Showing posts with label aging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aging. Show all posts

Friday, December 8, 2023

Steep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here’s how strength training can change the trajectory

  Raise your hand if you regularly find yourself walking up a flight of stairs. What about carrying heavy bags of groceries? How about picking up your child or grandchild? Most of us would raise our hands to doing at least one of those weekly or even daily.

  As people age, it can become more and more difficult to perform some physical tasks, even those that are normal activities of daily living. However, prioritizing physical fitness and health as you get older can help you go through your normal day-to-day routine without feeling physically exhausted at the end of the day.