Upending the cliché of muscleheads, scientists at the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging recently set out to examine whether changes in muscles prompted by exercise might subsequently affect and improve the brain’s ...
WASHINGTON — The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers’ fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian’s curves or Brooke Burke’s toned tush. Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges ...
Muscles get all the attention when it comes to working out. But rarely do gym rats talk about strengthening the bones, which are hardly noticed unless it’s a broken bone or a stress fracture. What you may not have realized is that the stronger ...
The last time I wrote about CrossFit, I received numerous emails and was the subject of countless blogs decrying my categorization of this popular workout as a fad. Three years later, it shows no signs of petering out. In fact, CrossFit has ...
Czech Republic– Everyone has their idea of having perfect and beautiful bodies, even men now are into getting a nice physique. They are either in need of boosting their self-confidence or would just like to impress someone they like. But how can you ...
If you’re one of the many punters who descended on the Groovin The Moo festival on its regional rounds so far (the tour winds up in Bunbury this coming weekend), you probably spent a least a little time in the dance tent. While the line-up was led by ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: My game is tennis. My coach tells me my grip is weak and to work on it. He didn't tell me what that work is. How do you go about getting stronger wrist muscles? -- H.D. Dr. Donohue: The wrist has no muscles. It has bones ...
With Argentina and Bolivia expropriating big energy firms and Brazil nationalizing strike and scandal plagued World Cup projects, Latin America's often convoluted take on socialism has created a money-hungry cookie monster that's desperate for dollars to ...
Springtime in Philadelphia is a weatherman’s worst nightmare. From freezing temperatures to sweltering heat and from horizontal rain to stunningly beautiful days, the City of Brotherly Love tends to keep everyone on their toes this time of year.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Republican convention gets underway this morning in St. Cloud. The main order of business for the delegates is to endorse a candidate to run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the November election.