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Heavy resistance training around retirement preserves vital leg strength years later, shows study (3+ more years)
Medical Xpress / British Medical Journal / BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ^
| June 18, 2024
| Mads Bloch-Ibenfeldt et al
Posted on 06/21/2024 9:49:25 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: SauronOfMordor
the problem with doing the heavy lifting for old men is that it can injure the shoulders if entered into too quickly. That’s what’s happened to me. Now all I can do are aerobics. I have to stay away from anything that strains my shoulders.
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06/22/2024 9:12:47 AM PDT
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ckilmer
To: ConservativeMind
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06/22/2024 9:55:27 AM PDT
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Chgogal
(To paraphrase Biden: You vote Democrat? Then you ain't smart.)
To: ConservativeMind
Ride a bicycle.
Strengthens the legs, low joint impact, strengthens the CV system, reduces adipose tissue, sharpens mental acuity.
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