For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

Understanding individual muscle strength is crucial for optimizing physical therapy and enhancing athletic performance. Traditional methods, however, often fall short in precision. The newly ...

How firmly you can squeeze your hand provides clinicians with a snapshot into your overall health—with studies consistently ...

This straightforward squat test uses only a chair and your own body weight to measure lower-body strength, endurance, and ...

A study conducted at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, shows that tests of functional mobility and muscle strength can be adapted so that they can be ...

Can you go nonstop? Take this 5-drill strength test from a CPT after 55, and find out.

Passing this simple yet demanding bodyweight test after 60 isn’t about brute strength. It’s about control, preparation, and habits that protect your independence for years to come.

Getting out of a chair shouldn't be a struggle. Yet for many older adults, simple everyday movements like this become ...