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First, the fact that you’re submerged in water means your bones and muscles are somewhat unshackled from the constraints of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Swimmers and scuba divers can improve their swimming endurance and breathing capacity through targeted training of the respiratory muscles, researchers at the University at Buffalo ...

The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Fish are power eaters. In many species, large muscles running along their backs and bellies provide bursts of speed for chasing down prey. Then, at the very ...

Berkeley writer Bonnie Tsui, acclaimed for her unique title "Why We Swim," takes on the human body again in her new book. "On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters" (Algonquin Books, 256 ...

Meryl Streep may be approaching 80, but the actress pays close attention to her exercise routine, which has helped her stay ...