One concern about the GLP-1 class of metabolic disorder drugs is that the weight patients lose includes muscle as well as fat. BioAge Labs wants to test whether its experimental medication, dosed ...

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 ...

The Marine Corps has formally kicked off a scientific study that may upend one of the most maligned aspects of life in the service: height and weight standards that many complain are outdated and ...

Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT, explains what body recomposition is and how long it takes to lose fat and gain muscle. She also shares the factor that slows progress.

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...

The number on the scale doesn’t reveal everything about your health. In an era dominated by smartwatches and fitness apps, tracking health has never been easier—or more confusing. The sheer volume of ...