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June 10, 2025/Nutrition

Getting Your Leucine: What It Does and Foods To Eat

Leucine is an amino acid that helps you build muscle — it’s found in both plant and animal protein

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March 27, 2025/Exercise & Fitness

Here’s What Helps Sore Muscles After a Workout

Hydration, nutrition and athletic guidance can help, but so can massage, Epsom salt baths and more

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February 28, 2025/Exercise & Fitness

How Long Does It Take To Build Muscle?

It can take three to four weeks to experience improvement in strength, and up to six months or more to notice visible changes

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February 27, 2025/Exercise & Fitness

Learning How To Build Muscle? Try These 11 Strategies

From protein consumption to progressive strength training and recovery time, you can build more muscle mass in four to 12 weeks

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December 24, 2024/Orthopaedics

The Benefits and Risks of Cold Plunges

If you don’t have an underlying condition, cold plunges might help ease sore muscles, decrease inflammation and even heighten your focus

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June 28, 2024/Exercise & Fitness

Stretching Before or After Exercise: Which Is Better?

Stretch before and after your workouts for maximum benefits, but your pre-workout stretches should be different from your post-workout stretches

Muscular person using weight machine in gym, headphones around neck
April 8, 2024/Exercise & Fitness

Is It Bad To Do the Same Workout Every Day?

It may be OK, depending on your health, fitness level and type of exercise

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February 26, 2024/Exercise & Fitness

Loosen Up Those Muscle Knots: Here’s How To Get Rid of Them

Stretching, heating pads and massage guns can provide quick relief

Runners in marathon
August 10, 2023/Exercise & Fitness

The Long Run: How To Train for a Marathon

Months of preparation go into readying your body to run 26.2 miles

Person stretching triceps.
February 21, 2023/Exercise & Fitness

Active Stretching: What It Is and How To Do It

Simply contracting certain muscles provides a good stretch to other areas of your body

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