Creatine is a natural source of energy that helps your skeletal muscles flex (contract). It helps create a steady supply of energy in your muscles so they can keep working, especially while you’re ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and ...

(WYTV)- Have you heard of creatine? For those who like to work out, it’s become pretty popular. Maybe you’ve thought of trying it. And you may have wondered which kind is best. Let’s start by asking ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

When you train your muscles (either by lifting weights, running, or doing resistance work), you create tiny microtears in your muscle fibers. While this might sound detrimental, it’s actually a good ...

Not taking enough rest days can mess with results, FYI.

Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren’t for these muscles, Earth’s gravitational pull may make it difficult for us to stand ...

Bed exercises to flatten belly overhang after 55, from CSCS Jarrod Nobbe. Try 5 core moves that feel joint-friendly.

Heimlich is a contributor for TIME. Heimlich is a contributor for TIME. A hard workout can come back to haunt you. When you wake up the next morning and try to get out of bed, everyday motions like ...

The obliques are the muscles running down either side of the abdomen. Pain in these muscles often occurs due to a type of injury known as “side strain.” There are two sets of oblique muscles: external ...