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In the past, strength training has been very much a men’s domain. However, the importance of muscles for women’s health is becoming increasingly clear. Let’s begin by looking at how women and men’s mu

Strength training is highly beneficial for all ages so don’t let your age hold you back from starting – or continuing – to use weights. But what you do, and how often you do it, might need to change o

THIS SUMMER I’LL STEP ONSTAGE TO COMPETE AS A professional athlete for the first time—at 50. I’ll wear a fuchsia bikini small enough to fit in a Ziploc bag, pose and flex in clear heels, and strike a

We (hopefully) all know by now that strength exercise is vital, not just for helping us be stronger better, faster, more resilient runners, but for our all-round health and wellbeing. Women’s muscle m

Age is no barrier when it comes to running success, but knowing how to train smarter as the years go on can really be your secret weapon. Across the world, women are lacing up their trainers later in

From the best time to do Pilates to when to lay off cardio, Polly Vernon reveals what she discovered when researching the female body