What Are Eccentric and Concentric Contractions? Eccentric contractions occur when a muscle lengthens under load, such as ...

Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...

QUESTION: I have been doing the same workout for a year but wouldn’t mind mixing it up a bit. Any thoughts? ANSWER: It’s been said that the best workout for each of us is the one we will do. For some, ...

A new study has revealed a technique for building muscle strength that requires only three seconds of exercise three times a week. Participants consisted of 26 young and healthy adults who were ...

Background Strength training interventions have long been a cornerstone of ankle injury rehabilitation, with greater emphasis on the eccentric (ECC) muscle actions necessary for coordinated ankle ...

Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s disease ...

Eccentric exercise training, which focuses on muscle lengthening under tension, is emerging as a promising intervention to counteract the physiological declines associated with ageing. This modality ...

We're living longer than in previous generations, with one in eight Australians aged over 85. But the current gap between life expectancy ("life span") and health-adjusted life expectancy ("health ...

For many people, the thought of beginning a fitness journey feels overwhelming. Between busy schedules, uncertainty about proper techniques, and concerns about injury, the barriers to starting ...