Mom discovers 160-foot, World War II-era underground bomb shelter after lifting up a slab in her garden

Mom discovers 160-foot, World War II-era underground bomb shelter after lifting up a slab in her garden

A British mom unearthed a potential World War ll underground bomb shelter when she lifted a piece of stone in her back garden and exposed the remarkable find. Rebecca Hobson, 34, came across the 160-foot air raid shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020 after locals briefed her about something tied to the war … Read more

Robert De Niro, 80, says Tiffany Chen is doing ‘the heavy lifting’ with raising newborn daughter

Robert De Niro, 80, says Tiffany Chen is doing ‘the heavy lifting’ with raising newborn daughter

All you! Robert De Niro is giving credit to his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, for handling the bulk of parenting duties for their newborn daughter. “It doesn’t get easier. It is what it is. It’s OK,” he told The Guardian on Sunday. “I don’t do the heavy lifting,” he continued. “I’m there, I support my girlfriend. … Read more

I thought I pulled a muscle lifting weights at the gym — it was cancer

I thought I pulled a muscle lifting weights at the gym — it was cancer

It nearly turned into a deadlift. A UK gym shark who thought he pulled a muscle while working out was flabbergasted to discover that the lump was actually a cancerous mass. “The lump was quite big and about the size of an apple,” Tomas Evans, 18, told Kennedy News of the incognito tumor. The exercise … Read more

Weight Lifting in Old Age Does More Than Just Keep Your Muscles Strong

Weight Lifting in Old Age Does More Than Just Keep Your Muscles Strong

New research into weight lifting has revealed two insights: that the practice is able to strengthen the connections between nerves and muscles, and that this strengthening can still happen in the later years of our lives. We actually start losing muscle mass before the age of 40, caused in part by a reduction in muscle … Read more

Lifting weights and running regularly cuts risk of premature death nearly in half

Lifting weights and running regularly cuts risk of premature death nearly in half

LONDON — Pumping iron can almost halve an older person’s risk of a premature death, according to new research. Muscle strengthening workouts protect against almost every life-threatening illness, study authors from the National Cancer Institute say. Lifting weights makes the body leaner and can also improve mental well-being, according to the study. Gyms are also … Read more