In their 50s and beyond, women are boxing, bodybuilding and lifting barbells.

A new study found that retired people who did intensive resistance training preserved leg strength and mobility and staved ...

Forget lawn bowls or a gentle swim - pensioners should consider weight-lifting for a healthier retirement, suggests recent ...

A recent study found that heavy resistance training may better preserve leg muscle function in older adults than ...

It’s never too late to start lifting weights — and now there are more signs it can provide enduring health benefits for older people ... and included 61 percent women. The researchers noted ...

In a conversation with Fox News Digital, Fiffick shared the top 9 questions women should be asking — along with her answers.

Even three years after ending a strength training routine, seniors still reaped the benefits of a year of resistance ...

Lifting heavy weights around the time of retirement could preserve leg strength into older age, research suggests ... People ...

Fortunately, more and more women are catching on to the importance of getting strong. “The growing embrace of strength training by women in mainstream fitness is backed by solid evidence and ...

You're getting up there in years. Maybe you haven't thought about going to the gym and taking up weight-resistance training.

Women sometimes avoid weight lifting because they think it can be dangerous or will make them bulky. But these stereotypes about women and lifting weights aren't supported by facts. Here are some ...

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...