WHEN YOU THINK of strength, you probably think of muscle and the gym. That’s measured by how much weight someone can lift, how many reps they can grind out, and how impressive t ...

Randal Claytor is an associate professor of kinesiology, nutrition and health at Miami University. When you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get ...

America has an obesity problem. The National Institutes of Health estimates that two in five adults are overweight and one out of every three adults are obese. Though a healthy diet has the biggest ...

I recently read your explanation of VO 2 max. Can you now share training programs that can improve aerobic capacity? Can you do it on an elliptical, stationary bike, while weightlifting, etc.?

When you lift weights with poor form, you risk injury. While practicing often helps poor form, sometimes the real culprit is really the lack of aerobic capacity. Here’s why this occurs and what you ...

For a half marathoner or marathoner, base training — also called introductory or foundational training — is the first and most important phase of a training cycle. It’s what prepares runners for the ...

Home-based high-intensity aerobic training was associated with greater improvement in cerebellar ataxia symptoms, fitness, and fatigue compared with guidelines-recommended balance training in a ...

Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, "involves activities that use large muscle groups rhythmically and continuously, raising the heart and breathing rates," explains Gontang. He says that the word ...