Resistance and aerobic training each offer unique benefits.
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How to structure your workout − resistance then aerobic training or vice versa − depends on your exercise goals.
Resistance training can take many forms and can be individualized to suit a person’s needs as they age.
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Weightlifting and other forms of resistance training can help stave off loss of muscle mass and other age-related physical decline.
The benefits of ‘rucking’ can be boosted further by heading outdoors.
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‘Rucking’ involves adding weight to a backpack while walking or hiking.
Pilates is a form of mind-body exercise that involves weight resistance and strength training.
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It’s long been known that exercise helps maintain strength and agility as we age. New research points to the importance of exercise type in supporting cognitive health in the latest decades of life.
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It’s never too late to start.
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Working one arm or leg could help strengthen the corresponding injured or immobilised limb and also stop it wasting away from lack of use.
Intermittent fasting has become increasingly popular — but does this diet help or hinder athletic performance?
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Does intermittent fasting have a negative or positive effect on athletic performance? At the moment, the scientific data about this is contradictory.
A lack of muscle mass is associated with a range of preventable diseases.
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Every year after age 30 we progressively lose muscle mass. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do about it.
Knowing when to return to exercise after COVID depends on your symptoms.
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Evidence suggests strength training can offer a variety of benefits when recovering from a respiratory illness like COVID-19.
Pilates can be performed using minimal equipment – even just a yoga mat will do.
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This workout has seen a boost in popularity recently thanks to celebrity endorsements.
It’s important to do resistance training alongside other types of exercise.
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The study found that short amounts of weekly resistance exercise lowered risk of premature death from many different diseases by around 10-20%.
Why is it harder to build muscle as you age?
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As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
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You don’t have to join a weightlifting class to build strength in your muscles. Adding small loads while walking or swimming will have a similar training effect.
Weightlifting isn’t as intimidating as it might look.
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Weightlifting can be done by people of all ages and fitness levels.
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Resistance bands are cheap, portable and easily incorporated into many exercise regimes.
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Many think of muscle mass loss as a problem that mostly affects older people, but even people in their early 20s can experience rapid muscle loss under certain conditions.
US swimmer Michael Andrew has been seen using blood flow restriction training during practice at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Many athletes have been seen strapping cuffs around their muscles during workouts – but does it have any affect on their performance?
Exercise is important for maintaining muscle mass.
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If it’s been a while since your last workout, it’s important to take things slowly.
Climbing in the playground is just one of many activities kids can do to improve muscle fitness.
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Overall muscle fitness among children and teens hasn’t declined over the past several decades, but by some measures it’s not improving, either.
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Our research suggests the health benefits of lifting weights rival, or even exceed, those of aerobic exercise. So why do so few of us do it?