It’s never too early or too late to start strength training. There are no prerequisites to lifting weights. You don’t have to be in any special shape or know any secret code words. If you haven’t yet started, now is the perfect time to do so.
Personal trainer Esther Avant designed this seven-exercise, total-body strength routine for women of all levels. You can do it at home, with some dumbbells and a bench, or in any fitness facility, private or commercial.
If you’re just starting out:
- Perform one set of 10 to 12 repetitions of each exercise.
- Do the workout two or three times a week.
- Work your way up to two sets per exercise.
More experienced lifters can do the seven exercises as a complete strength routine (two to three sets of each exercise, up to three times a week), or plug any of them into your current workouts.
