The truth is that everyone's body looks different and will respond differently to exercise. Experts say that muscles indeed provide benefits but they are not an indication of overall fitness levels.

To ring in the new year, I booked a body composition analysis at the athletic club Life Time. After I got a scan of my muscle mass and body fat, a personal trainer walked me through the results ...

Most people focus on losing weight or gaining muscle-- but did you know it's possible to achieve both at the same time? This popular concept is called body recomposition, and it requires rather ...

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

There are lots of pros to having a strong upper body. First of all, having and maintaining strength and muscle up top in your body is a great way to make everyday tasks a whole lot easier ...

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and nerves that form a "supportive ... "People never think of the pelvic floor as this powerhouse of the body, but it truly is," Dr. Bahlani says.

Static stretching and muscle growth caused a stir in bodybuilding circles last year when a study compared a stretching protocol to resistance training, and found those in the stretching group ...

Hitting all the major muscle groups with enough intensity in minimal gym time is the holy grail of hypertrophy, and if anyone has a good idea of how to programme effectively, it would be Arnold ...