That strange armpit pain you get during or after using the ab wheel is definitely coming from this little tool, and there’s a very logical explanation for it. […]

The last thing you want to happen to your cells' telomeres is shortening! If you're under chronic stress and anxiety, your telomeres are probably getting clipped. A study (Effros, 2008) and published in Brain, Behavior and [...]

What are men who use the hip abductor machine hoping to achieve? I doubt it’s fat loss in the legs because none of the men I’ve ever seen on this apparatus had saddlebags or chunky [...]

Let’s get fun & creative with all the pedaling variations you can do backwards on the elliptical trainer–for burning fat and for improving your cardio fitness. […]

What kinds of seated exercises are best for COPD? People with COPD should definitely exercise, and if you have COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), you’re most likely wondering if certain types of exercise, including seated, [...]

You’d be surprised how well a woman can learn to punch while walking on a treadmill; women can improve their punch without boxing classes. […]

A study shows that the fewer sit-ups one can do, the higher the all-cause mortality risk; here’s how to get a strong core which will then help lengthen your lifespan. […]

If you have Parkinson’s disease, you’ll be interested in a study that looked at low intensity and high intensity exercise for people with this condition. […]

“Intuitive eating” is an approach pushed by the health-at-all-sizes movement, but this flawed approach can really make you gain unhealthy fat weight. If you’ve taken any pledges or have simply visited a website that promotes [...]

There’s been no formal research on whether or not increasing the fat content of your body will transform a flat butt into a nice curvy round butt. […]

There’s at least one explanation why you smell urine when none is around or in sight. I know this because one day I began smelling urine. But I knew none was around because anyone in [...]

Why a spouse would ever allow hoarding behavior actually has explanations that make sense. First of all, not every person would allow a spouse to hoard. It’s just that the hoarder lucks out and finds [...]

Yes, you sure CAN work out every single day; don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. The issue isn’t that of working out every day of the week. The issue is what kind of exercise you [...]

These wall climbing guidelines are specifically for fat or plus size women AND men who wish to pursue this very fun sport. I used to do a lot of climbing, and though not overweight, I [...]

Cankles — is there any hope for those who suffer from these? In some cases of cankles, there’s actually some hope. The word cankles is a fusion of “calf” and “ankles.” […]

If all you do are bodyweight exercises like pushups, dips, pull-ups, jumping), then YES, you can get a ripped physique. And I mean really ripped if you apply the very important element of HARD WORK [...]

There’s a reason why a skinny ectomorph may be able to lift an impressive amount of weight and seem quite strong. […]

Most women would trade their height for another height, it seems. The average American female is 5-4. There are a ton of women who stand 5-1 to 5-3. I think many wish they were taller. [...]

The inverted row is a fabulous compound exercise for which there’s many ways to increase intensity. It seems as though the inverted row is the exercise that, when someone finally decides to include it in [...]

Bruising from a clavicle (collarbone) fracture may seemingly take forever to go away. As I type this, I still have a green faint remnant of bruising from the clavicle fracture (nondisplaced hairline) that I sustained [...]

Are you shocked over how delirious your elderly mother (or father) is after surgery—such as a hip replacement, knee replacement or coronary bypass? It’s called postoperative delirium, and about half of elderly patients experience this—and [...]

Sudden severe stomach pain and diarrhea can be quite scary. “Acute severe abdominal pain and diarrhea implies severe intestinal inflammation,” says Larry Good, MD, a practicing gastroenterologist for 40+ years. He has a private practice based in Lynbrook, NY [...]

Learn everything imaginable about long femurs, short shins and long torsos and the BACK SQUAT. I’m a former certified personal trainer for a health club chain. When you look at me you won’t see a [...]

If your food sometimes tastes soapy, there may be a perfectly benign explanation for this. Every so often I was noticing a soapy taste to my food. I had always suspected that it was due [...]

The coronary calcium score test is an excellent screening tool for heart disease. The calcium score number closely correlates to the likelihood of having coronary heart disease: mild, moderate or severe. It also closely correlates [...]

You know what an MRA is, but what exactly happens during an MRA – here is my firsthand account. I had an MRA – no, not MRI, but MRA, as in magnetic resonance angiogram. An [...]

Acid reflux is a very common problem and can cause a number of symptoms, but the most common is "heartburn." “Acid reflux is a common condition which produces heartburn and chest pains,” says Natasha Fuksina, [...]

A headache from a sinus problem can hurt as much as one from a brain tumor. Headaches from sinus issues, however, are very significantly more common than those caused by a brain tumor. If you've [...]

There are certain exercises and a certain WAY to work out that will give you the best prehab for your body to prepare for major surgery. So let's look at it this way: Even the [...]

A doctor explains what could make you stink like onions. “There are multiple reasons why a person might smell like onions,” begins Kathryn Boling, MD, a board certified family medicine practitioner with Mercy Medical Center [...]

Can on-again, off-again severe pain in your stomach be appendicitis? “There is controversy about this even in the medical community,” says Kathryn Boling, MD, a board certified family medicine practitioner with Mercy Medical Center in [...]

Sometimes the most frightening body symptoms are actually very benign conditions. So what are the four scariest medical symptoms that are benign or usually benign? TWITCHING MUSCLES. Another name for twitching muscles is fasciculations. Benign [...]

Ever notice that minutes before a doctor’s appointment, you feel a bowel movement coming, regardless of time of day? I’ve noticed this. Whether the doctor appointment is in the morning, around noon or later in [...]