With a good workout app, you can keep track of your progress and even get a good routine going at home or in the gym. This takes the guesswork out of the exercises you should be doing so they're ...

Girl Gains, a club started at Northwestern last year as a chapter of the national organization, aims to promote female weightlifting and make going to the gym a judgment-free experience for women.

Women who strength train tend to live longer, thanks to reduced risk of death from all causes, including fatal cardiovascular events. Strength training also staves off age-related muscle and bone ...

If, so far, you’ve not been all that interested in weight training, this story might leave you reaching for the nearest dumbbell. An American-Chinese study has revealed a link between weight training ...

Workouts for Women: Weight Training, by Joni Hyde ($16.95) is based on the specific needs of women in fitness. Women s bodies are different from men s, right? So why is it that so many women hit the ...

In high school, being the only girl in weight training class wasn’t just unusual – it was transformative. When that 300-pound deadlift at age 17 finally prompted the creation of a women’s record board ...

Women over 50 have been relatively slow to embrace weight training as part of their exercise routine. By skipping strengthening exercise, they may be missing out on proven benefits for the brain as ...