Blood flow restriction training—once a niche rehabilitation method used primarily by physical therapists—has quietly transformed into one of fitness’s most intriguing innovations. This technique uses ...

Maria is a 42-year-old avid runner who’s been battling chronic hip and low back pain for months. While traditional strength and mobility exercises have offered some temporary relief, she’s hit a ...

What is blood flow restriction training? In essence, this training method is exactly what it sounds like: limiting blood flow to muscles while training. This is usually done by using specialist ...

Recently, I wrote a column about using the pre-exhaustion method during resistance training and was surprised by the high response. The advantage is being able to tax the muscle sufficiently to ...

Every Women’s Health article is characterised by an undercurrent of ‘train smarter, not harder’. It’s not practical to spend 60+ minutes in the gym a day, and science shows this isn’t always the route ...

The use of blood-flow restriction (BFR) cuffs that "hack" your physiology to speed up strength and muscle gains when you do light workouts has been growing in popularity in recent years. However, ...