Movement is great, but so is stillness, apparently. Learn the benefits of static hold exercises and tips to maximize results. While movement and cardio can improve fitness, burn calories, and keep ...

“An isometric exercise is a static exercise where you hold a muscular contraction without movement, as opposed to a dynamic exercise where the muscles are able to contract from their longest to their ...

Target your lower half with this balancing act. Unilateral (or single-side) exercises strengthen your core, glutes, thighs, ...

Lifting weights protects against heart attacks and stroke more than running or cycling, a study suggests. Both types of exercise improved key measures of cardiovascular health but weightlifting was ...

Dynamic flexibility is the ability to move muscles and joints through their full range of motion during active movement. Such flexibility helps your body reach its full movement potential during daily ...

UC Davis Health molecular exercise physiologist Keith Baar specializes in sports medicine. He studies the effects of exercise ...