The modern gym concept was popularized in the fitness revolution of the early 1980s. For the majority of that time, it was common to walk into a commercial gym and see the majority of women on cardio machines, while men were on the floor “pumping iron.” More recently, a change [...]
While aerobic exercise such as running, biking and walking have numerous benefits on our cardiovascular system, strength training is the type of exercise that can have the biggest impact on our bodies as we age. In fact, strength training for women over 50 is a prescription for a younger, [...]
Adapting traditional exercise for function Lifting for a reason I first began resistance training to make myself a better athlete with some pretty unrefined goals in mind — throw further, kick harder, and jump higher — and I continued with resistance training and weight lifting after finishing my athletic [...]
