ERSOY: Strong, not smaller: Why women need more than cardio

ERSOY: Strong, not smaller: Why women need more than cardio

If you walk into most gyms or beach parks, you’ll still see a familiar pattern: a lot of women on the treadmill or walking the path, and far fewer in the weight area picking up heavy things. For years, women were told to “tone,” do more cardio, and avoid getting too muscular. From a health perspective, that advice has not aged well. We now have strong evidence that regular strength training plus some hybrid training that mixes strength and condi…