Your latissimus dorsi (your "lats") is a broad, flat, triangle-shaped muscle that spans your middle and lower back and extends to the front of your humerus (upper arm bone). It plays a role in many ...

Rhomboid muscle pain occurs between the shoulder blades and spine. It may feel like tenderness around the shoulder blade. Risk factors for rhomboid muscle pain include injury and general overuse. The ...

Unexplained muscle pain in the arms and legs may be the result of benign issues. Or it may point to a more serious underlying condition, such as fibromyalgia, infection, or thyroid issues. Muscle pain ...

Standing arm exercises directly address this problem. They train the arms while forcing full-body stabilization, which ...

Trainers say a handful of simple exercises—like presses, curls, and push-up variations—effectively build upper-arm strength.

Upper body pain can range from minor strains to critical emergencies. While muscle aches often improve with rest and home care, sudden, severe chest pain, especially with shortness of breath or ...

Jennifer M. Edwards is a journalist and author and certified personal trainer. She spent several years as the lifestyle editor for several daily newspapers in Texas, New York, and Florida. Her work ...

Upper body pain can hit without warning—but not all pain is the same. Some cases are simple muscle strain, while others could indicate a heart attack. Understanding the difference could save your life ...

In my Pilates class, we managed to alleviate some of the back and foot pain by moving away from training the "mirror muscles" to focus on the muscles that move the shoulder blades (upper trapezius, ...

Staying physically independent is important at any age, but once you reach 60 and beyond, strength exercises that target major muscle groups – including those in your arms – become even more crucial ...

After sitting most of the day at a desk, where I may or may not have the best posture, my chest and upper back are tight and achy. Maybe you can relate? Luckily, that's where upper-body stretches come ...

We begin my summer Pilates class assessing what the participants want to work on. We are all women—cashiers, dental hygienists, language teachers, students, but also movement professionals such as ...