Functional strength refers to the ability to perform daily activities and tasks with ease, which can decline with age depending on how active you are and the types of activities you engage in. Think ...

Getting up from the toilet shouldn't be hard. Carrying groceries shouldn't leave you exhausted. Opening a jar shouldn't require two hands. Yet for millions of people over 60, these everyday tasks ...

Fitness tests often use a modified push-up to assess women’s upper-body strength, but most healthy women are capable of performing full push-ups. (Video: Alexa Juliana Ard / The Washington Post) What ...