PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Impoverished Haiti is not renowned for its bodybuilders. Only a handful of gyms exist - air-conditioned ones where the country's tiny elite and foreign aid workers work ...

*This article was published in the Yeni Yaşam newspaper on April 28 and translated into English by bianet editors. Show of force, or "flexing muscles" as colloquially said, is among the standard ...

Muscle mommies challenge the stereotype that motherhood and fitness can't coexist. These powerhouse women lift heavy, eat clean, and inspire others through their strength. They prove that moms can be ...

Tony Jun Huang is in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA. Shi et al. harness the physics of resonant ...

Future robots could soon have a lot more muscle power. Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new ...

Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body. The team ...

The thigh muscles are part of your upper legs and contain some of the most powerful structures in your body. However, they are prone to injuries if they’re overstrained or impacted while playing a ...