The Woman's Guide to Strength Training from Women's Health- Featuring Weight Training Workouts to Help You Get Toned, Burn Body Fat, Increase Longevity, and Pursue a Healthy Lifestyle!

I am 63 and this book really targets what I need in strength training.

I bought this after I ditched a super expensive personal trainer. Wow, I wish I would’ve found this beforehand. The pictures and descriptions of the workouts are good. If you need some further clarity then a quick online YouTube search will pull up a video if you need it. I don’t go to the gym exclusively so this is a 1-2 days a week with other workouts like running and yoga a few times a week as well. It’s to help me work different areas and minimize running injuries. I’ve been injured twice in the last year. I’m getting too old to run exclusively and needed to vary my workouts that I do 4-5 days a week. The workouts can be adapted to use any weights you’d like to use and you can make notes in the log so you can repeat or increase the next time you do the workout plan. I’ve only done the first phase, but I love it. I some times add on 1-2 more exercises to make it a bit longer. It’s a shorter workout plan. But I imagine the later phases will increase in intensity. The book clearly states the items you need either in your home gym or in a community gym. I go to a gym and I bring this slender book with me and review it and make notes. It’s a keeper! I hope this fitness guru makes more workout books because I really like it.

I’ve been learning strength training at a local women’s gym for a few months. I bought this book to supplement that and continue working out when I travel. This works pretty well so far. I like the large photos and explanations of each move and also ways to vary them. I don’t have all the machines and probably won’t ever at home but I’m figuring out how to do the same exercise without. The book itself seems a little flimsy but the paper stock is tougher than it looks.

It’s worth the $20 easily. It’s so helpful and user friendly. I didn’t know where to start with Strength Training and I had signed up for a magazine subscription through Women’s Health and they offered this book in their store. So I looked it up on Amazon and there it was, free shipping and got it the next day. This has made me fall in love with strength training. I’m not bored and I know what to do. At the back of the book is an index with full pages for each workout if you need more details about form etc. I take it to the gym with me, fits perfect in my gym bag. I’ve already been using the book for 2 weeks now and I can not only feel a difference in my muscles but I can see one too. If you’re stuck in a rut, if you need something new, if you don’t know what you’re doing and too nervous to use machines at the gym, if you’re current workout routine isn’t getting you anywhere, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. I now feel like strength training is my new hobby and I’m telling everyone about this book. It’s easy to follow, not complicated or filled with BS, it’s also not trying to sell you products. I love that I can have a physical copy. I’m not the biggest fan of digital books. I’m telling everyone about this book and I can’t say enough good things about it. 10/10 highly recommend!

This is a great book to guide women on a home workout. It is easy to use and has a variety of focused weeks with obvious instructions for how many reps to do.

This was tune. Ended up returning in favor of the dumbbell workout guide. This one was great for an outline of certain exercises but a bit more than I wanted to pay for that.

The book has been so easy to follow. It’s very descriptive & really informational. I highly recommend if you’re new to working out in a gym or even at home.

Handy tool for strength training. Informative and easy guide.