As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
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Months not eating or moving don’t result in muscle wasting and loss of function for animals that hibernate. New research found gut microbes help their hosts hold onto and use nitrogen to build proteins.
Although ‘training to failure’ may be popular among people who regularly lift weights, it might not be as beneficial as some claim.
Foam rolling is eminently popular, but the evidence is mixed.
New research finds that ‘leaky mitochondria’ help keep sea otters warm.
Exercise – alongside standard treatments – may help improve strength and flexibility, and other symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Resistance bands are cheap, portable and easily incorporated into many exercise regimes.
Muscles alone can’t produce the power for Olympic success. The elastic propulsion for fast movement comes from the tendons.
Gymnasts need to carefully calibrate their leg muscles to gain optimum spring from the floor, springboard or beam. And their arms are crucial for balance and creating the right amount of rotation.
Greek statues, the Napoleonic wars and the advent of photography all played a role.
There are some factors you can’t change about your metabolism. But there are things you can do to influence how much energy your body uses over the course of the day.
Popular culture is full of images of muscly men with ‘six packs’. But new research finds women look for other qualities when it comes to a long-term relationship.
Heart disease, cancer and diabetes all cause weaker hand grip strength.
Without proper care, lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen muscle loss and long-term health in ageing populations.
Idealized standards for muscular, fat-free male bodies may be fuelling the use of SARMs, or selective androgen receptor modulators, unapproved muscle-building drugs that are easily available online.
Studies show rest days are important for helping our body recover and adapt in many ways.
The vitamin could also protect against sarcopenia, which affects more than 50 million people globally.
Sit down to Thanksgiving dinner ready to amaze your companions with physiological facts about why different cuts of the turkey have different characteristics.
Researchers are looking for ways to determine who’s most at risk for dementia and also ways to detect it early. A scientist who has studied low blood pressure makes a case for a link between the two.
A muscle-wasting condition called sarcopenia affects up to one-third of older adults. The good news is that people with sarcopenia can rebuild their muscle mass.
Top contributors
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Ken Nosaka is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Exercise Physiology Across the Lifespan, Deakin University
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Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health & Exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Adjunct Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton
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Senior Scientist Team Lead Nutrition Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Team Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor in Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia
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Professor of Exercise and Ageing, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University
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Senior Professor, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology and Head of Sport Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Head of Sport Science, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
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Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, University of East Anglia
