When I was trained as an American physician, I was never exposed to the concept of muscle strength testing that is utilized as part of the pseudo-scientific field of applied kinesiology (AK). To be ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

A quick sitting-rising test reveals surprising insights into your health and longevity, measuring strength, balance, and ...

Muscle strength grading is used to categorize muscle strength on a scale of 0 to 5 in relation to the expected strength for a ...

Passing this simple yet demanding bodyweight test after 60 isn’t about brute strength. It’s about control, preparation, and ...

If you've wondered how to swim, run or cycle for longer; perform more reps of an exercise in the gym; or just find everyday tasks like carrying shopping easier, you might consider working on your ...

Borrowed from the Army’s fitness test, these moves build the kind of strength and conditioning that carries over to real life.

A six-year cohort study shows low muscle strength, not sarcopenia, is linked to increased falls risk in patients with ...