We dont wait for heart disease to start prevention -- so why wait for muscle power to decline before we intervene?
#powerpenia
#powerplay
#strengthspan
#youthathleticdevelopment
#youthsttengthtraining
Kids dont have health fitness days and skill fitness days. They move and play in an integrative way.
Open access. Link in story
#physicalfitness
#strengthmatters
It’s time to prioritise breast health for #female #athletes. In our work, we highlighted the need to support evidence-based strategies for the management and treatment of breast injuries, and to develop standardised return-to-play protocols.
If you’re interested in reading the full text, feel free to DM me or contact the lead authors @dr.tamararial & @afaigenbaum
Fairy tales belong in storybooks: not in women’s health.
Once upon a time, women were told not to lift.
Turns out… that was a fairy tale:
❌ Wait until puberty
❌ Don’t lift heavy
❌ You’ll get bulky
❌ It’s too risky
❌ Not during pregnancy
❌ Unsafe for older women
The science says otherwise.
Resistance training builds Strengthspan—the capacity to stay strong, resilient, and independent across the lifespan. From girls to pregnant women to older adults, properly prescribed resistance exercise is safe, effective, and essential.
Our article is free of access only for one week more!!!
#strong #femalestrengthpan #resistancetraining
🔥 La fuerza en la mujer es salud a lo largo de la vida 🔥
La evidencia científica muestra que el entrenamiento de fuerza aporta beneficios clave para la mujer en todas las etapas:
👧 Infancia y adolescencia: construir base muscular, mejorar habilidades y adherencia al ejercicio
👩 Edad adulta: optimizar la reserva de fuerza, apoyar salud y bienestar, mantener un estilo de vida activo
👵 Adulto mayor: preservar la fuerza, sostener la independencia y favorecer la longevidad
La fuerza no es solo rendimiento: es prevención, autonomía y calidad de vida.
📚 Fuente: /acsm-healthfitness/fulltext/2026/01000/the_female_strengthspan__a_life_course_perspective.6.aspx
#SaludDeLaMujer #EntrenamientoDeFuerza #FuerzaFemenina
#Longevidad #Prevención
The Female StrengthSpan reframes strength as a healthspan strategy across the lifespan. When women lift, they’re not just building muscle, they’re investing in:
🧠 Mental health (mood, anxiety, quality of life)
❤️ Cardiometabolic health (glucose, BP, lipids)
🦴 Skeletal integrity (bone density, osteoporosis risk)
🧍♀️ Pelvic floor function (stability, continence, menstrual health)
🔥 Menopausal symptom management
🏃♀️ Neuromuscular fitness & injury resilience
🚶♀️ Functional independence & fall prevention
⏳ Longevity & chronic disease risk reduction
Strength isn’t optional for women.
It’s foundational, protective, and empowering—at every age.
Our article Female Stregthspan is free of access for two more weeks so check it out in the latest issue of the ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal
If strength training is medicine, then not prescribing it is the real risk.
Low muscular strength is linked to poorer health outcomes across the lifespan, yet it’s still treated as optional.
#strength #strengthmatters #strengthspan
Why Resistance Training Matters for Women 💪
Based on our latest article in ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, resistance training offers women powerful, evidence-based benefits across the lifespan:
• Improves muscular strength and functional capacity
• Preserves lean mass and supports healthy body composition
• Enhances bone density and reduces fracture risk
• Improves cardiometabolic health (glucose control, blood pressure, lipids)
• Supports physical function, balance, and injury prevention
• Benefits mental health, confidence, and quality of life
• Safe, effective, and adaptable for women at all ages and training levels
Resistance training isn’t optional — it’s foundational & a lifelong investment 👌
🔗 Read the full article (link in bio)
#femalestrengthpan
