One thing people haven't mentioned is that for different sports, we have different optimal weight. When I was running back in college, I felt fast at 106lb. But on a bike, I just didn't have the strength. When I gave up running and switched to 100% cycling, I felt strongest at around 120-125lb. At 116lb, I didn't have the strength nor the stamina to complete a 100 mile event.

In fact as I've gotten older, I felt the strongest in my early 40's. And its been declining ever since. I'm okay with that too.

We women concentrate too much on "lose weight" you also lose strength and stamina too. It has to be a balance of power and your weight as the article put it.

Men concentrate more on anaerobic strength and not so much on weight. Just my observation.