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  2. Experts Say Weight Lifting Is The Fountain Of Youth. Here's ...

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    In fact, senior weight lifting—that is, doing resistance training with machines and/or free weights in your 60s and beyond—offers physical and mental benefits that make it a far more important ...

  3. I'm a Trainer & I Give These 10 Fitness Tips to All Female ...

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    A trainer outlines the 10 top fitness tips he gives female clients over 50 to stay strong, vibrant, and healthy. ... Lifting weights or performing resistance exercises helps you feel strong and ...

  4. This Full-Body Workout Could Help Slow Signs Of Aging, New ...

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    What are the other benefits of kettlebell training? What are the cons? Kettlebell training “can be a total body workout,” says Albert Matheny, RD, CSCS, co-founder of SoHo Strength Lab .

  5. Weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    A place and equipment for weight training is provided at gyms and leisure centres. According to an article in The New York Times, lifting weights can prevent some disabilities, increase metabolism, and lower body fat. [2] Using free weights, compared to machines, improves not only strength but muscle function as well, in high-functioning older ...

  6. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    Even while training at a lower intensity (training loads of ~20-RM), anaerobic glycolysis is still the major source of power, although aerobic metabolism makes a small contribution. [48] Weight training is commonly perceived as anaerobic exercise, because one of the more common goals is to increase strength by lifting heavy weights.

  7. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    The deadlift is performed by lifting a weight off of the floor until fully upright. This is a compound exercise that also involves the glutes, lower back, lats, trapezius (upper back), and, to a lesser extent, the quadriceps and the calves. Lifting belts are often used to help support the lower back.

  8. I set a goal to transform 50 percent of my body weight into muscle within a year. So, I took Orangetheory circuit training classes three times a week, working on both strength training and cardio.

  9. High-intensity training - Wikipedia

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    Advocates of HIT believe that this method is superior for strength and size building to most other methods which, for example, may stress lower weights with larger volume (sets x reps x weight). As strength improves with high-intensity training (HIT), the weight or resistance used in the exercises should be gradually increased over time.