5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (455+ words) Former bodybuilder Kelly Day has created a safe space for women to get fit and feel confident. Kelly Day shows it’s never too late to start lifting weights. At 38, she found herself in the busy world of competing on international…...

6+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (662+ words) On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John's, N.L., was five…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (204+ words) Strong women are the future. Making gains. In 2025, women were more likely to track strength workouts on Garmin and Strava than men, and 65% of women’s Tonal workouts were resistance-focused. Motivated by weight loss, longevity, social status, and aesthetics, an influx…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (819+ words) Help grow our newsroom, joining the 3,250 readers who support us by giving below. Its black-painted facade, etched with white floral designs, hints at something different. Inside, women raise barbells overhead, squat and deadlift — calmly and assuredly, free of the bravado…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) As the weight they lifted ticked up, the societally imposed noise about their weight on the scale turned way down, Lofton, Wall, Giere, and many of the other women I spoke to for this story told me. I wouldn’t believe…...