If You Can Complete These 4 Exercises Without Stopping After 50, Your Body Strength Is Exceptional

Four quick tests after 50 check balance, leg power, push strength, and grip so you can stay strong and independent.

These 5 simple tests can reveal how well your body is aging

Experts say gait speed, grip strength, balance, and endurance are some of the strongest predictors of long-term independence.
Healio

Exercise with blood flow restriction may improve lower extremity strength for athletes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercise with lower extremity blood flow restriction may improve strength-related outcomes in athletes. Most ...
BMJ

No sign of weakness: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hip and calf muscle strength after anterior cruciate ligament injury

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...
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This Is the Best Dumbbell Leg Workout for Lower-Body Strength—Hands Down

Think barbell back squats are the only way to grow a mammoth lower body? Guess again. While powerlifters swear by this powerful compound move, it's not exactly the be-all, end-all for growing leg ...
BMJ

Modifiable risk factors for lower-extremity injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus

Data sources MEDLINE, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Systematic Review Database, CENTRAL, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, ERIC searched 30 October or 23 November 2023. Eligibility Primary data studies with ...
Women's Health

How to use a leg press properly: 5 foot placement variations to hit specific muscles

When it comes to gym machines, the leg press is a solid choice for isolating your lower body. As a compound exercise that hits multiple lower-body muscle groups at once, it's also a great way to work ...