How Skinny Guys Can Muscle Up

I used to be skinny. Really skinny. In high school and up to my first year of college, I was a complete stick -- until I made the decision in my freshman year that I needed to put some muscle on.

Muscle matters: Especially as we age, for better mobility, balance and general good health

Last year at age 40, Chris McClelland realized the body he was seeing in the dressing-room mirror was not the same one he had 20 years ago.

Exercise Slows Muscle Wasting From Age and Heart Failure

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Get your body moving with outdoor water aerobics at Bonita Springs pool

Classes perfect for increasing muscle strength, overall fitness.

What is muscular dystrophy?

Muscular dystrophies are inherited genetic disorders that cause progressive muscular deterioration and declining muscle strength. Duchenne muscular distrophy — the type Ryan Sutherland has — is one of the most deadly. Symptoms begin to show up at age 3 or 4. The child loses the ability to walk usually between the ages of 7 and 12. By early teens, the heart and respiratory muscles can be affected ...