabetes to depression. Here’s how to check yours. In a world of technologically-driven longevity clinics with their ...

This simple bodyweight test, recommended by top sports medicine experts, may reveal far more about your heart health than you ...

Muscular endurance refers to the ability of a muscle to sustain repeated contractions against resistance for an extended period of time. To increase muscular indurance, you should engage in activities ...

Strength training is an important part of any well-rounded fitness regimen for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn at rest.

Correspondence to: Dr E C Rhodes, School of Human Kinetics, War Memorial Gymnasium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. Objectives—There is a paucity of long term studies on ...

Everything you do during fire suppression requires muscle activity. Whether you are pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, holding, carrying or even just standing, your muscles are active. It is because ...