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Last updated December 20, 2024. Originally published May 19, 2021. Key Takeaways This blog serves as a woman’s guide to weightlifting, covering hormonal differences in weightlifting, including training during your period, as well as physical differences between the sexes that may impact recovery, outcomes and injury risk. Strategies are presented to optimize exercise programming, including how to create split routines depending on how often you exercise, as well as specific areas of focus that will help women avoid injury and see strength and power benefits both now and later in life.  While some weightlifting…

Has waking up drenched in sweat become a nightly ritual? Consider this your cue to find a solution. Because night sweats are more than annoying (and a strain on your hamper); experienced often enough, they can take a toll on your overall health. “They can mess with your mood by disrupting your sleep. They can lead to weight gain because, when you don’t sleep, you eat more and your metabolism changes. All of those things can be a cascade effect of night sweats,” says Nanette Santoro, M.D., a professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of…