ONE WAY SAMUEL likes to think about organizing the muscle groups of the body is by dividing them into two groups: The main ...

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Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren’t for these muscles, Earth’s gravitational pull may make it difficult for us to stand ...

Danielle “Nellie” Bruns, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Zoology and Physiology, has received a five-year, $1.78 million research grant from the National Institutes ...

Women, especially, can benefit from doing the stomach vacuum exercise, according to Rowe-Ham. It can be helpful when hormonal ...

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A hard workout can come back to haunt you. When you wake up the next morning and try to get out of bed, everyday motions like rolling over and standing up can make your muscles whine in pain. You ...

While some organs, like the brain, work continuously, other body tissues, like muscle and fat, can enter an inactive state.