Ditch the treadmill, grab a dumbbell!

Last week the topic of women lifting weights was discussed and the perception of weightlifting making females bulky and manly was debunked.

20160124emerson logoFollowing that publication, I received numerous emails and comments from readers and I must say that the overwhelming feedback was most welcome.

I will continue this week with observations on women and weight training and with debunking a couple more myths.

In the past when I walked into gyms I couldn’t help but notice the gender segregation: the majority of men were in the weight room, whereas the majority of women were doing cardio. Admittedly, it’s still like that in a lot of gyms. As I pointed out before, a lot of women use light weights with high reps for a ‘toning’ approach, and