To lift or not to lift: should all women be weight training? - ...and does pumping iron always equal bulky muscles?

As a boxing and HIIT instructor, I introduce strength training to members. But as a woman growing up in the 2000s, I had to first overcome my own fear of lifting weights.

While struggling through long jumps and lunges during a recent class at my boxing gym, the owner suggested I lift weights—heavyweights—to help build strength in my legs and protect my joints ...

American men are much more likely to pursue strength training than women. CDC data published in May 2022 revealed that 35.2% ...

Trainer and co-founder of Bells Up Lacee Lazoff shares how weight lifting and strength training has become a feminist act of ...

Lifting heavy weights empower women with 5 key perks, from stronger bones to sharper minds, redefining fitness.

Learn how strength training can revitalize your health after 40, and discover key exercises to boost bone density and metabolism.

"It is very important for women to understand the importance of weight training, especially as we age, in older women and ...

It was then that she became inspired to lift weights — and within 18 months, she had landed the Guinness World Record for the heaviest deadlift (394.5 lbs.) by a woman.

Donna O'Shea remembers being a novelty in her gym in the late 1970s - because she wasn't just working out with other women in the aerobics craze led and fed by Jane Fonda. She was lifting weights ...

Chen started strength training several years ago and moved into Olympic lifting about 2 1/2 years ago. “Doing a good lift, knowing it’s good, is like doing a great serve in tennis,” she says.

In Michael Joseph Gross' comprehensive book about powerlifting and muscle — 'Stronger' — former strongest woman in the world Jan Todd examines societal views of strength.