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Building muscle can help reduce depression, improve sleep, and lower the risk of disease, too.
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And the best part of strength training?
You don’t have to lift 300 pounds to make it reap the astounding benefits.
Now let’s dive deeper into the strength training habits that slow aging, according to science.
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Compromised mobility is associated with chronic illness, falling, fractures, and even early death.
Unless you step up your fitness game, your performance can begin to decline more and more each year.
you might put yourself at risk of developingsarcopenia, which typically occurs around 65 to 70 years of age.
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Resistance training calls for your muscles to contract and lift something against gravity’s pull.
The more you train, the more muscle you’ll build.
(Plus,researchhas shown that maintaining a healthy social life could help lengthen your lifespan!)
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Even a low-intensity strength and walking program has substantial benefits," says Fielding.
This dynamic duo is even more effective than simply dieting or doing aerobic exercise on their own.
Villareal points out, “About one-third of older adults have obesity and that number is rapidly expanding.”
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Obesity requires additional muscle mass to move the extra body weight.
Combining the two types of exercise had additive effects so they were better together than separate."
Don’t compare yourself to someone of a younger age.
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Nicklas adds, “A 60-year-old is very different from an 80-year-old.
We need to be careful about lumping all older people into the same category.
Whatever you prefer, he notes that establishing “realistic goals” is crucial.
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