Strength training offers numerous benefits to women. In fact, “muscles do matter†for women who want to enrich their physical health, uplift their mental health, enhance their appearance, and improve their physical performance capabilities. Strength Training for Women provides detailed information and suggestions concerning how to design sound strength-training programs for women.
Among the topics covered:
Among the topics covered:
- Are women weaker than men?
- Differences in the skeletal muscle
- Do women experience strength gains at the same rate as men?
- Can women become too muscular?
- A good basic strength-training program for women
- Enhanced bone health
- Improved weight control and appearance
- Reduced injury-potential management?
- Improved functional capacity
- Strength training during pregnancy
