When I was trained as an American physician, I was never exposed to the concept of muscle strength testing that is utilized as part of the pseudo-scientific field of applied kinesiology (AK). To be ...

If you've seen a loved one take a bad fall — like my mother did a few months ago — you know the importance of muscle strength. Muscle mass peaks in our 30s and then starts a long, slow decline. Muscle ...

Strength training has always been a part of my life, but it’s still not for many women. According to the 2020 National Health Interview Survey, only 26.9% of women in the U.S. strength train, despite ...

Resistance training does more than help us build strong muscles. A new study finds women who do strength training exercises two to three days a week are more likely to live longer and have a lower ...

Correspondence to Professor Leonardo Azevedo Mobilia Alvares, Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Universidade de São Paulo Hospital das Clínicas, Sao Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil; leo_a_alvares ...