One is more portable, the other more versatile. Here's how to choose.

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You don’t necessarily need a bulky set of dumbbells to get the chest muscle activation you seek. Resistance band chest exercises are the surprising, sneaky way to inject some fire into basic chest ...

Looping a band around your thighs while doing side-by-side squats is no walk in the park — yes, I'm speaking from experience. But if there's one way to make your exercises more challenging without ...

' Resistance bands can be used on their own to perform almost every exercise you can think of with traditional weights like dumbbells,' explains certified personal trainer Jack Hanrahan. 'If you use a ...

Dumbbells are one of my favorite pieces of fitness kit for building strength and I use them regularly both for my clients’ ...

As people age and muscle mass decreases, it becomes more challenging to perform daily activities like walking and climbing stairs. In fact, 35% of adults over the age of 70 have challenges with ...

Strength training is a great way to get into shape and reduce stress, but using weights requires either a trip to the gym or investing several hundred dollars. A low cost alternative are resistance ...

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), maintaining an active lifestyle, such as strength training exercises, can slow down any decline in strength, power, and muscle loss. One ...