Running can build lower body muscles, but it largely depends on the intensity and duration of your runs. In one study, 12 recreationally trained college students completed high intensity interval ...

Even if you’re not a runner yourself (yet!), you probably have a friend, family member, or coworker who runs. Along with hearing of the glorious tales of races and tough training runs from the ...

It’s indisputable that cardio is good for you and should be incorporated into your fitness regimen (in whichever form you so desire). Despite this, however, there are some misconceptions about just ...

Scientists at Linköping University have blurred the line between robot and organism by developing an artificial muscle that runs off of glucose and oxygen like its organic counterpart. Made of a ...

Every sport has specialized training, specialized gear, specialized nutrition. Heck, every niche of every sport is specialized--the training an 800-meter runner does is worlds away from that of a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy. A condition involving the loss of skeletal muscle ...

You might think that cushioned running shoes were designed to give your feet a break. But scientists have discovered that lacing up causes us to use more muscles in our feet than we thought. After ...

If you’re keen to start running again after a long break away from the sport, you might be wondering how long it will take you to return to your former fitness levels. Will it feel as though you’re ...

New research offers potential good news for those who've lapsed at the gym. The study found that mice that voluntarily ran on ...

For many people, their exercise routine has a clear separation between strength training and cardio exercise. However, the two aren't mutually exclusive. So, does running build muscle? Newsweek spoke ...

Plenty of people take up running to get fit, but does running build muscle? If you consider professional athletes, some runners tend to look more muscular than others. Researchers reported in 2020 in ...