Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

Building muscle depends on several factors and isn't something that'll happen overnight after just one workout.

From Hyrox to Pilates, resistance bands and even yoga, experts explain what actually builds muscles – and why it gets harder ...

Here's exactly what you're working when you hit the bar to do one of the most comprehensive upper body exercises ...

Usually, when your muscle hurts, it's just from working out too hard, pulling a muscle, or getting a bruise. The pain is normal and goes away after a while. However, the National Health Service (NHS) ...

More than 30 types of muscular dystrophy have been identified. They all cause problems with movement due to muscle protein defects caused by genetic mutations. Muscular dystrophy is a group of ...

There can get a point where you’re climbing mountains, navigating rough terrain, or carving fresh pow and feeling good —but ...

Your abdominal muscles surround your trunk between the rib cage and pelvis and keep your abdominal organs safe. Your core abdominal muscles also support your trunk and allow movements while keeping ...

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 recent analysis of the SURPASS-3 trial unravels the impact of treatment with the drug tirzepatide on muscle volume and fat infiltration in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Published in The Lancet ...