More than half of women who give birth experience a condition called diastasis recti, yet many have never heard its name. This separation of abdominal muscles during pregnancy affects physical ...

The physical changes that come along with pregnancy and childbirth can throw women for a loop, no matter how excited they are to welcome a baby into the world. It can be hard to get used to new ...

After Riina Laaksonen welcomed her second child, her GP (wrongly) told her to return to her pre-pregnancy exercise routine - and she ended up injuring herself. Riina was unaware that she was suffering ...

Menopause, hormones. Do women actually need special workout rules? Lauren Colenso-Semple, PhD, explains what the science ...

In Western culture, women’s ideal body shape is very thin and unsurprisingly, many women exercise primarily to lose weight. In this context, muscularity is often associated with masculinity and thus, ...

Pioneering research shows the essential role played by the female hormone estrogen in preserving muscle bulk and strength in women. Muscles need to be repaired following injury to maintain their ...

Women are the stronger sex, says professional bodybuilder and debut author Anne Marie Chaker. They live longer, their muscles are more fatigue-resistant, and they have the power to create life. But ...

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The skeletal muscles of men and women process glucose and fats in different ways. A study conducted by the University Hospital of Tübingen, the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases ...