Our group of 10 to 15 women has been meeting twice a week for over a year now to practice the Strong Women program. This summer we even added water aerobics twice a week. We are great believers in the program with many success stories. Our question for you is the following: We would like to increase our repetitions to 10 and eventually work our way to 15. Most of the group is using hand and leg weights from 10 to 20 pounds. We feel that increasing the reps will better prepare us for the next step in adding additional weights, (as it is difficult to go from a 10 pound hand weight to a 15 pound hand weight) and for the women who are already at the 20 pound maximum, it gives them something new. The leg weights are not a problem, as you can increase weights in one-pound increments to the maximum of 20 pounds. Please advise us.
Thank You, Your Belfast Maine Strong Women

Hello to all of you Strong Women in Belfast! Yes, you can start doing 10 repetitions, then even go up to 12; then 15 (but no more) - then you can increase the weight thereafter and drop back to 8 to 10 repetitions. This will allow you to vary the routine and to slowly work up to heavier weights with a smooth transition.