It's never too late to start lifting weights — and now there are more signs it can provide enduring health benefits for older people.
It's never too late to start lifting weights — and now there are more signs it can provide enduring health benefits for older people.
“Leg strength is really important,” Mads Bloch-Ibenfeldt, a medical researcher at the University of Copenhagen who co-wrote the study, said in a phone interview Wednesday. “We use the legs in a lot of everyday tasks, like getting up and down from a chair. So it’s important for reducing the risk of falls, and for a lot of everyday tasks we do.
Although the scientists described the regimen as “heavy” weight lifting compared to two other groups in the study, the weight training program may be similar to many standard weight training routines.The second group underwent a year-long moderate intensity training regimen using body weight and resistance bands three times a week.
The scientists observed that all three groups, including those lifting the heaviest weights, exhibited diminished handgrip strength and a lower lean leg mass after four years.
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