The heart rate zone formula is flawed, especially for women. Here's how to rethink your training. These days, everyone from ...

Here at Women’s Health, it’s our job to have a finger on the pulse of fitness. But with trends coming and going faster than a ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many women, walking into a gym for the first time feels like entering an alien landscape. Between intimidating equipment, seasoned lifters, and unwritten gym etiquette, the experience can ...

Experts say that strength and energy changes often start earlier for women—especially around menopause—and that targeted ...

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This year at my annual checkup, my doctor said something I didn’t expect: “Have you considered strength training? You basically have no muscle.” However, a sufficient exercise regimen is not unlike a ...

Molly Galbraith was thrust into the world of health and fitness quickly after graduating from college. She was dating a personal trainer—a bodybuilder and powerlifter—and by 2006, she found herself ...

A new paper in the Journal of Sports Sciences, in setting up what turns out to be a highly unusual and interesting experiment, casually drops this little fact-bomb in its opening sentence: “The ...

Personal Care Fitness will launch a six-week total body training program for women in January at the Urban League Centene Connected Community Center in north County. The program runs from Jan. 6-Feb.