New research suggests that high-intensity circuit training—workouts that pack multiple strength moves into shorter sessions ...

At the most basic level, losing weight requires a calorie deficit; you need to burn more than you consume. Working with a ...

Blocking Mitch, a protein that regulates energy control, prevents fat from accumulating in human cells. About a decade ago, a ...

Credit: Getty/Mike Harrington Losing fat and building muscle are like the Holy Grail of fitness combination. But in practice, it’s not that easy to achieve both at the same time. Each requires ...

The supplement market is filled with products claiming to support muscle growth and fat reduction. But the efficiency of these supplements can greatly differ. This article examines the most potent ...

But here’s the uncomfortable question keeping fitness pros up at night — what if your body is snacking on your hard-earned muscle instead of those stubborn fat stores? The answer might be more ...

Hidden fat stored deep within muscles can significantly raise your risk of heart disease, heart attacks, and heart failure, even if you appear healthy based on standard measures like body mass ...

If you’ve ever set out to reduce body fat, or build muscle, or do both at once, you’ve been working toward a body recomposition goal—even if you didn’t know it. This approach isn’t just ...

In a recent study published in Life Metabolism, Dr. Zhuoxian Meng’s team at Zhejiang University School of Medicine uncovered a novel mechanism by ...

Using advanced imaging technologies, scientists analyzed the amount of fat within participants' muscles, referred to as the fatty muscle fraction. They discovered that higher levels of this hidden ...