AS A PARENT, caregiver, or coach, seeing a kid get pumped about fitness and strength can feel kind of amazing. Especially when you consider that only between 21 to 28 percent of kids ages six to 17 ...

If you’ve ever gotten to a baseball game well before it started, you may have seen the players doing all sorts of leg stretches in the outfield. But you don’t have to be an athlete to stretch your leg ...

The sudden and sharp tightening in the calf that wakes you up at 3 am or strikes mid-walk is more common than you realise. Muscle cramps especially in the legs are one of the most frequently reported ...

Unexplained muscle pain in the arms and legs may be the result of benign issues. Or it may point to a more serious underlying condition, such as fibromyalgia, infection, or thyroid issues. Muscle pain ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

Have you ever felt a sudden tightening and pain in your leg? What you felt was most likely a leg cramp, an involuntary contraction of muscles in your leg. Leg cramps can be painful enough to stop you ...

Twitching leg muscles aren't uncommon after a long walk or exercise session. Although muscle twitches may cause you to worry about the health of your leg muscles, in most cases, twitching doesn't ...

Strengthening your leg muscles during workouts can bring big benefits when you're out on the hiking trail, for example, or while swimming. Your leg starts at your hip joint and runs down to your ankle ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Squats train all the major ...