Recent studies show weight lifting can reverse aging signs and provide the body composition of someone eight years younger.

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There are 61 athletes in the five women’s weightlifting classes at the Paris Olympics. Mary Theisen-Lappen is the oldest one. At 33, Theisen-Lappen doesn’t have the orthodox background of a lifter who ...

In the heavily male-dominated world of weightlifting, women are breaking stereotypes and inspiring each other to fill the weight room. “The gym is a place to learn more about yourself,” said Awni ...

What you've been told about working out might be wrong, especially if you're a woman. Historically, women have been underrepresented in clinical trials and health-based research. Fitness guidelines, ...

When writer, runner, and group fitness instructor Haley Shapley prepared to climb Mount Rainier several years ago, she focused primarily on endurance training. She made it to the top, felt proud of ...

Strength-training comes with a host of benefits regardless of your age, from more toned muscles to a speedier metabolism and more. But this form of exercise (also called resistance training) can be ...