Forget 30, flirty, and thriving—you’re 40 and ready to have the fittest years of your life. Maybe, after years of caring for young children, you’ve mastered the morning school drop-off and have ...

Forget 30, flirty, and thriving—you’re 40 and ready to have the fittest years of your life. Maybe, after years of caring for young children, you’ve mastered the morning school drop-off and have ...

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Strength training for women is unparalleled for its benefits. It's one of the only activities that can boost strength, bone density, mobility, and metabolism, and fire up all those feel-good ...

Ohio State’s Department of Recreational Sports is providing female students with an opportunity to build strength and self-confidence through its new Buckeye BarBELLES program. The program — which has ...

Embarking on a fitness journey can be a life-changing experience, one that often begins with a single, powerful decision to invest in yourself. For women, strength training offers an incredible ...

At Iron + Mettle, a women-centered strength-training studio in San Francisco's Noe Valley, heavy lifting takes center stage.

I had arrived late and was scrambling. Where were the weights, and how many did I need? Was I feeling confident enough to grab the 10-pounders or should I risk silent ridicule from my fellow Body ...

A new study reveals a clear conclusion: strength (resistance) training is the most effective tool for achieving “high-quality ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

Now, at 55 years old, I’m a CrossFit trainer and certified sports nutritionist who throws a barbell around daily and competes in fitness challenges, and I’m feeling stronger and more alive than ever.