Staying active is one of the most crucial components of healthy aging. For women, especially as they grow older, regular physical activity is essential for maintaining strength, flexibility ...

For Women, Is Exercise Power? In Let’s Get Physical, Danielle Friedman traces the fascinating, loaded history of female fitness.

Exercise is crucial for good health, and women may be getting more results out of the time they spend in the gym, according to a new study.

Strength training after the age of 50 gets a lot of love these days—for good reason. But aerobic exercise—continuous physical ...

Women may lower their mortality risk more than men with less-than or equivalent amounts of physical activity, according to a new study that examined links between sex and exercise benefits.

When asked about postpartum exercise, women were curious about strategies and recommendations for physical activity after the birth of a child, including finding the time, energy and motivation.

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Barriers to physical exercise for middle- to older-aged African American women may include time constraints, multiple roles (eg, financial provider, mother, caretaker), [10] and role conflict, [12 ...

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Ms. Friedman is a journalist in New York City. Her first book, “Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World,” comes out in January 2022. Revolutions don’t ...