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Strength training supports healthy aging by preserving muscle, bone density, metabolic health, and independence.

As you age, maintaining balance is crucial for preventing falls and doing everyday tasks. Core training is the foundation for building balance and strength. A strong core helps protect your spine and ...

Maintaining core strength and stability is important for wheelchair users. Routine core work may help promote trunk stability, reduce pain, and increase mobility. Your core is the cylinder of muscles ...

Manual wheelchair use can be a workout, and core strengthening exercises can help reduce injury risk and promote good posture among wheelchair users. Research suggests that roughly 3.3 million ...

To learn whether or not your upper-body strength level is where it should be—or needs a bit of a boost—we spoke with experts.