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August 20, 2026 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

Strength training doesn’t have to be complicated. Fitness content on social media may leave you thinking that you should only work out at specific times, use certain weights and incorporate an ever-rotating assortment of moves — but to reap the full benefits of building muscle, you can actually keep things surprisingly simple.

Elaine LaLanne is spending the days since her 100th birthday with the same healthy habits she’s been cultivating for decades: exercising every day and eating a nutritious diet.

Experts share a few tools, from dumbbells to resistance bands to cooling towels, to help women get stronger

Expert-Recommended No gym, no hour needed: a trainer’s 12-minute strength routine after 50.

If you’ve ever started a new workout routine with the best intentions only to find yourself skipping sessions by week two, you’re not alone. I’m the type to get trapped in the same cycle of burnout, where I go hard for a couple of weeks, feel exhausted, feel guilty, and repeat. For me, what finally…

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Expert-Recommended Can you push, pull, squat, and balance like this after 50? Take the five-move test.

You hit your stride on the elliptical machine and the electronic readout says your heart rate has reached zone 2 – the “fat-burning” zone. Is this the best zone for weight loss? Maybe you’re more focused on cardiovascular health. Should you strive to reach a different zone?