How to Add Resistance Training to Your Exercise Routine

How to Add Resistance Training to Your Exercise Routine
The constant challenge with resistance training is finding the Goldilocks zone between doing too little and too much. Dreamstime/TNS
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Q: For a person in his 70s who never did resistance training, what’s a good way to get started?

A: Old-fashioned resistance training -- lifting heavy weights multiple times -- is the best way for men to slow and even reverse age-related muscle loss, known as sarcopenia. It can also increase your strength, protect against falls, and help you live a more independent life.

Howard LeWine
Howard LeWine
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Howard LeWine, M.D., Harvard Health Publishing
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