Methods: Rectus femoris muscle cross-sectional area (RF CSA) was measured by ultrasound and whole-body FFM estimated using electrical bioimpedance. Quadriceps strength was measured by maximum ...

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ...

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The standing bicycle twist sculpts your abs without ever lying down. Bicycle twists target your rectus abdominis and obliques with every twist. The standing version adds an extra challenge for balance ...

“Seems basic but it’s truly a core movement.” Crunches are great for strengthening and toning your core muscles, specifically the rectus abdominis (AKA your six-pack) and obliques. They also ...

anti-extension strength in the obliques and rectus abdominis muscles, according to Carr. It’s a “great tool to develop anterior core strength and the ability to statically control your spine ...

Traditional crunches, where you only lift your head and shoulder blades straight up and down, "primarily targets the rectus abdominis or upper abdominal muscles," says Hess. The movement also ...

This consensus aims to provide guidance for postpartum women and people, healthcare providers and exercise professionals on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep throughout the first year ...

“April is the cruellest month,” said Nobel Laureate poet Thomas Stearns Eliot in his 1922 masterpiece, The Waste Land. Many of us past a certain age had to decipher the long and complicated ...

2.8 million seniors fall every year in the United States. But what could be behind such prevalence in falls in seniors? A failing core! The core spans the rectus abdominus (better known as those ...

The teardrop-shaped muscle you feel is the vastus medialis. The vastus medialis works in tandem with the other quadriceps muscles, called the vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and rectus femoris.