DeLoyce Alcorn, 92, is a devotee of slow-motion strength training, which he's been doing for 12 years. (Marcus Ubungen / Los Angeles Times) DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old — and pressing nearly four ...

On the other hand, low-intensity (40–50% of one repetition maximal (1RM)) slow training increases muscular size and strength. 4 Moreover, because it suppresses increases in blood pressure, 4 ...

There’s more to slow running than just preserving your body from injury, too. Along with giving you the chance to recover, Whitley notes that training this way allows for “adaptations that don't occur ...

One of the newest fitness studios in the D.C. area feels less like a gym and more like a physical therapist’s office. The Perfect Workout, which opened in August in Bethesda and Falls Church, offers ...

Aging is not always conducive to staying in shape. According to the federal National Institute on Aging, around 30% of people over the age of 70 have trouble walking, getting out of a chair, or ...

DELOYCE Alcorn is 92 years old – and pressing nearly four times that in weight at the gym. On a Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn slid into the leg press machine, which was set at a whopping 312 pounds ...

The logical response to a bad race is simple: train harder. Whatever you’ve been doing didn’t get you the results you wanted, so you need to dial up the intensity to salvage your racing season. Pain ...

Strength training has gone mainstream. But although most fitness experts agree that it is important to include weightlifting along with aerobics and stretching for a complete fitness regimen, there is ...

Just about a decade ago, popular wisdom in the running world for anyone looking to get faster used to be “nobody gets faster by running slow" and “to run fast, train fast". That’s no longer the case ...

DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old — and pressing nearly four times that in weight at the gym. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn — dressed in a T-Shirt that read “Be Strong. Be Resilient. Be You.” — ...