Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The word “toning” is ...

Traditional lifting often fails as we age; discover the "continuous tension" method that firms skin and muscle without the ...

The concept of "toning" is a myth — the "toned" look really means having muscle, and low enough body fat to see that definition. It's understandable to be nervous about gaining weight after you've ...

I recently came across images of women athletes from Howard Schatz’s (2002) book Athletes. These black-and-white pictures depict women ranging from 94 pounds to 240 pounds and from 5’ 0” to 6’ 2”.