Muscle

Body builders and serious weightlifters aren't exactly known for modest understatement. They often talk about getting "huge" and "ripped," and many will flex at the slightest pretense. But for real over-the-top muscle mania, check out the body-building...

With baseball, softball and soccer seasons about to begin, it's almost time for the weekend warriors to emerge.  While most athletes prefer to be on the field, some will be on the bench instead with a common sports injury  - sprained joints.  If you...

Loved ones filled the hospital room at Meritus Medical Center to say goodbye to Michael Bell, who was on the verge of death. His long fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was nearing an end. "I didn't know how to feel, how to think, because...

You run 10 miles a day. That's exercise. How about a brisk two-mile walk? Sure, that's exercise, too. Let's really dial it back. A 10-minute stroll through the park. Does that qualify as exercise? Or is it simply "being active"? Some people maintain...

It's the number one resolution for the new year -- to exercise and lose weight. Problem is -- most people go at it all wrong. A little advice to get you back on track. In January -- the gyms are packed. Lots of people -- but are they working out...

For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...

Helio Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 three times and "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007; was named People magazine's "Sexiest Race Car Driver;" and is a husband and father of a 1-year-old. Even though this is racing's off season, he still works out to...

Even as more Americans embrace sustainable food, meats often remain the final frontier. Grass-fed, pastured and organic meats can produce wonderful meals, but they can be hard to find, more expensive and a challenge to cook just right. Still, with a...

Kids exercise all the time without even thinking of it. Just being active, like when you run around outside or play kickball at school, is a kind of exercise. What else counts as exercise? Playing sports, dancing, doing push-ups, and even reaching down to...

With an inquisitive mind, Justin Elledge developed a desire for building products when he was a child. Through the years, some never got a sniff, while others scratched the surface en route to being marketed. Always looking to reinvent himself, Elledge...

LOS ANGELES - Strength training mostly consists of concentric exercises (when the muscles shorten to lift something, as in lifting a weight to do a bicep curl) and eccentric exercises (when the muscles lengthen to lower something). But could one action...

Greg Vincent remembers his grandfather's aching feet. It was hard not to notice, he said — especially when the elderly man spent hours soaking his toes in warm water, trying to relieve the pain from his bunions and calluses. Vincent thought of...