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closeGreat News
Posted by FredColbourne on 24 May 2007 at 13:55 GMT
This study made my day! I am over 75 and do resistance training four times per week cycling the intensity. At peak intensity, I am lifting about 80 tons per week. Even after more that two years, some days I find it difficult to get myself off the couch and to the gym, but I do it. This study tells me that it is all worthwhile. Next time I feel like skipping a session at the gym, I will take inspiration from the results of this research.
RE: Great News
tarnopol replied to FredColbourne on 27 May 2007 at 20:05 GMT
Even those who have never exercised formally (such as many in the study) can benefit from supervised (at least until the person is safe and comfortable with technique and training principles) weight training. We now want to compare endurance and weight training and a combination of both to see what provides the greatest overall health benefits.