Whether you’re a lifelong fitness-lover or ready to pick up a pair of dumbbells for the first time, you might need a little motivation getting to the gym. These stories from seven women—all over the ...

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 ...

The future of strength training is female. New flex. Once dominated by men, Crunch Fitness CEO Jim Rowley told Bloomberg that women now account for 50%+ of lifting platform usage. Meanwhile, Planet ...

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 ...

For decades, many women have been told what a “feminine” body should ideally look like — slim, trim, toned, ripped even, but not bulky. Due to the inhibition of not looking “feminine” enough, several ...