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a male ballet dancer wearing black athletic pants, a blue adidas zip up jacket, and insulated boots lies on his back reading with his legs propped up in a straddle split against a wall. His head is resting on a foam roller as he reads

What determines how flexible you are?

By Racheal Ede published

A person's flexibility is determined by many factors, including the structure of their joints, length of their muscle fibers and suppleness of their connective tissues.

Exercise
in the foreground, we see a woman wearing atheletic clothing and smiling as she lifts a dumbell off the ground while holding a plank position. Two men are completing the same exercise in the background

Why is it harder for some people to build muscle than others?

By Kamal Nahas published

How do muscle cells grow after a workout? And how do your genetics affect your experience as a gymgoer?

Exercise
close up of a hand hovering over piano keys, as if to play them

'Muscle memories' get 'zipped and unzipped' in the brain, like computer files

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A new study revealed what happens in the brain when people plan and execute learned movement patterns.

Memory
Microscopic image shows muscle cell nuclei converging on a tear in a muscle fiber

Stunning images show how muscles heal themselves after a workout

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Scientists discovered a previously unknown step in the muscle repair process.

Exercise
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