When you think of sculpting your arms or building strong legs, you probably think about bodyweight moves like pushups and equipment like dumbbells and resistance bands. Do you have to swap the ...

CARDIO AND STRENGTH TRAINING workouts are typically thought to be useful for distinct purposes: Running is for moving your body, burning calories, and training your heart, and hitting the iron is for ...

Plenty of people take up running to get fit, but does running build muscle? If you consider professional athletes, some runners tend to look more muscular than others. Researchers reported in 2020 in ...

You’re putting in the work, logging the miles, and lifting weights in the gym. But if it feels like your muscles aren’t actually getting stronger, you might be missing some signs you’re burning ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. Quick background: muscle oxygen ...

The world’s largest running event returns for its 13th edition. Runners and wheelchair-users across the globe start together, all moving for one shared goal: to find a cure for spinal cord injury.

Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy. A condition involving the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy. A condition involving the loss of skeletal muscle ...

How often do you think about your soleus muscle when you run? Probably never—unless you’re experiencing soleus pain—and that’s to your own detriment, says David Siik, senior manager of running and ...

Running obviously builds your endurance. While one mile (or five miles) might feel really hard when you first start running, those distances become much easier the more you get out there. Running also ...