This month for our “Econ Extra Credit” segment, we’re watching the 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron,” featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno. The film did a lot to pull the sport of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Forty-four years ago, bodybuilding wasn’t much more than just a marginal underground subculture—an ...

Enough with the grunting and groaning at the gym already. New research this week in PLoS One shows that, to build muscle, it’s more effective to lift a lighter weight many times than to lift a heavy ...

A fun way to get your family lifting some weights this spooky season involves pumpkins! Josh Grochowski from Planet Fitness showed us some moves that anyone can try out. The first, is the squat. Hold ...