As Women’s Health editors, we always find time for weight training sessions on days we’re not walking on our under-desk treadmills or running in the park. While we love our cushioned walking shoes (we ...

Weightlifting is the exercise that if you're not already doing, you should be. Though weight rooms can feel intimidating, everyone deserves to reap the benefits of picking up and putting down iron. It ...

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 ...

The days of strength training being a pursuit of body builders and gym rats has passed. Strength training has been linked with benefits from healthier bones to stronger muscles to a better mood and ...

You might think lifting heavy weights is just about building muscle and getting stronger, but the mental health benefits of resistance training rival those of antidepressants and therapy for many ...

Remember when women were encouraged to stray away from weights? Finally, the tides are turning in a major way. The fitness and health industries are not only celebrating, but also encouraging, women ...

The benefits of strength training are well known—they include lower blood pressure, more efficient metabolism, and healthier bone density. Plus, getting stronger can increase mobility as you age, ...

You know you're in for a long workout when the guy next to you grabs the biggest dumbbells on the rack and proceeds to throw them around with no regard for form, tempo, or even whether he’s still ...

If you're looking to build muscle, it's essential to be realistic about how long it will take (and that it may take you longer than your workout buddies), what it requires and the various factors that ...

As recently as a decade ago, weightlifting was reserved for young men with muscles too big to fit inside their shirts. But a lot has changed in recent years, with one of the biggest changes being the ...