Think you need to do weighted squats or heavy-load leg presses to build leg muscles? Good news for those of us without gym memberships: those moves are effective, but weights definitely aren't ...

New research has shown one type of muscle contraction is most effective at increasing muscle strength and muscle size -- and rather than lifting weights, the emphasis should be on lowering them. Good ...

Lifting heavy weights around the time of retirement could preserve leg strength into older age, research suggests. People naturally lose muscle function as they get older, and experts see faltering ...

When we have strong legs, we improve our ability to perform everyday activities such as walking, running and climbing stairs.

When Longmont resident Dennis Walsh broke his left leg on a hike 30 years ago, it kicked off a search for the best way to recover from the imbalance caused by the injury. Decades later, that search ...