The combination of excess abdominal fat and loss of muscle in older adults increases the risk of death by 83%, according to a study published in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.

A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil, in partnership with University College ...

The work drew on 12 years of follow up for 5,440 participants aged 50 and over. The researchers focused on a dangerous combination often referred to as sarcopenic obesity, where muscle is lost while ...

Abdominal bracing is an exercise motion that you’ve likely encountered and performed, whether you realize it or not. It’s the movement that’s implied when your coach, fitness instructor, or physical ...

While many people may want to increase their muscle mass primarily to improve physical fitness, some are also after a more attractive physique. Glutes, triceps, obliques and chest muscles are all ...

Body composition - often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle - is one of the standard predictors of cardiac health. Now, new research from the University of California San Diego ...

Weak muscles and abdominal fat are a dangerous combination for older people who have difficulty walking. A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state ...

According to reports, Emraan had suffered a severe abdominal tissue tear to his rectus abdominis muscles, or the tissues that ...