More women are lifting
Here’s a cool trend: more women (about 20 percent) now say they do strength training at least twice a week, and more people over age 65 are also pumping iron.
Check out the Associated Press story on msnbc.com:
Sculpted trend spurs women to the weight room
Women are pumping more iron, with nearly 1 in 5 doing twice-a-week workouts, a new federal study shows.
What a difference from when I first entered a weight room (1975 or 1976). Hardly any women.
This study is a nice antidote to the depressing flow of bad news about how the rate of obesity is rising.
