Bodyweight training builds strength without needing any equipment. Strength training supports your overall health, mood and daily function at any age. Start slow, focus on form and warm up to prevent ...

SO YOU'VE DECIDED it's time to get in shape and start lifting weights. That's great—taking the first step and making a choice to start a new routine is the only way you can make a change. How exactly ...

In a recent article, strength training in your late 50s and early 60s, we discussed the benefits of strength training (at any age) and how to get started if you are new to training. While the title ...

The weight room at the gym can be an intimidating place. The equipment looks like it could crush you if you use it wrong. People grunt as they haul heavy things up and down. And why don’t these ...

If you’re a woman over the age of 40, it’s important to adopt a weight-training program in conjunction with cardiovascular exercise. Weight training not only helps increase bone density and metabolism ...

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If you’ve vowed to start strength training but can’t seem to make a routine stick, you’re not alone. Nathaniel Serrurier, CSCS, a personal trainer at Columbia University’s RunLab, finds that many ...

"Aren't they a little young for that?" This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I'd recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years ...