Why women should lift weightsDoctors want more women lifting weights. Photo: APThe National Institutes of Health recommends that everyone — men and women — do resistance training at least twice a week. Some research suggests that women may even benefit more than men from weight training because it staves off osteoporosis and age-related muscle loss, which women are more susceptible to, he said. “The bottom line is, resistance training is a cure for all sorts of issues,” Schoenfeld said. There’s also still a stigma about women lifting weights, Bradley said.

Source: Taipei Times March 24, 2026 00:42 UTC