When repeating four-letter words, participants held a challenging physical task for longer than when they said neutral words.

A decades-long Swedish study finds that physical decline starts around age 35, but exercise at any age still meaningfully preserves fitness. A Swedish research project spanning 47 years from ...

Everyone knows that weight lifting increases physical strength. But, for some, it can give psychological power, too. By Danielle Friedman When Cheng Xu was serving in the Canadian Armed Forces as a ...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to test the association between muscular strength, functional limitations, body composition measurements and indexes of sarcopenia in a sample of community ...

Psychologists tend to think more about the mind than the body. There are, of course, notable exceptions to this trend, with scientists in recent years exploring how physical cues and sensations (i.e., ...

Injuries often sneak up when you least expect them — a sprained ankle from a misstep, a strained muscle from lifting ...

For our ancestors, misjudging the physical strength of a would-be opponent might have resulted in painful –– and potentially deadly –– defeat. Now, a study conducted by a team of scientists at the ...

A series of experiments conducted by scientists in the U.S. have showed that men and women overwhelmingly associate physical strength with higher status and leadership qualities. WSJ's Monika Auger ...

Most important may be not quite right; yet it’s more important than ever, morally and even politically. For a man, physical strength as a whole — health, strength, energy, endurance, agility — is the ...

Breaking research from Keele University in the United Kingdom demonstrates that the act of swearing out loud can significantly increase physical strength. If you are prone to blue outbursts, these ...