Women's Health Australia

SOLD ON STRENGTH

No shade to crushing cardio and getting bendy in bridge pose but if your training routine still doesn’t involve a dumbbell, you’re missing some major wellbeing benefits.

Humans have been lifting heavy things and putting them back down since the dawn of time. But data shows that less than half of Australian adults do it enough these days, with women even less likely to get the recommended amount of muscle-strengthening activity. The goal is to do strength or resistance training at least two days per

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