Peter's Principles - Exercise
Lift Weight and Add Years
Lifting weights can add years to your life and health to your bones. Literally!
The average person loses ½-percent of muscle mass every year. As you age it 's important to build muscle. Strength training can prevent two common causes of disability: frail muscles and brittle bones. It can even restore the strength and vitality a person had years ago.
While aerobic exercises are good for your heart and lungs, they generally don't work the upper body where more than half your muscles are located. The national institute of aging reports people who have low handgrip strength are more likely to develop trouble walking and more than twice as likely to become disabled than those with high handgrip strength. So lift.
You'll get an intense calorie-burning workout if you don't overdo it.