Get Moving: One of the keys to keeping your bones strong and your body mobile is through physical activity,” say the experts at Banner Health. “Like muscles, bones become stronger through ...

It seems like you can't go anywhere without seeing someone wearing a weighted vest. They're at the gym, on hiking trails, in public parks and on social media feeds, where influencers claim wearing one ...

Your 50s are a crucial decade for bone health. After age 50, bone breakdown outpaces bone formation, accelerating the speed of bone loss. This doesn't mean you're doomed to have brittle bones as you ...

You may think of weak bones as something only the elderly need to worry about, but by the time you turn the big 4-0, your bone density starts to decline, says Vonda Wright, M.D., a ...

Aging may be inevitable, but getting more fragile and weaker definitely doesn’t have to be. As we age, maintaining muscle mass, mobility, and balance becomes more important than ever for supporting ...

Aging may be inevitable, but getting more fragile and weaker definitely doesn’t have to be. As we age, maintaining muscle mass, mobility, and balance becomes more important than ever for supporting ...

Denise Austin shared a cardio workout on Instagram. The 67-year-old demonstrated a simple one-minute move to “blast fat.” The workout is also “good for your bones,” Austin said in the video. “Let’s ...

In the City of Brotherly Love, we know what it means to carry weight of history, of struggle and of resilience. But too often, we overlook the literal weight our bones carry every day. Bones are more ...

Make no bones about it: The health and well-being of your skeleton really takes center stage during menopause. “Estrogen plays a vital role in preserving bone density, and without it, bones become ...

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...