Exercise Stimulates Stem Cells in Muscle

A link between exercise and muscle health may exist, scientists at the University of Illinois have found. According to Medical News Today, researchers have found that an adult stem cell present in muscle responds to exercise.

Burn fat, build muscle

Trainer Trisha DeHall helps her clients, many of them middle-aged women, lose body fat and gain muscle through a system she calls "controlled confusion."

Build Muscle Memory on the Go with Pocketstrings

We all have periods of time throughout the day that are essentially wasted – whether it be during a commute, waiting in a doctor’s office, or restlessly sitting through a three minute commercial break until your show resumes. What better way to kill that time than by practicing guitar? Pocketstrings is a mini guitar neck [...]

Massage Is Promising for Muscle Recovery: Reduces Inflammation

McMaster researchers find just 10 minutes of massage reduces inflammation.

Massage is promising for muscle recovery

( McMaster University ) While massage is well accepted as a therapy for relieving muscle tension and pain, the researchers delved deeper to find it also triggers biochemical sensors that can send inflammation-reducing signals to muscle cells.