It’s no secret that lifting weights has incredible benefits for everyone, especially the elderly as it improves bone density, something we often lack as we age. But the bodybuilders at this gym don’t expect the grandmother who enters in a velvet tracksuit to beeline for the squat rack.
As the buff guys chat and bob their heads to their music, Grandma starts stretching in the squat rack. She grabs a pair of 1lb dumbbells and does some curls and lunges. Then, she loads a barbell with two 45lbs plates and asks a guy nearby to spot her.