If you're thinking about your health goals as we approach a new year, you may want to consider adding more weight training to ...

Growing up, my mother showed me that weightlifting is for women every week as she lifted weights in our garage. As a toddler, I mimicked her strength training movements, which is why I now lift five ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? When 2025 kicked off, my main goal was to finally make some gains in the gym.

Before getting into the weeds of what cardio can and can’t do when it comes to weight loss goals, it’s important to know the ...

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 ...

One of the best strength training apps can help you make the most of this important exercise, whether you're brand new to lifting weights or you want to create a routine at home. No matter your access ...

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 ...

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Women often get trapped in endless cardio cycles, spending hours on treadmills and ellipticals while their leg muscles gradually weaken with age, setting them up for mobility problems, bone loss, and ...

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, ...

Three new titles explore the power of women building muscle. By Danielle Friedman For most of modern history, women were warned that lifting heavy weights was unladylike and possibly dangerous. Even ...