Not only may strength training be able to protect your brain from the type of cognitive decline that leads to Alzheimer's, ...

Emily Adams created a custom full-body strength program to help her 80-year-old grandfather manage and reduce his daily pain — and they have hour-long sessions over FaceTime.

Weight training may help protect the brains of older adults from dementia, including those already showing signs of mild ...

“Any physical exercise, whether weight training or aerobic activity, is known to increase levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth. It can also mobilize anti-inflammatory T-cells. This is ...

It’s a condition of age-associated muscle degeneration that becomes more common in people 50 years and older ... that a combination of improved resistance training exercise, nutrition changes ...

But in the group that did strength training, the right side of the hippocampus and precuneus were protected from atrophy. This result justifies the importance of regular weight training, especially ...

Resistance training can also help balance hormone levels. It’s been shown to improve the ability to turn protein into energy in older people. In some cases, these changes have been seen in only ...

These findings mark the first time that the structural impact of weight training on the brains of people with mild dementia.

Also known as strength training or resistance training ... and recovery—not just exercise alone. “People often get confused when it comes to fat burning. It’s crucial to understand how ...

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: The older you get, the harder it is to stay fit ... But one intense workout each week, lasting only 20 minutes, can make a difference. It's called slow strength training, and I ...