Why women should strength train at every stage of life

SeventyFour/ Shutterstock Women who are inactive can lose up to 10% of their muscle mass each decade after the age of 30. This matters, because muscle isn’t only key for strength or how we look. It supports bone, brain, hormonal, metabolic and mental health, as well as confidence, independence and long-term wellbeing. Women’s lives and bodies are always changing. From early adulthood through pregnancy, midlife, menopause and older age, building and maintaining muscle has benefits that go far…