Eccentric exercise focuses on movements, or phases of a movement, that lengthen the muscles. Some examples of eccentric exercise include lowering into a squat or lowering into a press-up. In contrast, ...

Compound exercises are exercises that work multiple muscle groups at the same time. For example, a squat is a compound exercise that works the quadriceps, glutes, and calves. You can also do compound ...

Both aerobic and anaerobic exercises are beneficial for a person’s health, although each benefits the body in different ways. Aerobic exercises are endurance-type exercises that increase a person’s ...

Exercise might be the most poorly marketed health product in history. For example, one of the famous early exercise role models in the U.S. was Jim Fixx. A former smoker, in the 1980s he converted to ...