It's hard to squeeze workouts in. The good news is you don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn or do some crazy at-home workout to get in shape. In fact, according to new research, as little as ...

For many people, the thought of beginning a fitness journey feels overwhelming. Between busy schedules, uncertainty about proper techniques, and concerns about injury, the barriers to starting ...

Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...

QUESTION: I have been doing the same workout for a year but wouldn’t mind mixing it up a bit. Any thoughts? ANSWER: It’s been said that the best workout for each of us is the one we will do. For some, ...

Just five minutes a day of slow, controlled bodyweight exercises improves strength, flexibility, and mental health. The home-based program is ideal for sedentary people and requires no equipment or ...

New research found that a few minutes a day of eccentric exercises—which emphasize muscle lengthening—can improve strength, flexibility, and endurance in sedentary people. Every day, participants did ...

Traditional squats aren't the only way to forge resilient lower-body power; these joint-friendly alternatives offer faster ...

Open right knee, rotating through the right hip to lift knee toward ceiling. Glutes should engage.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your ...

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, ...