A new study in trained lifters suggests one hard set per exercise, twice a week, may deliver more muscle than most people expect.

Simon Rosenbaum receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship. Christian Swann does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

ACSM’s 2026 fitness report reveals the top trends shaping how we move, from wearable tech to functional training and active aging.

Inactive people started moving more if they received daily step targets that exceeded their usual number by about 500 steps. By Gretchen Reynolds Want to exercise more this year? Then adopt workout ...

It’s that goal-setting time of year. We dream big. We visualize where we want to be. We write lists of the things we want to accomplish, and the habits we want to change, and make action plans for how ...