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Balance exercises can help older adults improve strength while preventing falls when walking. Learn how to boost your balance at home with these stretches.

You only need one piece of equipment to thoroughly work your lower body. This dumbbell leg workout is proof. Just like movie reboots, leg day is revered by some and conspicuously avoided by others.

To avoid injury before you hit the gym, personal trainer, Aaron Small, PhD offers these hamstring and calf stretches. 111.879 Aaron Small, Physical Therapist: Gym Smarts: Stretching Part One First ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The muscles in your lower ...

If you’re preparing for a spring race, there will be a moment in the coming months when you look out the window, training plan in hand, and think, “Nope, not today.” Maybe the sidewalks are ...

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Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. When I first stepped into the gym, I felt nervous and ...