Using CT scans, the researchers examined cross sections of upper-arm and lower-leg bones of 83 women aged 19 to 43. The group included 17 rowers, 11 football (soccer) players and 18 endurance ...

Prehistoric women laborers put more strain on their arms then modern crew teams, a new study suggests, and “we've largely been underestimating the scale of this work." ...

Yet arms are the one body part women often don’t mind flaunting, Lee adds: ... Lee, for one, hopes they do: “I like that we have these images of strong women,” she says.