About a year ago, I was working as a part-time boxing and HIIT instructor when I experienced a milestone thought. I had finished teaching class and stepped outside the studio to talk to members, all ...

Women who strength train tend to live longer, thanks to reduced risk of death from all causes, including fatal cardiovascular events. Strength training also staves off age-related muscle and bone ...

To keep fit, the Omaha Daily Bee advised back in 1911, women should try “the imaginary motion of lifting a piano” and the real-life challenge of pulling a cork from a bottle. “Hold the bottle between ...

During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, ...

If you're intimidated by the prospect of picking up heavy weights, these women (who all started for different reasons) are ...

Resistance training does more than help us build strong muscles. A new study finds women who do strength training exercises two to three days a week are more likely to live longer and have a lower ...

In a world shaped by societal expectations that dictate how women should look and behave, the story of one woman’s journey to overcome struggles through strength training provides a powerful example ...

For too long, the narrative around women’s fitness has been confined to cardiovascular exercises and the pursuit of slimness. Gym floors across the globe see women relegated to treadmills and ...

If, so far, you’ve not been all that interested in weight training, this story might leave you reaching for the nearest dumbbell. An American-Chinese study has revealed a link between weight training ...

For decades, the dominant message in the fitness industry has remained the same: work harder, push your body as hard as you ...

A new study points to big health benefits for people in the habit of weight lifting or other types of resistance training. Turns out they can live longer. As part of our NPR's How to Thrive as You Age ...