Your lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is a muscular ring that connects your esophagus with your stomach. It relaxes to let food pass through but otherwise stays closed to prevent stomach acid from ...

If you’d like to age well, these are the five exercises for you. I’ve been reporting on the science of fitness for more than 20 years, and these are the five exercises that researchers and trainers ...

Jenessa Connor is a writer with experience writing health, fitness, and nutrition topics for publications, websites, companies, and experts in wellness spaces. Exercise can boost your mood and ...

Runners know they’re supposed to do more than just run. Strength training makes you stronger so you can run harder and longer. Mobility exercises make you run more efficiently. Postrun stretching can ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

Have you ever stumbled on uneven ground (or even ground) but somehow caught yourself before you fell? That’s proprioception, your body’s built-in GPS. It’s your body’s ability to sense where it is in ...

You may not notice it happening, but that rounded shoulder position you fall into during your commute or while answering emails is setting you up for achy shoulders, a tight neck, and a cranky lower ...

If you haven’t been exercising regularly (or at all), the thought of getting down on the floor for planks probably doesn’t sound appealing. And here’s the good news: you don’t have to. Once you reach ...

You don’t need to hit the floor to tighten your midsection, just grab a sturdy chair. Chair-based movements engage your abs and obliques through controlled motion and stability challenges, giving your ...

Strengthening these muscles can help your whole body move more easily. Strengthening these muscles can help your whole body move more easily. Credit... Supported by By Alyssa Ages Videos by Theodore ...

No arm workout is complete without a few exercises for triceps, but that doesn’t mean you need to leave your sweaty prints on every piece of iron in the weight room. In fact, according to top trainers ...