In the deadening heat of an afternoon in 1990, fifteen years old and recently shucked by my first girlfriend for a football star, I wandered over to my uncle Tony's house and found him weightlifting ...

I started bodybuilding at age 64 and competed in my first bodybuilding competition at 65 when many of my peers were enjoying retirement. On October 28, my 70th birthday, I competed once again, dressed ...

I’ve had an unhealthy relationship with fitness my entire adult life. I joined my first gym with my mom at age 11 and always enjoyed moving my body, but at 17, I became obsessive. I wanted to be like ...

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Renée Landers began to enter bodybuilding competitions at the age of 69. She took up training and weightlifting after having spinal surgery to treat her spondylolisthesis. She says younger men often ...

After decades in finance and real estate, I’ve realized that the same principles that make you successful in fitness make you ...

This past year has been much like many others for me: my fitness tends to hover somewhere around “middle-aged man in decent ...

Regular exercise is known to benefit physical and mental health — but there has been some debate about whether pursuing physical improvement could conflict with Christian principles. Some have ...

Counterpointed by a number of striking tattoos, hers is a body defined by muscle. She is a mother of two who embodies power and strength. Rene Campbell has dedicated most of her life to sculpting her ...