Strength training has always been a part of my life, but it’s still not for many women. According to the 2020 National Health ...

Strength training can be an important part of an active lifestyle for older adults. It can help improve strength and mobility, reduce the risk of falls, and maintain bone density. The Centers for ...

Getting older doesn’t mean getting weaker. In fact, senior weight lifting —that is, doing resistance training with machines and/or free weights in your 60s and beyond—offers physical and mental ...

Exercise is widely regarded as an essential component of health for older adults — particularly strength training. Health agencies recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes per week of ...

Exercise is widely regarded as an essential component of health for older adults — particularly strength training. Health agencies recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes per week of ...

I started strength training about nine years ago for admittedly vain reasons. Fresh off a breakup at the time, weight training offered a welcome distraction and the prospect of a revenge body. I ...

For years, we’ve been bombarded by the trope of aging gracefully—staying small, moving slowly, playing it safe in the gym and in life. But a growing number of women are rejecting that tired script and ...

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Aging is not always conducive to staying in shape. According to the federal National Institute on Aging, around 30% of people over the age of 70 have trouble walking, getting out of a chair, or ...

As many women of a certain age will tell you, menopause isn’t a cakewalk. This natural transition in a woman’s life, when the body no longer creates high levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones, ...