Strength training is increasingly popular among women, and for good reason; research shows it can have benefits for heart ...

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 ...

Even with all the talk these days about women’s fitness, old myths about strength training just won’t die. You still hear them everywhere — stuff like “lifting weights will make you bulky,” or “it’s ...