After exercise, how does eating high-fat pork, low-fat pork, or carbs affect how well your muscles repair and grow? Researchers explore in a new study. The post Carbs or protein post-workout: Which ...

New research suggests that choosing lean cuts of meat after a workout may significantly enhance muscle growth compared to ...

When you’ve pushed through an intense workout, you might have sore muscles to go along with that surge of accomplishment. Maybe it’s those quads and hammies after leg day or triceps and biceps after ...

Eating carbohydrates and protein before working out helps provide energy for high-intensity exercise and endurance training. Fasted workouts can help some people avoid digestive discomfort and may ...

Before Anna Cockrell became a professional track and field athlete, she didn't always cool down or stretch after exercising. Between night classes and early morning practice in college, she didn't ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

When you train your muscles (either by lifting weights, running, or doing resistance work), you create tiny microtears in your muscle fibers. While this might sound detrimental, it’s actually a good ...

Building muscle after 50 is essential for feeling strong and healthy. While you’re perfecting your strength training routine and making sure to eat enough protein, you might wonder: How long does it ...

You’ve been doing squats until your legs shake, lunges until you can barely walk up stairs, and hip thrusts that make you question your life choices. Your Instagram feed is full of before and after ...

It's normal to feel some pain or soreness after a workout. But how much is too much, and more importantly, how do you get relief? NPR's Life Kit helps you build out your post-workout recovery routine.