Exercise has long been recognized by clinicians, scientists and public health officials as an important way to maintain health throughout a person’s lifespan. It improves overall fitness, helps build ...

“An isometric exercise is a static exercise where you hold a muscular contraction without movement, as opposed to a dynamic exercise where the muscles are able to contract from their longest to their ...

The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four major muscles that make up the quadriceps, or the front part of your upper leg. Strengthening the rectus femoris, in particular, can help stabilize your ...

THE preface to this book states that it is intended “to provide a discussion of higher dynamics suitable to students of engineering, physics, or astronomy.” It is doubtful whether it would be a good ...

The metabolic syndrome (MS) consists of multiple, interrelated risk factors of metabolic origin that appear to promote the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in a direct manner. 15 ...